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Ukukhosela endaweni ngesikhathi sezinxushunxushu zomakhelwane kanye nemililo yezentengiselwano

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Lapho kuqubuka izinxushunxushu zombango, ukuphangwa kwezentengiselwano, noma ukushiswa kwemililo emgwaqeni wakho, izakhamuzi ezihlala ezindlini eziphansi, izindlu ezisetshenziswa abantu abaningi ngenhla kwezitolo zezitolo, noma izindlu zasemadolobheni zibhekana nesenzo esibucayi sokulinganisa ukuphepha kwempilo. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ukuhlala ezindlini ngemva kweminyango ekhiyiwe kukuvikela odlameni lwasemgwaqweni, ezintubeni ezidukayo, amafu esisi esikhalisa izinyembezi, kanye nesiphithiphithi sezimoto ngaphandle. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uma ibhizinisi lezentengiselwano elisezingeni eliphansi noma isakhiwo esiseduze sithungelwa ngomlilo ngesikhathi sezinxushunxushu ngesikhathi izinjini zokucima umlilo zikamasipala zibambezeleka noma zivinjelwe ukungena endaweni, ukuhlala uvaleleke ngaphakathi kwesakhiwo esivuthayo noma esigcwele intuthu kuba yingozi emaminithini ambalwa.

Safely sheltering in place during neighborhood unrest requires three simultaneous defenses: making your residence or small business look dark, unoccupied, and uninviting from the street (never standing on a porch or storefront confronting crowds), sealing out street-level tear gas and toxic smoke by shutting down fresh-air HVAC intakes, and maintaining an active fire-watch trigger with shoes on and go-bags packed at your secondary rear or courtyard exit so you can evacuate the instant structure fire or smoke compromises your building.

Yenza lokhu manje

  1. Abandon any ground-floor retail store immediately (life over inventory): If you own or work in a street-level shop, restaurant, or pharmacy and a hostile crowd begins breaking nearby storefront windows, do not try to physically guard your merchandise or argue with intruders. Take your cash register drawer/phone if safe, lock the front door, turn off the lights, and exit immediately out the secured rear alley or service door before the crowd reaches your block.
  2. Go inside, lock all doors and windows, and turn off all street-facing lights: At home, lock deadbolts, close curtains and blinds on every street-facing window, and turn off all front room and porch lights so your apartment or house blends quietly into the background. Never stand at a street-facing window filming with a bright phone screen or flash, which draws immediate attention and projectiles toward your glass.
  3. Vala i-HVAC yakho yokungenisa umoya ohlanzekile, amayunithi e-AC ewindini, nezifeni ezikhipha umoya endlini yangasese: Uma kufakwe isisi esikhalisa unyembezi (intuthu ye-CS) emgwaqeni noma izimoto/ama-dumpster asha ngaphandle, shintsha ngokushesha ama-air conditioner ewindi asuke ku-"Fresh Air / Vent" aye kokuthi "Recirculate" (noma uwacime futhi uvale amasistimu aphakathi nendawo yokugezela, uvale amapulastiki e-HVA C ngaphandle), namafeni e-exhaust yasekhishini** (amafeni akhipha umoya wasendlini aphinde adonse umoya oshunqayo, ogcwele isisi esikhalisa unyembezi uqonde ngqo emifantwini yezicabha).
  4. Hambisa umndeni wakho nezilwane ezifuywayo ekamelweni elingaphakathi kude nengilazi esezingeni lomgwaqo: Hambisa imibhede nezihlalo ungene ephasishi elingaphakathi noma ekamelweni elingemuva elihlukaniswe nomgwaqo okungenani izindonga ezimbili zangaphakathi. I-kinetic projectile elahlekile, isitini esijikijelwayo, noma inhlamvu ingabhodla kalula kungilazi yefasitelana elilodwa kanye nokuseceleni okujwayelekile kwangaphandle.
  5. Gqoka izicathulo eziqinile, izicishamlilo zasesiteji, bese upakisha i-Go-Bag yakho emnyango ongemuva: Wonke umuntu ekhaya kufanele agqoke izicathulo ezinesoli eliqinile, ibhulukwe elide, nehembe likakotini elinemikhono emide (gcina imichilo yezilwane ezifuywayo inqunyiwe namakati ngaphakathi kwezinkampani ezithwalayo). Isiteji sesibili esikhulu Izicishamlilo eziyikhemikhali ezomile zeClass ABC kanye nepayipi lengadi elixhunyiwe (noma amabhakede amanzi agcwele) eduze kwamafasitela aphansi, bese ubeka owakho. isikhwama sokuphuma ngokuphuma ngemuva.
  6. Phuma ngokushesha ngomzila ongemuva noma oseceleni uma umlilo uqala endaweni yezentengiselwano engezansi noma eduze kwakho: Uma uhlala ebhilidini elisetshenziswa izinto ezixubile ngaphezu kwesitolo futhi uhogela intuthu, uzwe ukuphuka kwengilazi okulandelwa ama-alamu omlilo ezansi, noma ubone amalangabi esakhiweni esiseduze nempendulo ebambezelekile yomnyango wezicishamlilo, *ungalindi amaloli ezicishamlilo angase avinjwe izitebhisi, phunyuka ezitebhisini, noma uphume ezitebhisini. kusukela emgwaqeni omkhulu.

