BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE
OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
749 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE
OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
THIS IS CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE FOR ANYONE STRANDED IN THEIR
VEHICLE WHO NEEDS HELP DUE TO TODAYS WINTER STORM. IN ORDER TO
ENSURE AUTHORITIES ARE AWARE OF YOUR LOCATION CALL 9 1 1 … STAR
55 … OR 1 800 800 2 4 8 1 … ONCE AGAIN … 9 1 1 … STAR 55
… OR 1 800 800 2 4 8 1. TELL THE OPERATOR YOUR LOCATION …
INCLUDING HIGHWAY MILE MARKER ALONG WITH VEHICLE MAKE AND THE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN YOUR CAR. THIS WILL ASSIST EMERGENCY PERSONNEL
IN FINDING YOU.
IF YOU ARE STRANDED…IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE. CONSERVE FUEL… USE ONLY ENOUGH TO STAY WARM. USE YOUR
HAZARD LIGHTS PERIODICALLY. CHECK EXHAUST PIPE REGULARLY TO ENSURE
IT IS NOT BLOCKED BY SNOW OR OTHER DEBRIS IN ORDER TO DECREASE THE
RISK OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. TIE A COLORED CLOTH TO YOUR
VEHICLES ANTENNAE IF POSSIBLE TO HELP FIRST RESPONDERS IN LOCATING
YOU.
IF YOU TWITTER… YOU CAN TWEET THE ABOVE INFORMATION TO @OKEM …
ONCE AGAIN THAT IS @OKEM. YOU CAN ALSO TEXT A FAMILY MEMBER AND
HAVE THEM RELAY YOUR LOCATION TO ONE OF THE ABOVE NUMBERS.