The document provides survival skills and guidance for responding to emergencies such as being behind enemy lines, earthquakes, floods, fires, and volcanic eruptions. It recommends remaining calm, sizing up the situation, not acting in undue haste, vanquishing fear and panic, improvising, valuing living, acting like natives, learning basic skills, following instructions from authorities, and evacuating designated danger areas in an orderly manner when disasters occur.
2. SURVIVAL SKILLSSURVIVAL SKILLS
REFERS TO THE GENERAL BODY OFREFERS TO THE GENERAL BODY OF
KNOWLEDGE THAT AN INDIVIDUALKNOWLEDGE THAT AN INDIVIDUAL
CAN ADOPT TO REDUCE SHOCK OFCAN ADOPT TO REDUCE SHOCK OF
FINDING HIMSELF ISOLATED BEHINDFINDING HIMSELF ISOLATED BEHIND
ENEMY LINES, IN A DESOLATED AREA,ENEMY LINES, IN A DESOLATED AREA,
OR IN ENEMY HAND.OR IN ENEMY HAND.
4. 1. SIZE UP THE SITUATION1. SIZE UP THE SITUATION
BE CALM. RECALL SURVIVALBE CALM. RECALL SURVIVAL
TRAINING, EXPECT IT TO WORK.TRAINING, EXPECT IT TO WORK.
HOPE FOR THE BEST, BUT BEHOPE FOR THE BEST, BUT BE
PREPARED FOR THE WORST.PREPARED FOR THE WORST.
TRY TO DETERMINE WHERE YOU ARETRY TO DETERMINE WHERE YOU ARE
PUT YOURSELF INTO THE ENEMY’SPUT YOURSELF INTO THE ENEMY’S
HABITS AND ROUTINEHABITS AND ROUTINE
5. 2. UNDUE HASTE MAKES2. UNDUE HASTE MAKES
WASTEWASTE
DON’T BE TOO EAGER TO MOVE. ITDON’T BE TOO EAGER TO MOVE. IT
MAKES YOU CARELESS ANDMAKES YOU CARELESS AND
IMPATIENTIMPATIENT
DON’T LOOSE YOUR TEMPERDON’T LOOSE YOUR TEMPER
FACE THE FACT THAT DANGERFACE THE FACT THAT DANGER
EXISTSEXISTS
6. 3. VANQUISH FEAR AND PANIC3. VANQUISH FEAR AND PANIC
LOOK CAREFULLY AT THE SITUATIONLOOK CAREFULLY AT THE SITUATION
AND DETERMINE IF YOUR FEAR ISAND DETERMINE IF YOUR FEAR IS
JUSTIFIED. YOU WILL USUALLY FINDJUSTIFIED. YOU WILL USUALLY FIND
THAT MOST OF YOUR FEAR ARETHAT MOST OF YOUR FEAR ARE
IMAGINED.IMAGINED.
INJURY, PAIN OR LONELINESS CANINJURY, PAIN OR LONELINESS CAN
CAUSE PANIC. PLANNING YOURCAUSE PANIC. PLANNING YOUR
ESCAPE CAN KEEP YOUR MIND BUSYESCAPE CAN KEEP YOUR MIND BUSY
7. 4. IMPROVISE4. IMPROVISE
DO SOMETHING TO IMPROVE THEDO SOMETHING TO IMPROVE THE
SITUATIONSITUATION
LEARN TO PUT UP NEW ANDLEARN TO PUT UP NEW AND
UNPLEASANT SITUATIONUNPLEASANT SITUATION
8. 5. VALUE LIVING5. VALUE LIVING
REMEMBER YOUR GOAL-”GETTINGREMEMBER YOUR GOAL-”GETTING
OUT ALIVE”OUT ALIVE”
CONSERVE YOUR HEALTH ANDCONSERVE YOUR HEALTH AND
STRENGTHSTRENGTH
9. 6. ACT LIKE “NATIVES”6. ACT LIKE “NATIVES”
ACCEPT AND ADOPT NATIVEACCEPT AND ADOPT NATIVE
BEHAVIOR.BEHAVIOR.
– BY DOING SO YOU CAN AVOIDBY DOING SO YOU CAN AVOID
ATTRACTING ATTENTION.ATTRACTING ATTENTION.