Danger

Uma uhlala endlini ephezulu ngaphezu kwesitolo sezentengiselwano esisezingeni eliphansi (ikakhulukazi isitolo sotshwala, ikhemisi, isitolo sezinto zikagesi, indawo yokudlela, noma isitolo esidayisa ukudla) ngesikhathi sokuphanga nokushiswa kwebhilidi, phatha isakhiwo sakho njengesicupho somlilo esiyingozi kakhulu. Imililo yezentengiselwano iqale ngama-accelerants ezindaweni zokudayisa ezisezingeni eliphansi bese ushisa izitezi ze-carbon dioxide eziphansi futhi zigcwale i-carbon oxide drywall. intuthu ye-cyanide ngaphansi kwamaminithi angu-5, ngokuvamile kuyilapho izicishamlilo zivinjelwa ukuthi zifinyelele endaweni ngenxa yokuvinjwa kwesixuku. Uma izingaphambili zesitolo ezingomakhelwane zishiswa endaweni yakho, thuthela umndeni wakho ekhaya lomngane noma ehhotela elingaphandle kwendawo ngaphambi kokuba kunqanyulwe isakhiwo sakho.

flowchart TD
    A["Izinxushunxushu, Ukuphanga, noma Imililo Ebikiwe Esivinjeni Sakho"] --> B{"Ingabe ungaphakathi kwesitolo sezentengiselwano noma endaweni yokuhlala?"}
    B -->|"Ngaphakathi Kwesitolo Sezentengiselwano Esiphansi Esiphansi"| C["UNGAQAPHI i-inventory: vala umnyango wangaphambili, vala izibani, bese uphuma ngomnyango ongemuva ngokushesha"]
    B -->|"Ngaphakathi Kwekhaya noma Ifulethi Eliphezulu"| D{"Ingabe kukhona umlilo ovuthayo ngaphakathi kwesakhiwo sakho noma esakhiweni esiseduze njengamanje?"}
    D -->|"Yebo, intuthu noma umlilo esakhiweni noma kwamakhelwane"| E["PHUMA NGOKUSHESHA ngomnyango ongemuva, umhubhe, noma ukubaleka komlilo kude nesixuku esikhulu somgwaqo"]
    D -->|"Akukho mlilo esakhiweni, ingozi ingaphandle emgwaqeni"| F["INDAWO YOKUKHOSELELA: Khiya iminyango, vala izibani zangaphambili, vala amakhethini, bese ubuyela emakamelweni angaphakathi angemuva"]
    F --> G["Vala ama-HVAC angaphandle futhi uqede abalandeli; vala umnyango/izikhala zamafasitela ngamathawula aswakeme ngokumelene nesisi esikhalisa izinyembezi"]
    G --> H["Gqoka izicathulo eziqinile, gcina izilwane ezifuywayo ziklayelwe/ziboshwe, izicishamlilo zesiteji se-ABC, futhi uthumele i-lookout"]
    H --> I{"Ingabe kungena intuthu kusukela phansi noma ingabe udoti wangaphandle/umlilo wodonga usongela isakhiwo?"}
    I -->|"Yebo"| E
    I -->|"Cha"| J["Hlala uthule ngaphakathi kwegumbi eliphephile elingaphakathi kuze kube yilapho imigwaqo icaca nezaziso ezisemthethweni ziqinisekisa ukuphepha"]

Isinqumo esibalulekile: Ukukhosela nini endaweni uma kuqhathaniswa nokuthi Kuphunywa nini

Phakathi neziyaluyalu zomakhelwane, indawo ephephe kunazo zonke ongaba kuyo cishe njalo ngaphakathi, ingabonakali, futhi ikude namafasitela, ngaphandle kokukodwa okukhulu: umlilo wesakhiwo ubhebhetheka ngokushesha kunokuba amaphoyisa kanye nezisebenzi zokucima umlilo zikwazi ukusula umgwaqo ophikiswayo. Sebenzisa le matrix yesinqumo ukuze uhlole uhlobo lwakho lwesakhiwo olunembile njalo emizuzwini engu-15:

Your Building Type & Situation Usongo Oluyinhloko Isenzo Esinconyiwe Critical Trigger to Switch to Immediate Evacuation
Detached House or Townhouse on a Residential Side Street Stray individuals cutting through yards, trash can fires, or drifting tear gas smoke Shelter in Place: Pull trash cans and flammable patio furniture inside garage/yard; turn on motion-activated exterior floodlights (while keeping interior rooms dark); move to upper/interior rooms An adjacent house or overhanging tree catches fire, or intruders actively breach your ground-floor doors while you retreat out the back
Upper-Floor Apartment in a Concrete / Brick High-Rise Ground-floor lobby glass breakage, street smoke rising into open windows Shelter in Place on Upper Floors: Concrete floors provide 2-hour fire separation; stay above the 3rd floor, close windows, and seal hallway door bottoms against smoke Building fire alarm activates with confirmed smoke in your stairwell or floor, or building security orders evacuation
2nd- or 3rd-Floor Wood-Frame Apartment Directly Above a Retail Storefront Arson fire in the looted commercial shop downstairs spreading rapidly up through wood joists and stairwells Prepare for Early Evacuation: Pack go-bags and pets immediately; assign one adult to listen for breaking glass or smell smoke from the retail unit below Leave immediately if crowds break into the store directly underneath you and neighbouring stores on the block have been set on fire, OR at the very first trace of smoke
Ground-Floor Street-Facing Apartment Thrown projectiles breaking bedroom/living room windows, tear gas seeping through window frames, or accidental entry Shelter in Rear Interior Room / Hallway: Hang heavy blankets over the inside of street-facing window frames to catch flying glass; sleep in back rooms away from the street Street-facing window is smashed and incendiaries/fire enter the front room
Small Retail Shop, Restaurant, or Office Direct commercial looting, broken plate glass, and assault of anyone standing inside Evacuate Early (Before Crowd Arrives): Never lock yourself inside a ground-floor retail shop hoping to defend it; property insurance replaces stock, not lives If trapped inside a back office while the front shop is looted: lock the solid core office door, stay silent with lights off, and exit the rear fire door as soon as the path clears

Step 1: Hardening your home or apartment against street hazards (in 15 minutes)

When you hear sirens, helicopters, or crowds approaching your neighborhood, execute a rapid 15-minute perimeter sweep before retreating to your interior rooms:

1. Clear exterior fuel loads (trash bins, cars, and porch furniture)

During civil unrest, the vast majority of residential structure fires start not because someone intentionally tried to burn down a family's home, but because someone set fire to a plastic curbside wheeled garbage bin, a cardboard recycling pile, a dumpster, or a parked car right next to a wooden porch or vinyl-sided wall. - A burning 240-liter (65-gallon) polyethylene plastic trash bin sitting against vinyl or wood siding generates a 2-megawatt flame plume that ignites the eaves and attic of a house in less than 4 minutes. - If the street outside is still clear and safe: Pull all plastic garbage cans, recycling bins, doormats, propane BBQ tanks, and upholstered patio cushions away from the front of the building and lock them inside the backyard or away from walls. - Move street-parked cars: If your car is parked at the curb on a major commercial avenue where unrest is moving, move the car 3 to 4 blocks away onto a quiet residential side street or into a secured garage before crowds arrive (never go outside into an active crowd to save a parked car).

2. Practice "Grey Man" visual discipline (Low Profile)

Crowds in high-adrenaline environments react to movement, confrontation, and cameras: - Ungalokothi ume kuvulandi wakho ongaphambili, kuvulandi, noma ophahleni umemeza izixuku: Ukumemeza abantu abadlula emgwaqeni, izikhombi ze-laser ezicwebezelayo, noma ukuveza izikhali kuvulandi kushintsha isakhiwo sokuhlala esinganakiwe sibe into eqondiwe ngokushesha kubantu abaningi. - Vala wonke amalambu angaphakathi emakamelweni abheke emgwaqeni: Iwindi elimnyama elinamakhethini adwetshiwe libukeka njengefulethi elingenalutho futhi lifihla i-silhouette yakho. (Gcina amalambu angaphandle abekwe phezulu avikeleke phezu kwemigwaqo eshayelayo/ezindleleni evuliwe uma Ngokuvamile egijima njalo ebusuku, njengoba izindawo ezikhanyiswe kahle zivimbela abantu ekungeneni emagcekeni asemaceleni.) - Ungalokothi ukhiphe iwindi elingaphambili ufake ifleshi lefoni yakho noma ukukhanya kwegumbi kuvuliwe: Ukuma kwesokudla ngemuva kwengilazi uphakamise i-smartphone ekhazimulayo utshela wonke umuntu osemgwaqeni ukuthi baqoshelwa ubufakazi bamaphoyisa, okuyisizathu #1 esenza ukuthi izitini, amabhodlela, noma iziqhumane ziphonswe ngamafasitela efulethi eliphezulu.

