Volcanic Eruption & Ashfall Checklist: 14 Items
Prepare to follow volcanic hazard maps and protect breathing, water supplies, and transport from ashfall.
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๐ก๏ธ Prepare Before an Emergency
Notes: Save your city or county emergency management contact and follow current instructions.
Save your city or county emergency management contact and follow current instructions.
Notes: Agree on a meeting point or short check-in message; keep contact information private.
Agree on a meeting point or short check-in message; keep contact information private.
Notes: Confirm safe water, medicines, and a charged radio or phone are accessible.
Confirm safe water, medicines, and a charged radio or phone are accessible.
Notes: Determine whether you are near lahars, ashfall, or evacuation zones.
Determine whether you are near lahars, ashfall, or evacuation zones.
Notes: Choose protection appropriate to official recommendations.
Choose protection appropriate to official recommendations.
Notes: Keep containers covered against ash contamination.
Keep containers covered against ash contamination.
Notes: Lahars and debris flows can follow river channels.
Lahars and debris flows can follow river channels.
โ ๏ธ Respond Safely When Needed
Notes: Ash and volcanic gases require incident-specific precautions.
Ash and volcanic gases require incident-specific precautions.
Notes: Ash reduces visibility and can damage engines.
Ash reduces visibility and can damage engines.
Notes: Avoid bringing airborne ash indoors.
Avoid bringing airborne ash indoors.
Notes: Do not cross active mudflows.
Do not cross active mudflows.
๐ Recover, Maintain & Review
Notes: Ash hazards can continue after visible eruption declines.
Ash hazards can continue after visible eruption declines.
Notes: Avoid dry sweeping that disperses fine particles.
Avoid dry sweeping that disperses fine particles.
Notes: Consult local utilities and health agencies.
Consult local utilities and health agencies.
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How to Use This Checklist
Prepare to follow volcanic hazard maps and protect breathing, water supplies, and transport from ashfall.
Follow current alerts and instructions from local officials. Hazards, climate, geography, access requirements, and household needs can change which actions are appropriate.
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This practical checklist is an independent, English-language adaptation of the Ready.gov preparedness topic. It does not reproduce FEMA publications and is not endorsed by FEMA or any U.S. government agency.
Use this checklist to organize preparations and recovery tasks. In an active emergency, follow the latest official instructions rather than relying on a static checklist.
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