10. 7. LEARN BASIC SKILLS7. LEARN BASIC SKILLS
LEARN THE TECHNIQUES ANDLEARN THE TECHNIQUES AND
PROCEDURES FOR SURVIVAL SOPROCEDURES FOR SURVIVAL SO
THOROUGHLY THAT THEY BECOMETHOROUGHLY THAT THEY BECOME
AUTOMATIC IN APPLICATIONAUTOMATIC IN APPLICATION
BE CURIOUS AND SEARCH FORBE CURIOUS AND SEARCH FOR
ADDITIONAL SURVIVAL KNOWLEDGEADDITIONAL SURVIVAL KNOWLEDGE
11. WHAT YOU SHOULD DO INWHAT YOU SHOULD DO IN
CASE OF EMERGENCYCASE OF EMERGENCY
12. BEFORE DISASTER STRIKESBEFORE DISASTER STRIKES
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE FOLLOWING:MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE FOLLOWING:
– FLASHLIGHT, PREFERABLY KEPT AT YOURFLASHLIGHT, PREFERABLY KEPT AT YOUR
BEDSIDEBEDSIDE
– SOME CANDLES AND MATCHESSOME CANDLES AND MATCHES
– A FIRST AID BOOK AND KITA FIRST AID BOOK AND KIT
THE WHOLE FAMILY SHOULD KNOW WHERE THESETHE WHOLE FAMILY SHOULD KNOW WHERE THESE
AREARE
IF YOU HAVE A TRANSISTOR RADIO, KEEP IT HANDYIF YOU HAVE A TRANSISTOR RADIO, KEEP IT HANDY
KNOW HOW AND WHERE TO TURN OFFKNOW HOW AND WHERE TO TURN OFF
YOUR ELECTRICITY, GAS AND WATERYOUR ELECTRICITY, GAS AND WATER
13. WHEN DISASTER OCCURSWHEN DISASTER OCCURS
LISTEN AND REMAIN TUNED TO THELISTEN AND REMAIN TUNED TO THE
NEAREST RADIO STATION SERVING YOURNEAREST RADIO STATION SERVING YOUR
COMMUNITY AND CARRY OUT ANYCOMMUNITY AND CARRY OUT ANY
INSTRUCTIONS GIVENINSTRUCTIONS GIVEN
– A TRANSISTOR RADIO MAY BE NECESSARYA TRANSISTOR RADIO MAY BE NECESSARY
SINCE POWER MAY BE OFFSINCE POWER MAY BE OFF
DO NOT USE YOUR TELEPHONE FORDO NOT USE YOUR TELEPHONE FOR
ANYTHING LESS THAN FOR SAVING LIVESANYTHING LESS THAN FOR SAVING LIVES
– IF THIS WARNING IS IGNORED, TELEPHONEIF THIS WARNING IS IGNORED, TELEPHONE
EXCHANGES WILL BE OVERLOADED ANDEXCHANGES WILL BE OVERLOADED AND
RESCUE, MEDICAL AND OTHER SERVICESRESCUE, MEDICAL AND OTHER SERVICES
WILL BE GRAVELY AFFECTED IN THEIRWILL BE GRAVELY AFFECTED IN THEIR
EFFORTSEFFORTS
14. WHEN DISASTER…WHEN DISASTER…
CONTACT YOUR NEIGHBORS, THEY MAYCONTACT YOUR NEIGHBORS, THEY MAY
NEED HELPNEED HELP
IF YOU NEED HELP OR CAN GIVE HELP,IF YOU NEED HELP OR CAN GIVE HELP,
CONTACT YOUR NEAREST CIVIL DEFENSECONTACT YOUR NEAREST CIVIL DEFENSE
OPERATIONS CENTEROPERATIONS CENTER
SIGHTSEEING IS FORBIDEN, YOU WILLSIGHTSEEING IS FORBIDEN, YOU WILL
ONLY HINDER ESSENTIAL WORK ANDONLY HINDER ESSENTIAL WORK AND
