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| Card "A" Calling about someone (else) trapped in a vehicle. | ||
| Q1: Where are you calling from? | ||
| Q2: Where is the vehicle? | ||
| Q3: Is the car in deep, fast-moving water? | ||
| Q4: Is the victim's vehicle floating? If so, what direction? | ||
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| If the trapped victim IS in deep, fast-moving water - especially if water is getting into the vehicle and the victim feels their life is threatened: | ||
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| Tell the caller... | ||
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Have the person in the car try to open a side window, or break it out with a shoe or some other solid object. |
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Try to find a flotation device of some sort in your vehicle, or theirs. If nothing else is available, tell them to use a jacket or shirt to trap air, and create their own makeshift flotation device. |
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Have them exit their car carefully and try to make it over to dry ground, reminding them to keep hold of the flotation device. |
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Follow along if they get swept downstream, but DO NOT go into the water after them on your own. |
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If you have a rope or a long power cord, take it along as you follow, and wait for the opportunity to use it safely. |
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| If the trapped victim IS NOT in deep, fast-moving water, or floating away: | ||
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| Tell the caller... | ||
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We are sending the fire department. Go to a safe place near where the people are trapped, and be prepared to guide firefighters to the scene. Advise the victims to stay in their car. |
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DO NOT ENTER THE WATER TO TRY TO HELP THE VICTIM ! ! ! | |
| Flash Flood Card "A" | ||