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C
amping is a great way to enjoy the outdoors
with your family and friends. By following the
proper precautions and planning, you can
help insure a safe, enjoyable and trouble-free
trip. We encourage you to develop a family
safety plan in case of an emergency or
severe weather condition, and practice it with
your entire family, especially children.
□ Ask an out-of-state relative or friend to
serve as the "family contact." Make sure
everyone knows the name, address,
phone number and email of the contact
person.
□ Draw a floor plan of your park trailer and
find two ways to exit. There should be one
way to get out of your park trailer without
opening the door.
□ Teach everyone what the park trailer
safety alarm signals mean and how to be
prepared to leave the park trailer by
themselves if necessary.
□ Teach how to check doors and not to
open the them if the doors are hot. Also
teach everyone to stay low to try to avoid
breathing smoke, fumes or gases.
□ In case family members are separated
from one another, have a plan for getting
back together. Decide on a meeting place
a safe distance from your park trailer and
make sure everyone understands to wait
there.
□ Make sure everyone knows where to go to
call the fire department or 911 from
outside the park trailer.
□ Conduct safety drills at least every six
months to make sure everyone, including
guests, knows what to do to escape
safely. Practice evacuating the park trailer
blindfolded; in a real fire situation, the
amount of smoke generated may make it
impossible to see.
□ Consult your local fire department for
additional safety precautions.
Pets may not be allowed into shelters for
health and space reasons. Prepare an
emergency plan for pets that includes at least
a 3-day supply of dry food and a large
container of water. The survival of a beloved
OCCUPANT SAFETY
pet or valuable livestock will often depend on
the plans that its owner has made in advance.
Familiarize yourself with the following
weather terms:
Warning - Indicates that a particular
weather hazard is either imminent or has
been reported. A warning indicates the
need to take action to protect life and
property.
Move
to
immediately.
The
reflected in the type of warning (i.e.,
tornado warning, blizzard warning, etc.).
Watch - Indicates a particular hazard is
possible and that conditions are more
favorable than usual for its occurrence. A
watch is a recommendation for planning,
preparation and increased awareness (i.e.,
to be alert for changing weather, listen for
further information and think about what to
do if the danger materializes).
E
W
MERGENCY
EATHER
One of the more serious conditions you need
to take into account when camping is that of
the weather, which is subject to change with
little or no warning. Earthquakes, hail,
flooding,
hurricanes,
tornadoes — these and other extreme
weather conditions can threaten your safety
and damage your tow vehicle or park trailer.
Local
radio
and
broadcast weather conditions and warnings
as they occur. Research other methods of
learning about severe weather conditions and
how to deal with them. You may want to
consider
investing
Weather radios offer 24 hour-a-day VHF
broadcasts of weather observations and
forecasts directly from the US National
Weather Service. The frequencies used by
the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) weather radio stations
are 162.400, 162.425, 162.450, 162.475,
162.500, 162.525 or 162.550 megahertz or
visit their website at www.noaa.gov.
Repairing severe weather damage
If your tow vehicle or park trailer becomes an
unlucky victim of severe weather damage,
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type
of
hazard
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