TRAFFIC AND ENDANGER YOURSELFTRAFFIC AND ENDANGER YOURSELF
IF YOU HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE, WEARIF YOU HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE, WEAR
WARM CLOTHES AND SENSIBLEWARM CLOTHES AND SENSIBLE
FOOTWEARFOOTWEAR
15. IN THE EVENT OF EARTHQUAKESIN THE EVENT OF EARTHQUAKES
IF INDOORSIF INDOORS
– STAY INSIDE. IF YOU RUN, YOU MAY BE HIT BYSTAY INSIDE. IF YOU RUN, YOU MAY BE HIT BY
FALLING DEBRISFALLING DEBRIS
– TAKE COVER UNDER A DOOR FRAME, TABLE,TAKE COVER UNDER A DOOR FRAME, TABLE,
DESK OR BEDDESK OR BED
– KEEP AWAY FROM CHIMNEYS AND WINDOWSKEEP AWAY FROM CHIMNEYS AND WINDOWS
– PUT OUT DOMESTIC FIRES AND HEATERSPUT OUT DOMESTIC FIRES AND HEATERS
– IF DAMAGED HAS OCCURRED, TURN OFFIF DAMAGED HAS OCCURRED, TURN OFF
ELECTRICITY, GAS, WATER AT MAINSELECTRICITY, GAS, WATER AT MAINS
– CONSERVE WATER IN TANKS, CRISTERNS,CONSERVE WATER IN TANKS, CRISTERNS,
ETC.ETC.
– DO NOT USE A MATCH OR OPEN FLAME IFDO NOT USE A MATCH OR OPEN FLAME IF
LEAKING GAS IS SUSPECTEDLEAKING GAS IS SUSPECTED
16. EARTHQUAKE..EARTHQUAKE..
IF OUTDOORSIF OUTDOORS
– KEEP CLEAR OF BUILDINGS, HIGH WALLS,KEEP CLEAR OF BUILDINGS, HIGH WALLS,
ELECTRIC POWER LINES AND DANGLINGELECTRIC POWER LINES AND DANGLING
ELECTRIC WIRINGELECTRIC WIRING
– IF CAUGHT BESIDE A BIG BUILDING, SEEKIF CAUGHT BESIDE A BIG BUILDING, SEEK
REFUGE UNDER ARCHWAYS, DOORWAYS,REFUGE UNDER ARCHWAYS, DOORWAYS,
WHICH OFFER PROTECTION FROM FALLINGWHICH OFFER PROTECTION FROM FALLING
BUILDINGSBUILDINGS
– DO NOT RE-ENTER BADLY DAMAGED LARGEDO NOT RE-ENTER BADLY DAMAGED LARGE
BUILDINGSBUILDINGS
– IF DRIVING, STOP OFF THE ROAD AND REMAINIF DRIVING, STOP OFF THE ROAD AND REMAIN
IN YOUR CAR UNTIL YOU CAN ASSESSIN YOUR CAR UNTIL YOU CAN ASSESS
DAMAGE AROUND YOUDAMAGE AROUND YOU
17. IN THE EVENT OF FLOODSIN THE EVENT OF FLOODS
IF YOU ARE LIKELY TO BE AFFECTEDIF YOU ARE LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED
– ACT ON ANY WARNING AND INSTRUCTIONSACT ON ANY WARNING AND INSTRUCTIONS
GIVEN OVER THE RADIO BY CIVIL DEFENSEGIVEN OVER THE RADIO BY CIVIL DEFENSE
OFFICIALS OR THE POLICEOFFICIALS OR THE POLICE
– DISCONNECT ELECTRICAL APPLIANCESDISCONNECT ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
– MOVE ALL VALUABLE PERSONAL ANDMOVE ALL VALUABLE PERSONAL AND
