page_title: Shelter-in-place
section_title: Example of a shelter in place warning
hierarchical_section_title: Shelter-in-place / Example of a shelter in place warning
caption_attribution_description: English: Santa Clara County shelter-in-place order notification on March 17th, 2020 for 2020 coronavirus pandemic in California.
context_page_description: Shelter-in-place is the act of seeking safety within the building one already occupies, rather than evacuating the area or seeking a community emergency shelter. The American Red Cross says the warning is issued when "chemical, biological, or radiological contaminants may be released accidentally or intentionally into the environment" and residents should "select a small, interior room, with no or few windows, taking refuge there."
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  URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
  SHELTER IN PLACE WARNING
  BY ORDER OF LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT,CALTRANS AND CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL
  RELAYED BY LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT
  12:00 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2016
  
  THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE
  LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT.
  
  THE LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE ASKING ALL RESIDENTS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY TO STAY INDOORS. 
  AT 12:00 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME A CAR ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED ON INTERSTATE 5 OUTSIDE LOS ANGELES COUNTY.
  THIS MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT INCLUDED A SEMI TRUCK CARRYING 5 TONS OF SULFURIC ACID AND TOXIC GAS. FIRE FROM ACID HAD RELEASED TOXIC GAS THAT IS IN THE AIR. THE DIRECTION THAT THE WIND PUSHED THE GAS INTO DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES. SHELTER IN PLACE IS IN EFFECT WITHIN 5 MILES OF THIS AREA. 
  
  PLEASE DO NOT GO OUTDOORS AND REMAIN AWAY FROM WINDOWS OR ANY OPEN DOORS. 
  
  PLEASE STAY TUNED TO MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
caption: A public safety alert sent by Santa Clara County about the shelter in place order.
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