3. Ukubamba ingilazi yefasitela ephukile enamakhethini engubo yangaphakathi

Uma ifulethi lakho eliphansi noma lesitezi sesibili libhekene nomgwaqo lapho kundiza khona amatshe, amabhodlela, noma ama-kinetic projectiles, ukuvala ama-mini-blinds amancane e-vinyl ngeke kuvimbe insika yengilazi ephihliziwe ukuthi ifafaze ngamamitha angu-4 (amafidi angu-13) ngaphesheya kwegumbi lakho lokuphumula. - Isivimbeli esindayo sengubo/ithaphu lethaphu: Shiya izimpumputhe zakho ezivamile zivaliwe ukuze iwindi libukeke lijwayelekile ngaphandle, bese usebenzisa itheyiphu yokudonsa, othayi lwesithupha, noma amakhethini amakhethini ukulenga ingubo yoboya esindayo, ingubo yokulala enyakazayo, iquilt, noma ithafa likakhanvasi ngokukhululekile phakathi ngaphakathi kwefreyimu yamasentimitha angu-2 (amasentimitha angu-2). Uma idwala noma i-projectile iphihliza ifasitelana lengilazi, indwangu esindayo exegayo idonsa umfutho bese iwisa ingilazi ephukile ngokungenangozi efasiteleni elingezansi.

Isinyathelo sesi-2: Ukuvala I-Tear Gas (CS) kanye nemoto enobuthi/intuthu yepulasitiki

Isisi esikhalisa izinyembezi (CS: 2-chlorobenzalmalononitrile) kanye nentuthu enobuthi evela ezimotweni ezivuthayo, amathayi, namapulasitiki ezentengiselwano (aqukethe i-hydrogen cyanide, i-phosgene, ne-carbon monoxide) ingena ngokushesha ngaphakathi ezindlini ngamapayipi e-HVAC, imigudu yokomisa, nemithungo yamawindi.

Umzila Womoya Wasekhaya Kungani Idonsela Intuthu Yesitaladi Negesi Yezinyembezi Ngaphakathi Isenzo Sokuvala Ngokushesha
Abalandeli Begumbi Lokugeza Nekhishi Lokukhipha Exhaust (kanye Nezomisa Izingubo) Amafeni we-exhaust afutha umoya wasendlini ngaphandle, okwenza umfutho womoya ongemuhle ngaphakathi kwendlu yakho edonsa intuthu yomgwaqo iqonde kuwo wonke amafasitela nezicabha Vala bonke abalandeli begumbi lokugezela, izimbobo zokuvala izivalo, nezinto zokomisa izingubo ngokushesha
I-Window Air Conditioner & Portable AC Units Ama-AC aphathekayo we-Dual-hose/ipayipi elilodwa kanye namayunithi ewindi ane-"Vent" evulekile ye-damper futha umoya ophuma ngaphandle ungene egumbini Shintsha iwindi le-AC damper libe 100% Livaliwe / Lijikeleze kabusha; uma isisi esikhalisa unyembezi noma intuthu ingaphandle, Vala iyunithi bese unamathisela isikhwama sikadoti phezu kwegrile engaphambili.
I-Central Forced-Air Heating / Ukupholisa Umoya ophakathi nendawo yokuhlala uvamise ukuzungeza umoya wasendlini, NGAPHANDLE kwamasistimu afakelwe ERV/HRV umshini wokukhipha umoya ohlanzekile (kanye namayunithi wokwenza umoya wephaseji lezohwebo) Vala noma iyiphi i-damper yokungenisa umoya omusha esithandweni sakho somlilo/isibambi somoya; ezakhiweni ezinkulu zamafulethi lapho izifutha zephaseji ziphusha intuthu ngaphansi komnyango wakho wangaphambili, vala umngcele wendlu yakho yangaphambili ngamathawula amanzi
Amafasitela Avuzayo Amasashi kanye Nezikhala Ngaphansi Komnyango Umfutho womoya uphusha izinhlayiya ze-aerosol ezisindayo ze-CS ngokusebenzisa i-weatherstripping eyomile Iweji mathawula okugeza aswakeme asongwe phezulu aqine eduze komfantu ongezansi weminyango yangaphandle nakuwo wonke amafasitela; sebenzisa itheyiphu yomdwebi noma itheyiphu yokudonsa phezu kwemithungo yefreyimu yewindi evuzayo
Izihlanzi Zomoya Zasendlini (HEPA + I-Actiated Carbon) Izihlungi ezijwayelekile zesithando somlilo se-fiberglass azivimbi izinhlayiya ze-CS ezincane noma intuthu Qalisa ephathekayo Isihlanzi komoya se-HEPA sangempela (esinesihlungi sangaphambili sekhabhoni esicushiwe) phezulu ngaphakathi kwegumbi lakho eliphephile: I-HEPA ithwebula u-99.97% wama-aerosol ekristalu yezinyembezi e-CS eqinile nezinhlayiya zensiye