HOUSEHOLD GOODS, FOOD, CLOTHING, ETCHOUSEHOLD GOODS, FOOD, CLOTHING, ETC
OUT OF REACH OF WATEROUT OF REACH OF WATER
– REMOVE WEED KILLERS, INSECTICIDES, ETCREMOVE WEED KILLERS, INSECTICIDES, ETC
OUT OF LIKELY REACH OF WATER AS THESEOUT OF LIKELY REACH OF WATER AS THESE
COULD CAUSE DANGEROUS POLLUTIONCOULD CAUSE DANGEROUS POLLUTION
18. FLOODS…FLOODS…
IF YOU HAVE TO EVACUATEIF YOU HAVE TO EVACUATE
– TURN OFF THE ELECTRICITY, GAS AND LOCKTURN OFF THE ELECTRICITY, GAS AND LOCK
THE DOORS AND WINDOWSTHE DOORS AND WINDOWS
– TAKE WITH YOU- FOOD,WARM CLOTHING,TAKE WITH YOU- FOOD,WARM CLOTHING,
PERSONAL AND FAMILY DOCUMENTS, ANYPERSONAL AND FAMILY DOCUMENTS, ANY
ESSENTIAL MEDICINES AND INFANT CARE ANDESSENTIAL MEDICINES AND INFANT CARE AND
PERSONAL TOILETRY ITEMSPERSONAL TOILETRY ITEMS
– CARRY SOME MEANS OF IDENTIFICATIONSCARRY SOME MEANS OF IDENTIFICATIONS
19. IN THE EVENT OF FIREIN THE EVENT OF FIRE
FIRE PREVENTION MEASURES IN THEFIRE PREVENTION MEASURES IN THE
HOMEHOME
– CRUSH YOUR CIGARETTE AND CIGAR STUBSCRUSH YOUR CIGARETTE AND CIGAR STUBS
THOROUGHLY BEFORE DISCARDING THEM. DOTHOROUGHLY BEFORE DISCARDING THEM. DO
NOT SMOKE IN BEDNOT SMOKE IN BED
– OIL OR GAS AND OTHER NATIVE LAMPS ANDOIL OR GAS AND OTHER NATIVE LAMPS AND
LIGHTED CANDLES SHOULD BE PLACED AWAYLIGHTED CANDLES SHOULD BE PLACED AWAY
FROM CURTAINS AND OTHER OBJECTS THATFROM CURTAINS AND OTHER OBJECTS THAT
EASILY CATCH FIRE. DO NOT PUT THEMEASILY CATCH FIRE. DO NOT PUT THEM
WHERE THE WIND, CHILDREN OR DOMESTICWHERE THE WIND, CHILDREN OR DOMESTIC
ANIMALS MAY TOPPLE THEM, PUT OUT THEANIMALS MAY TOPPLE THEM, PUT OUT THE
FLAME BEFORE GOING TO BEDFLAME BEFORE GOING TO BED
20. FIRE…FIRE…
DO NOT STORE ANY FLAMABLEDO NOT STORE ANY FLAMABLE
SUBSTANCE OR ANY VOLATILE LIQUID INSUBSTANCE OR ANY VOLATILE LIQUID IN
THE KITCHEN. COVER THE FLAMMABLETHE KITCHEN. COVER THE FLAMMABLE
CONTAINERS TIGHTLYCONTAINERS TIGHTLY
EXTINGUISH ALL ALIVE CHARCOAL ANDEXTINGUISH ALL ALIVE CHARCOAL AND
MEMBERS OR CONCENTRATE THEM INMEMBERS OR CONCENTRATE THEM IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE STRIVE AFTER BEINGTHE MIDDLE OF THE STRIVE AFTER BEING
THROUGH WITH KITCHEN CHORES. MAKETHROUGH WITH KITCHEN CHORES. MAKE
A HABIT TO INSPECT THE KITCHENA HABIT TO INSPECT THE KITCHEN
BEFORE RETIRING. MOST FIRES IN THEBEFORE RETIRING. MOST FIRES IN THE
HOME OCCUR AT NIGHT.HOME OCCUR AT NIGHT.
