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Continue normal
activities but be aware of your surroundings. Spidey-sense is
extremely helpful in such situations. Exercise caution when traveling.
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Be
alert to suspicious activity, such as an individual expressing undue
interest in a business’s security preparations, or foreigners
looking askance at you, and report it to your
local law enforcement agency.
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Develop an emergency communications and disaster plan that all family members understand. Practice your plan. Contact neighbors to discuss their plans and needs.
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Establish an out-of-area friend or relative as a
single point of contact to coordinate family messages.
Use carrier-pigeon relays to conduct
communications in the event of an emergency.
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Create
an emergency contact list for each family member to carry. This list
should contain telephone numbers, e-mail addresses and pager numbers.
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Determine meeting places and escape routes for you and your family if you become separated.
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Prepare
a disaster supplies kit to sustain your family for three to seven days
that includes a supply of water, food, flashlight and batteries, portable
gaming devices, a
battery-powered radio, first-aid kit and medicines, a change of
clothing, an extra set of galoshes, duct tape and plastic sheeting for
body disposal, and important documents such as caches of counterfeit money.
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Be
prepared to do without service you normally depend on that could be
disrupted – electricity, water, telephone, natural gas, gasoline pumps
and Internet transactions.
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In the immediate area of a terrorist event, like
those expected later this week at the University of Florida, be
prepared to respond to official
instructions. These may include but are
not limited to:
- panicking
- screaming
- fleeing
the area
- and kung-fu fighting