Okufanele ukwenze uma I-Tear Gas ingena endlini yakho nezingane, izilwane ezifuywayo, noma abadala

Ngenxa yokuthi izinhlayiya zesisi esikhalisa izinyembezi ze-CS zisinda kunomoya, zihlala phansi kuqala: 1. Phakamisa izinsana, izingane ezisacathula, nezilwane ezifuywayo ezincane usuka phansi: Beka izingane nezilwane ezifuywayo emibhedeni, amatafula, noma ezingalweni zakho (qaphela: lena ingokuphambene ncamashi nomlilo wesakhiwo, lapho kukhuphukela khona intuthu eshisayo ophahleni futhi umoya ohlanzekile useduze naphansi; kugesi obandayo ophuma ngaphandle ontantayo ontantayo efasiteleni, indawo ephakeme kakhulu futhi uhlalise phansi amafasitela). 2. **Hambisa phezulu, igumbi elingaphakathi kakhulu ohlangothini lwe-leeward (wehla umoya) lwesakhiwo **. 3. Phefumula ngendwangu emanzi noma i-N95/P100 respirator: I-particle N95, KN95, FFP2, noma imaski ye-P100 ivimba amakristalu aqinile egesi yezinyembezi ye-CS ngempumelelo (kanti indwangu yokugeza emanzi egoqwe yaba izingqimba ezi-4 phezu kwekhala kanye namathonsi amanzi esicupheni esiphuthumayo). 4. Gcina ama-inhaler okutakula ephaketheni lakho: Uma othile emndenini enesifo sesifuba somoya, i-COPD, noma isifo senhliziyo, gcina i-albuterol/salbutamol inhaler kanye ne-spacer esandleni sakho; isisi esikhalisa unyembezi singavusa i-bronchospasm enzima kakhulu edinga usizo lwezokwelapha oluphuthumayo.

Isinyathelo sesi-3: Ukuvikela ekushisweni kwezentengiselwano nemililo kadoti yangaphandle

Lapho uthuthuva lomphakathi luhlanganisa ukushiswa kwezakhiwo zezentengiselwano, izindawo zokulahla udoti, noma izimoto endaweni yakho, iminyango yezicishamlilo kamasipala isebenza ngaphansi kwe-Tactical Deployment/Task Force protocols: iziqhumane azikwazi ukungena ngokusemthethweni noma ngokuphephile endaweni esebenzayo yezibhelu kuze kube yilapho amaqembu aphelezelwa amaphoyisa evikela umngcele ozungeze imibhobho yamanzi namapayipi. Lokho kusho ukuthi uma umlilo omncane uqala kuvulandi wakho noma eceleni kwakho ngesikhathi sezinxushunxushu, injini yomlilo ingase ingafiki imizuzu engama-30 kuya kwengama-60. Kumelwe ulungele ukuwisa umlilo omncane ovela ngaphandle emizuzwaneni yokuqala engu-30 noma uphume ngokushesha.

