City of North Platte: Miscellaneous Information: Evacuation Routes
Emergency Management Evacuation Routes Map
The Lincoln County Emergency Management Office has provided a map of Evacuation Routes for the City of North Platte.
City of North Platte Evacuation Route Map
For more information contact:
Dan Guenther, Director
Lincoln County Emergency Management
715 S Jeffers ST
North Platte NE 69101
308-532-7383
City of North Platte: Miscellaneous Information: Disaster Recovery Center
Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) Information
Location: Westfield Shopping Center, 1827 West A Street, North Platte NE 69101
Friday, September 23, 2011 from 1:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 24, 2011 from 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Thereafter: Monday - Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Register before visiting a DRC center by:
City of North Platte: Mayor: North Platte is StormReady<sup>®</sup> Community
North Platte is a StormReady® Community
North Platte was designated by the National Weather Service (NWS) as a StormReady®
community for 2009. StormReady® is a nationwide volunteer community preparedness
program that started in 1999 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This designation lets residents,
business owners and visitors know that North Platte is committed to weather safety and
preparedness.
According to the National Weather Service, 90% of all presidentially declared disasters
are weather related. Through the StormReady® Program, NOAA's National
Weather Service gives communities the skills and education needed to survive severe weather.
StormReady® helps community leaders and emergency managers strengthen
their local hazardous weather operations. Several criteria are used to define and
ultimately designate a community to StormReady®.
To view other StormReady® communities in Nebraska, please visit
http://www.stormready.noaa.gov/com-maps/ne-com.htm
For more information about the NOAA NWS's StormReady® Program, visit
http://www.stormready.noaa.gov/
City of North Platte: Miscellaneous Information: Disaster Information
Disaster Information
WHEN AN EMERGENCY HAPPENS
Remember the EAS (Emergency Alert System)
The Emergency Alert System is a method to notify the public. Selected radio
and television stations throughout your county or area serve as EAS stations.
Emergency officials can activate the system to relay warnings and vital
information to the public about what emergency actions to take.
Emergency information will be repeated over these stations until the
"all clear" message has been given. The EAS will explain the emergency
response level and will tell you what you should do (shelter-in-place or
evacuate).
NOAA Weather Radio can and will be used to broadcast emergency public
information, not only for weather, but for other civil emergencies as well.
These inexpensive radios are the best device for staying abreast of developing
conditions, short of having your television or commercial radios turned on
24 hours a day.
WHAT TO SAY TO CHILDREN
Traumatic events can have a powerful impact on children. Graphic images of
natural disasters and terrorist activities can result in children feeling that
their safety is threatened. When there is an interruption in the natural flow
of life, a child can experience anxiety and fear. These are normal reactions.
Be calm and reassure children that they are safe. Children take their emotional
cues from the significant adults in their lives. Explain that other important
adults in their lives are safe and that these are only temporary events that can
be overcome. Explain that the government, firefighters, police, doctors, and the
military are helping people who are hurt and are working to ensure that no further
tragedies occur.
Let children know its all right to feel upset. Listen to what children tell you
about their fears, and don't dismiss these fears. Listen when children tell about
how they feel and what they think of what has happened. Encourage the children to
talk about these feelings and help put them into perspective. Encourage your child’s
physical, creative and artistic avenues of expression at this time.
Observe a child's emotional state. Depending on their age, children may not express
their concerns verbally. Children who at first hold back fear or grief may
experience delayed stress symptoms later, such as reverting to outgrown childish
behavior, sleeplessness, anxiety, nightmares, or even depression. These behaviors
are only signs of the child's anxiety, and your acceptance will reassure the child
and shorten the duration of such behaviors. Children respond to praise, and parents
should make a deliberate effort not to focus on the child's immature behavior.
Have them engage in "normal" activities, school, play, etc. as much as possible.
NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS
Working with neighbors can save lives and property. Meet with your neighbors to plan
how the neighborhood could work together after a disaster until help arrives. If
you're a member of a neighborhood organization, such as a home association or crime
watch group, introduce disaster preparedness as a new activity. Know your neighbors'
special skills (e.g., medical, technical) and consider how you could help neighbors
who have special needs, such as disabled and elderly persons. Make plans for childcare
in case parents can't get home.
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