How should you evacuate?

How should you evacuate?

• A. Moving everyone into the building
• B. Moving everyone from a threatened area to a safer area
• C. Moving everyone toward the danger
• D. Relocating to a designated shelter

Answer: (B)

Evacuation means getting people out of the danger and moving them to a safer place. In a hazmat situation, the key action is to remove anyone in or near the hazard from the threatened area and take them to a safer location outside the danger zone. That’s why the best description is moving everyone from a threatened area to a safer area. Moving people into a building or toward the danger would keep them at risk, and while relocating to a designated shelter is a valid form of evacuation, the fundamental idea being tested is the movement from danger to safety, with the shelter as one possible safe destination. Follow instructions from responders and head to a safe area or shelter as directed.

Evacuation means getting people out of the danger and moving them to a safer place. In a hazmat situation, the key action is to remove anyone in or near the hazard from the threatened area and take them to a safer location outside the danger zone. That’s why the best description is moving everyone from a threatened area to a safer area. Moving people into a building or toward the danger would keep them at risk, and while relocating to a designated shelter is a valid form of evacuation, the fundamental idea being tested is the movement from danger to safety, with the shelter as one possible safe destination. Follow instructions from responders and head to a safe area or shelter as directed.