1. Isiteji sokuvikela umlilo se-incipient ngaphakathi kwekhaya lakho

  • Gcina ezimbili ezinkulu (2.5 kuya ku-4.5 kg / 5 kuya ku-10 lb) Izicishamlilo ze-Class ABC Dry Chemical Fire zilungile: Isiteji sokuqala sesicisha-mlilo eduze nephasishi lakho elingaphambili (uhlale emuva engilazini) esinye ngasemnyango wakho wokuphuma ongemuva. Ikhemikhali eyomile ye-ABC monoammonium phosphate iwisa phansi imililo yezinkuni/imfucuza (Ikilasi A), imililo evuthayo ewuketshezi/esheshayo (Ikilasi B), nemililo kagesi (Ikilasi C).
  • Gcwalisa kusengaphambili obhavu bakho namabhakede amathathu wamalitha angu-19 (amalitha angu-5) ngamanzi: Uma izixhumi zokucisha umlilo eziningi ebhulokhini lakho zivuleka noma zephuka phakathi neziyaluyalu, noma uma izicishamlilo zimpompa izinkulungwane zamalitha ngomzuzu emgwaqeni, umfutho wamanzi kampompi wendawo yokuhlala ungehla uze unciphe. Ukugcwalisa ubhavu wakho kusenesikhathi kukunika amalitha angu-150 (amalitha angu-40) amanzi ezimo eziphuthumayo ukuze ucime umlilo osefasiteleni noma umase amathawula.
  • Uwucisha kanjani umlilo wefasitela eliphukile ngokuphephile: Uma into evuthayo noma isiqhumane sigqekeza iwindi elibheke emgwaqweni bese sithungela amakhethini noma umata ngaphakathi kwegumbi lakho elingaphambili:
    1. Hlala uphansi ngemuva kohlaka lomnyango wangaphakathi ukuze ungabonakali efasiteleni eliphukile.
    2. Donsa iphinikhodi ku-ABC yakho yekhemikhali eyomile yokucima umlilo* bese ushanela umlomo wombhobho ku-baselangabi* (hhayi phezulu kwentuthu) ukusuka kumamitha angu-2 ukuya kwangu-3 (amafidi angu-6 ukuya kwangu-10) emuva ngaphakathi kwephasishi.
    3. Uma igumbi selivele ligcwele amalangabi ukusuka phansi kuya ophahleni, UNGAWUlwi nalo: donsa umnyango wangaphakathi uye kulelo gumbi uvalwe ngokuqinile ngemuva kwakho (ukuvala umnyango ulambisa umlilo womoya-mpilo futhi kwehlisa izinga lokushisa ephaseji lisuka ku-500 C / 932 F lehle liye kumazinga okusinda imizuzu embalwa) bese ukhipha wonke umuntu ngomnyango ongemuva ngokushesha.

2. Ungaphuma kanjani ngokuphepha lapho umgwaqo ongaphambili ugcwele iziyaluyalu

Uma isakhiwo sakho sivutha futhi kufanele uphume ngenkathi izixuku noma ukuthunyelwa kwamaphoyisa kusasebenza emgwaqeni omkhulu ophambi kwebhilidi lakho:

  • Sebenzisa Umzila Ongemuva, Igceke, noma Umzila Wokwakha Oseduze: Ngaphambi kokuba kwenzeke isimo esiphuthumayo, hamba yonke indawo ephumayo yesakhiwo sakho sefulethi. Khomba ukuthi izitebhisi ezingemuva ezicisha umlilo kanye namaphasishi ensizakalo angaphansi aholela kuphi (cishe ahlala evulela umhubhe ongasemuva othule, indawo yokupaka izimoto, noma umgwaqo oseceleni ohambisana nomgwaqo omkhulu wezohwebo).
  • Gqoka ukuze uhlanganiswe ngokungathathi hlangothi (gwema amagiya ahlakaniphile/afihlayo): Gqoka izingubo ezilula, zansuku zonke (i-hoodie noma ijakhethi, i-jean, amateku aqinile), phatha ubhaka ovamile noma isikhwama sokugqoka (gwema ukufihla amaphakethe wesitayela sezempi i-MOLLE noma ukubamba amathuluzi asendlini okungenzeka kube yiphutha njengephutha njengezikhali noma isixuku esiphethe izingane zakho, ubambe isibhamu sakho esimnyama), ubambe izingane zakho kumnyama ithoshi.
  • Susa i-perpendicular (kude ne-avenue enkulu) ukuze uthole amabhulokhi angu-3 agcwele: Lapho uphuma nje esakhiweni ungene endleleni emhubhene noma eseceleni, hamba ngokushesha amadigri angu-90 ukude usuka endleleni yezohwebo uye ezindaweni zokuhlala ezithule ngaphambi kokufonela ku-911 / 112 / 999 ukubika umlilo wesakhiwo.

Isinyathelo sesi-4: Isiqondiso kubanikazi bamabhizinisi amancane nabasebenzi abadayisayo

Uma ungumnikazi, uphatha, noma usebenza ebhizinisini elingumakhelwane (indawo yokudlela, isitolo segrosa, umtholampilo, isitolo sezimpahla ezibizayo, noma indawo yokulungisa izimoto) lapho kuba nezibhelu zomphakathi eduze:

Iwindi lesikhathi Izenzo Eziphephile, Ezisemthethweni Zokuvikela Izenzo Eziyingozi Okufanele Uzigweme Ngokuqinile
Amahora angu-2 kuya kwangu-6 Ngaphambili (Isexwayiso / Imibhikisho Yangaphambi kwesikhathi Eduze) - Send all employees home early before transit stops and roads close
- Empty the cash register till completely, leaving the empty cash drawer wide open and visible from the front window so passersby see there is zero cash inside
- Take your off-site backup hard drives, business insurance policy, and high-value compact stock (or lock prescription medications in a DEA-rated floor safe)
- Board up exterior glass with 12 mm (½ in) plywood only if contractors can finish before crowds arrive		 Do NOT ask hourly employees to stay behind to board up windows while a crowd is already on the block
Immediate Arrival of Unrest on Your Block - Evacuate all staff out the rear exit immediately
- Leave interior overhead store lights ON (or emergency lights on) with the empty open cash register visible so the shop is clearly vacant of cash, or follow local police guidance		 NEVER lock yourself or employees inside the showroom floor to confront looters, and never use deadly force to protect replaceable store merchandise
The Morning After (Recovery & Insurance) - Wait for daylight and confirm the street is safe before returning
- Check for broken glass, structural fire damage, or lingering tear gas powder before entering
- Take extensive video and photo documentation of every damaged window, fixture, and empty shelf BEFORE sweeping up		 Do not clean up broken glass or throw away damaged inventory before taking timestamped photos and filing a police incident report number for your Commercial Property & Business Interruption insurance claim

Warning

Are riots, civil commotion, and looting covered by standard insurance? Yes, in the vast majority of standard policies: - Homeowner's and Renter's Insurance (HO-3 / HO-4): Standard residential policies cover fire, smoke damage, vandalism, broken windows, and theft of personal property caused by riots or civil commotion. - Auto Insurance: Damage to your car from a riot, thrown brick, or vehicle arson is covered only if you carry optional "Comprehensive" (Other Than Collision) coverage on your auto policy (Liability-only and Collision-only policies do not cover riot or vandalism damage). - I-Commercial Business Insurance (BOP): Iningi lezinqubomgomo ezijwayelekile Zezakhiwo Zohwebo zihlanganisa "I-Riot noma i-Civil Commotion" kanye ne-"Ukucekelwa phansi" njengezingozi ezimboziwe zokuthola impahla, izinto ezilungiswayo, nokulimala komlilo (hlola ukuthi inqubomgomo yakho idinga yini ukugunyazwa kwe-Plate Glass ehlukile kumafasitela amakhulu angaphambili kwesitolo, futhi ibhale phansi izinsuku zokusebenza ezilahlekile ngaphansi kwekhava yakho Ibhizinisi Lomphakathi).

Uhlu lokuhlola ukulungela izinxushunxushu endaweni ephuthumayo

  • Letha imigqomo kadoti eseceleni kwepulasitiki, imigqomo yokugaya kabusha, amathange e-propane, kanye nefenisha yompheme ovuthayo ngaphakathi kwegceke elikhiyiwe noma igaraji kude nezindonga zesakhiwo.
  • Hambisa izimoto ezipakwe emgwaqeni usuke ezindleleni ezinkulu zentengiso uziyise egalaji noma ungene emgwaqweni oseceleni othule oqhele ngamabhlokhi ambalwa ngaphambi kokuba kufike izixuku.
  • Khiya yonke iminyango namafasitela angaphandle, dweba amakhethini abheke emgwaqweni, vala izibani zegumbi langaphambili, bese ulengisa izingubo zokulala ezisindayo ngemuva kwengilazi ebheke emgwaqeni ukuze ubambe izingcezu.
  • Vala amafeni e-ehasi yasendlini yangasese/yasekhishini kanye nokudla okunomoya ohlanzekile kwe-HVAC, bese ubeka amathawula aswakeme asongwe eduze nezingezansi zeminyango ukuze uvimbele isisi esikhalisa unyembezi nentuthu.
  • Gqoka izicathulo eziqinile ezivaliwe, gcina izilwane ezifuywayo ziboshwe ngezintambo noma ezithwalini, futhi ubeke i-Go-Bag yakho epakishiwe kanye nezicishamlilo ezimbili ze-Class ABC ngasemnyango wakho wokuphuma ongemuva.
  • Uma uhlala ngqo ngenhla kwesitolo sangaphambili sesitolo esithengisayo lapho kushiswa khona ibhulokhi, phuma kusenesikhathi ngendlela ephuma ngemuva ngaphambi kokuba izitebhisi zigcwale intuthu.

Imibuzo evame ukubuzwa

Should I turn my outside porch lights on or off during neighborhood unrest?

Turn **OFF all interior lights inside your street-facing rooms** (and close curtains/blinds tightly) so nobody outside can see into your living spaces or see people moving inside. For **exterior lights**: if you have high-mounted, automatic motion-sensor security floodlights over a narrow side alley, driveway, or back door, leave them on so people do not duck into dark corners against your house to hide or light fires; however, if you have a decorative front porch light right next to a ground-floor front window on the main street, turning it off helps your house facade blend quietly into the dark residential row without drawing attention.

Why did turning on my bathroom exhaust fan or kitchen range hood make the tear gas smell inside my apartment ten times worse?

