FEMA Accessible: Shelter in Place During a Disaster

FEMA video about finding a shelter in place for safety during a disaster in American Sign Language (ASL).
Closed captioning is available in English, Chinese, German, Hindi, Italian, Khmer, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, and Vietnamese.
[Transcript:]
If local officials give the order to shelter in place, take action to do so immediately. The risk of rapid, severe flooding and flying debris is extremely high. If you are in a high rise building and choose to shelter in place, go to the first or second floor hallways or interior rooms. You want to stay on floors above floodwater or storm surge, but do not go to the highest floors due to wind impacts. Hurricanes bring dangerous winds. The higher you go, the stronger the wind. Stay in hallways or interior rooms above the floodwaters or storm surge.
History shows that storm tracks can change quickly and unexpectedly. Residents and visitors in areas potentially affected by the severe weather should continue to monitor local radio or TV stations for updated emergency information, and follow the instructions of state, local, and tribal officials. Remember, if local officials give the order to shelter in place, take action to do so immediately.
Published August 25, 2017