Stay off the phone except to report emergencies. Do not sightsee. Your presence could impede relief efforts as well as endanger yourself. Cooperate with local officials. Respond to requests for assistance efforts from police, firefighters, and relief workers.
Community participation is an important element of effective disaster relief.
This document is Fact Sheet HE 5039, a series of the Home Economics Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Mary N. Harrison, professor, Consumer Education, Home Economics Department, Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville FL 32611.