Because bathroom exhaust fans, kitchen range hoods (that vent outdoors), clothes dryers, and single-hose portable air conditioners all work by pumping hundreds of cubic feet of indoor air **out** of your apartment every minute. That creates a vacuum (**negative indoor air pressure**) inside your home. To replace that exhausted air, outdoor street air loaded with tear gas and smoke is sucked forcefully inward through every keyhole, electrical outlet, window track, and door crack. Always switch **OFF** all exhaust fans and dryers when smoke or tear gas is outside.

What should I do if someone breaks my front ground-floor window during unrest, but does not try to climb inside?

Do not rush up to the broken window opening, where a second thrown rock, bottle, or firework could hit you in the face. Stay low behind an interior wall or hallway corner and watch for 60 seconds to see if anything burning was thrown inside (keep your Class ABC fire extinguisher in your hand to knock down any incipient sparks). Once the crowd moves past your building, stay low below windowsill height and staple, tack, or duct-tape a piece of plywood, heavy cardboard, or a thick folded moving blanket over the interior window frame to block wind, tear gas, and street view without exposing yourself in the frame.

If I call 911 (or 999 / 112) because people are breaking into the store downstairs from my apartment, why hasn't the police or fire department arrived yet?

During large-scale civil unrest, emergency 911 dispatch centers are flooded with thousands of simultaneous calls, and police and fire units cannot send a single patrol car or lone fire engine into a dense, hostile crowd without risking crew ambush or blocked hoses. Instead, emergency services stage at an outer perimeter and enter in escorted task forces to handle confirmed life-threatening emergencies (active structure fires with trapped occupants and life-threatening injuries) first. Because response times can be delayed by 30 to 90 minutes, **never stay inside an upstairs apartment waiting to be rescued if a fire is starting in the commercial shop downstairs**: evacuate yourself immediately out the rear exit while the stairs are still clear.

How can I protect my dog or cat if we are sheltering in place and tear gas or loud flashbangs are going off outside?

Loud concussive blasts from fireworks and flashbangs trigger extreme flight panic in dogs and cats, causing them to bolt out open doors or wedge themselves behind appliances where you cannot reach them if you have to evacuate. The moment unrest starts near your block, put your dog's secure harness and leash on (and keep the leash looped around your belt or wrist), and place cats inside their hard-sided travel carriers covered with a light breathable towel inside your quietest interior bathroom or hallway. Keep pet food, water bowls, and a litter tray inside that same interior safe room, and lift pet carriers off the floor onto a counter or bed if tear gas seeps in.

What if a group of people mistakes my ground-floor apartment or home office for a commercial store and starts trying to break in?

Unlike targeted home invasions, break-ins into ground-floor apartments during civil unrest are almost always cases of mistaken identity (people assuming a street-level door leads to a retail storeroom) or opportunism. Immediately move your family behind a locked interior bedroom door or toward your rear exit door, call 911 on speakerphone, and shout loudly and clearly through the door: **"THIS IS A FAMILY APARTMENT, CHILDREN LIVE HERE, THE POLICE ARE ON THE PHONE."** Announcing loudly that the space is an occupied family residence with children inside causes opportunistic street crowds to back off immediately in the vast majority of cases; if they breach the front door anyway, exit immediately out your back door or courtyard window.

Imithombo ihloliwe

  • I-Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) kanye ne-Ready.gov (United States): Imihlahlandlela yendawo yokuhlala yezingozi zamakhemikhali ezihamba emoyeni (ukuvalwa kwe-HVAC nokukhetha kwegumbi eliphephile langaphakathi) kanye nokuphuma komlilo endaweni yokuhlala yasemadolobheni.
  • United States Fire Administration (USFA) and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) (United States): Civil Unrest and Fire Service Operations, mixed-use commercial/residential fire spread dynamics, and NFPA 10 portable Class ABC fire extinguisher standards.
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (United States): Indawo yokukhosela yasendlini nokuvikelwa kokuhlunga komoya ngokumelene nama-ejenti okulawula uthuthuva (ama-aerosol e-CS/OC) kanye nokuhogela intuthu yesakhiwo.
  • I-National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) kanye neLondon Fire Brigade (United Kingdom): Isiqondiso sezakhamuzi nabanikazi bezitolo abancane mayelana nokuvikela izakhiwo, ukususa amafutha ashiswayo asezingeni lomgwaqo (imigqomo enamasondo), kanye nokuphuma ezindaweni zokuhlala eziyisicaba ezingaphezulu kwezitolo ngesikhathi sothuthuva.
  • Ukuphepha Komphakathi E-Canada (Canada): Imithethonqubo yokulungela ukuphuma kwekhaya indawo yokukhosela kanye nokulungela ukuphuma.

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