Before:

➢ Write down all the different ways you can contact your
family and the relevant phone numbers and email addresses.
Don't forget landline phone numbers.

➢ Study and familiarize your evacuation plan.

➢ Prepare all necessary things to bring once

evacuation is needed.
➢ Make sure that everyone in your family knows where the
kit is kept and can easily access it in an emergency.
➢ Store as much food, water, light sources
and batteries that are very useful in case of emergency.
➢ Make sure that you have masks or anything to
cover nose and mouth.
➢ If there is volcanic ash in the air outside, stay inside as
much as possible to avoid the worst effects.

➢ If you have a car, try to make sure you have a full tank of gas.

➢ Prepare communication devices for

updates.
- Use your radio or television at home to listen for volcano
updates or evacuation notices. Listen out for disaster sirens and
familiarize yourself with what they sound like, so you know
what to expect. When a volcanic eruption occurs, you'll need to
listen for the sirens to go off.
During
➢ Don’t panic and maintain your calmness
- If you lose your mind, you wouldn’t able to think properly
when you need to do something and that would risk your
safety.

➢ When you evacuate, only take essentials with

you, such as your emergency kit and your car emergency
kit.
- Be sure that you have a supply of any prescription medications that
will last at least a week. If you have time, be sure to switch off the gas,
electricity and water in your house.

➢ Avoid all low-lying places because lava flows,

and mudflows are more likely to pass there. There is an
increased chance of encountering a mudflow in those areas. If
you come to a river, look upstream before crossing. Do not
cross if you see a mudflow approaching.

➢ Protect yourself from pyroclastics.

- Protect yourself by staying below the ridgelines of hills and on
the side of the hill opposite the volcano. If you are caught in a
hail of smaller pyroclastic, crouch down on the ground, facing
away from the volcano, and protect your head with your arms, a
backpack, or anything else you can find.

➢ Avoid exposure to poisonous gases.

➢ Do not stay low to the ground, as some of the

most dangerous gases are heavier than air and accumulate near
the ground.

➢ Protect your eyes. Wear goggles if your mask doesn't

cover your eyes.
 ➢ Keep your skin covered with long pants and a long-sleeved
shirt.

➢ Use masks and cover your mouth and nose to avoid

breathing in ashes.

➢ If you are inside a house; close all doors and

windows to avoid ashes from getting inside.

➢ Stay in the evacuation center until further instructions.

After
➢ If you are in an evacuation center, don’t leave your
place without instructions.

➢ Use masks while cleaning ash and other debris.

➢ Wait for further announcements related to the

volcano activities.
 TRIVIA!!!
DID YOU KNOW?
Pumice is a unique volcanic rock that can float in
water. It can also be used as an abrasive and is sometimes used
in beauty salons for removing dry skin.

DID YOU KNOW?

Some volcanic islands such as Iceland and Hawaii have black
beaches. Their sand is made from basalt, an igneous rock formed when
lava cools and has been broken down into sand particles.

DID YOU KNOW?

The biggest known volcano in our solar system is on
Mars. Its name is Olympus Mons and it measures 600km (373
miles) wide and 21km (13 miles) high, which is now extinct.

DID YOU KNOW?

A volcano in Indonesia erupts blue flames. Because
it spews flames and not lava, the effect is only seen at night.