JHEMA - Reporting Emergencies

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=82 BGCOLOR="#009900" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <I>JEFFERSON HILLS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT</I></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=145 BGCOLOR="#009900" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <A HREF="home_page.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JHEMA Home Page"><U>HOME PAGE</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="about_jhema.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JHEMA About Us"><U>ABOUT JHEMA</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="emergency_mgmt__organization_chart.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JHEMA EMA ORG CHART"><U>EMERGENCY MGMT. 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You can help save lives by calling 9-1-1 when:</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">You see or hear about someone carrying a weapon in an unlawful manner, using verbal threats, or suspiciously exiting a secured, non-public area near a train or bus depot, airport, tunnel, bridge, government building, or tourist attraction.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">You see or hear someone use or threaten to use a gun or other weapon, place a bomb, or release a poisonous substance into the air, water, or food supply.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">You see fire, smell smoke or gas, or hear an explosion.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">You see someone forcibly taken or being held by someone holding a weapon or threatening violence.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">You see a suspicious package abandoned in a crowded public place like an office building, airport, school, or shopping center.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">You see a suspicious letter or package in your mailbox. Stay away from the letter or package and don't shake, bump, or sniff it. Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">You believe a life or property is in immediate danger.</div> <bR> <div> Be prepared to provide the 911 operator with the following information:</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Exact location of the threat or danger you observed.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">As much detail as you can provide about the emergency. Try to stay calm and take note of the circumstances of the event, including physical descriptions of the perpetrators, license plate numbers, and directions of travel.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">If a person is injured, tell the dispatcher as much as possible about how the injury happened and the person's condition.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="how_to_respond.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JHEMA How To Respond"><U><IMG SRC="026581f0.jpg" border=0 width="88" height="31" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>     <A HREF="reporting_non_emergencies.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JHEMA Reporting NonEmergencies"><U><IMG SRC="022581f0.jpg" border=0 width="88" height="31" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>