21. FIRE…FIRE…
DO NOT USE GASOLINE OR OTHERDO NOT USE GASOLINE OR OTHER
INFLAMMABLE LIQUID IN KINDLING FUELINFLAMMABLE LIQUID IN KINDLING FUEL
DO NOT HEAT WAX, PAINT OR OTHER POLISHINGDO NOT HEAT WAX, PAINT OR OTHER POLISHING
SUBSTANCES OVER OPEN FLAMESSUBSTANCES OVER OPEN FLAMES
KEEP MATCHES AND LIGHTERS AWAY FROM THEKEEP MATCHES AND LIGHTERS AWAY FROM THE
REACH OF CHILDRENREACH OF CHILDREN
RUBBISH BURNING SHOULD BE DONE IN THERUBBISH BURNING SHOULD BE DONE IN THE
STOVE OR IN THE YARD AWAY FROM THESTOVE OR IN THE YARD AWAY FROM THE
HOUSE WALL.BE CAREFULL WITH THEHOUSE WALL.BE CAREFULL WITH THE
SMOULDERING COAL LEFT FROM THE BONFIRESMOULDERING COAL LEFT FROM THE BONFIRE
AS IT COULD LIGHT THE ROOFS OF HOUSES.AS IT COULD LIGHT THE ROOFS OF HOUSES.
22. IN THE EVENT OF VOLCANICIN THE EVENT OF VOLCANIC
ERUPTIONSERUPTIONS
23. GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONSGENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
FOLLOW ORDERS TO EVACUATE FROM THEFOLLOW ORDERS TO EVACUATE FROM THE
DESIGNATED DANGER AREAS. THIS MUST BE DONEDESIGNATED DANGER AREAS. THIS MUST BE DONE
CALMLY, ORDERLY AND SMOOTHLYCALMLY, ORDERLY AND SMOOTHLY
TRAVEL LIGHTLY. TAKE ALONG THE NECESSARY ITEMSTRAVEL LIGHTLY. TAKE ALONG THE NECESSARY ITEMS
ONLYONLY
ALWAYS ASSUME THAT THE ERUPTION CAN INTENSIFY.ALWAYS ASSUME THAT THE ERUPTION CAN INTENSIFY.
DO NOT DILLY-DALLY ALONG THE WAYDO NOT DILLY-DALLY ALONG THE WAY
GO TO THE DESIGNATED EVACUATION CENTERS, BUTGO TO THE DESIGNATED EVACUATION CENTERS, BUT
CLEAR THE ROAD FOR VEHICULAR TRAFFICCLEAR THE ROAD FOR VEHICULAR TRAFFIC
FOLLOW WARNING AND INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN BYFOLLOW WARNING AND INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN BY
COMPETENT AUTHORITYCOMPETENT AUTHORITY
BE CONSTANTLY ON THE ALERTBE CONSTANTLY ON THE ALERT
KEEP AWAY FROM RESCUE OPERATIONS/WARNINGKEEP AWAY FROM RESCUE OPERATIONS/WARNING
CENTERSCENTERS
24. DURING LAVA FLOWS ANDDURING LAVA FLOWS AND
AVALANCHESAVALANCHES
KEEP AWAY FROM STREAMS. VALLEYKEEP AWAY FROM STREAMS. VALLEY
AND DEPRESSION THAT START OUTAND DEPRESSION THAT START OUT
FROM THE SLOPES OF THE VOLCANO.FROM THE SLOPES OF THE VOLCANO.
THEY ARE THE VENUES OF THESETHEY ARE THE VENUES OF THESE
MATERIALSMATERIALS
25. DURING ASH FALLSDURING ASH FALLS
COVER HOUSE WITH DAMP CLOTHCOVER HOUSE WITH DAMP CLOTH
SWEEP ROOFTOPS OF ACCUMULATEDSWEEP ROOFTOPS OF ACCUMULATED
ASH FROM TIME TO TIME. THEY AREASH FROM TIME TO TIME. THEY ARE
HEAVY AND MAY CAUSE ROOFS TOHEAVY AND MAY CAUSE ROOFS TO
COLLAPSECOLLAPSE
DRIVERS SHOULD EXERCISE MOREDRIVERS SHOULD EXERCISE MORE
CAUTION. HEAVY ASH FALLS RENDERSCAUTION. HEAVY ASH FALLS RENDERS
VISIBILITY POORVISIBILITY POOR
26. WHEN ERUPTION ISWHEN ERUPTION IS
UNDERWATERUNDERWATER
KEEP AWAY FROM COASTAL AREAS.KEEP AWAY FROM COASTAL AREAS.
SUBMARINE ERUPTION CANSUBMARINE ERUPTION CAN
GENERATE TSUNAMI (TIDAL WAVE)GENERATE TSUNAMI (TIDAL WAVE)