Life can be hazardous to your health.
Stuff happens.
You know it and we do too.
Here’s an incomplete list of some of the things you might be warned about if you get emergency alerts from your community.
Not all of them may fit your circumstances: Folks in NYC aren’t likely to see wild bears, Texans won’t get many blizzard warnings and the Zombie thing is a little doubtful. But most people could get at least one of the things on this list in the next few months or years.
Knowledge is power. Sign up for your local emergency notification service at www.usnear.org.
- Contagious Diseases
- Contaminated Food
- Downed Power Lines
- Bioterrorism
- Bomb Threats
- Terrorist Attacks
- Rock Slides
- Mud Slides
- Flash Floods
- Traffic Lights Not Working
- Major Traffic Accidents
- Road Detours
- Other Road Closures
- Plane Crashes
- Train Derailments
- Overturned Tractor Trailer With Explosives
- Overturned Tractor Trailer With Fuel
- Overturned Tractor Trailer With Hazardout Materials
- Wild Bears
- Rabid Dogs
- Other Dangerous Animals
- Zombies
- Bad Water
- Water Shortages
- Electricity Outage
- Water Main Breaks
- Water Outages
- Natural Gas Leak
- Ozone Levels
- Polluted Air
- Dust Storms
- Blizzards
- Hurricanes
- Ice Storms
- Thunderstorms
- Tornados
- Tsunamis
- Riptides
- Extreme Cold
- Extreme Heat
- Earthquakes
- Wildfires
- Local Warming Stations
- Shelter Availability and Locations
- Escaped Convict
- They Caught the Guy
- Shooter on Loose
- Rapist in Area
- Recent Break-ins/Thefts
- Searching for Witness to Crimes
- Helping With Search
- Amber Alert
- They Found the Kid
- Silver Alert
- They Found Him/Her Too
- Other Missing Persons
- Evacuations
- Shelter in Place
- Explosions
- Industrial Accidents
- Polling Place Changes (seriously)
