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Don't panic, keep this on hand!

Disaster Prevention Guide

What to do in times of an earthquake… are you prepared?

(1) DROP!	First, Get Low	Lower your posture to prevent from falling over.
(2) COVER!	Protect Your Head	Protect your head and neck with your hands or arms.
(3) HOLD ON!	Don't Move	Stay put until the tremors have settled.

◆After memorizing the fundamental "3 Safety Actions" (DROP→COVER→HOLD ON), check "Emergency Supplies Checklist" as well as "Useful Japanese Phrases and Vocabulary". It is important to be ready for a disaster at any time.

In addition, be sure to examine your surroundings (the building structure and position of furniture, etc.) ensuring you are in a safe location, and refer back to this guide often.

In this Disaster Prevention Guide, you will also find a list of emergency evacuation shelters. Please place this in an easily accessible area of your home and use it as a reference for times of disasters.

"Don't panic, keep this on hand!"　Do your part in being prepared.

 

• Useful Japanese Phrases and Vocabulary

Help!	助(たす)けて！	tasukete!
sickness	病気(びょうき)	byōki
injury	けが	kega
earthquake	地震(じしん)	jishin
flood	氾濫(はんらん)	hanran
fire	火事(かじ)	kaji
rockslide	がけ崩(くず)れ	gakekuzure
tsunami	津波(つなみ)	tsunami
city hall	市役所(しやくしょ)	shiyakusho
hospital	病院(びょういん)	byōin
Evacutation Shelter	避難所(ひなんじょ)	hinanjō

 

Make Preparations Before a Disaster Occurs!

If you were to have to evacuate, make sure you have adequate emergency supplies on hand.

As a family, discuss beforehand how to reach each other, where to evacuate, and have these written down in case of an emergency. A disaster could occur at any time, so it's best to always be prepared.

• Family Contact Information

Name	Date of Birth	Blood Type	School/Work Phone	Cell Phone

• My Family’s Evacuation Shelter

Shelter Location	Meeting Place

• Emergency Supplies Checklist

	✓Food / Water		✓Valuables
	Canned bread		Bankbook
	Canned foods		Personal stamp (inkan)
	Ready-to-eat meals		Cash
	Drinking water		Insurance card

 

	✓Necessities			✓First-Aid Kit			✓Clothing			✓Other
	Flashlight			Ointment			Underwear			Helmet
	Knife			Stomach-medicine			Socks			Disaster hood
	Can opener			Cold pack/patch			Gloves			Blanket
	Matches			Disinfectant			Sweater			Portable radio
	Lighter			Painkillers			Jacket			Extra batteries
	Candles			Bandages			Sneakers			Children supplies
	Rope			Band-Aids						Glasses・Contacts
	Toiletries			Gauze
	Towel			Cotton balls
	Tissues			Scissors	Have approx. 3 days worth of food and water on hand. (Ideally 3 liters of water per day per person)
	Plastic bags			Tweezers

 

Household Safety Measures

• Safety Measures for Inside Your Home

(1) Create a safe retreat area inside your home. … Configure the space as needed to ensure safety.

(2) Refrain from placing tall furniture near places where children or elderly persons sleep. … If an earthquake occurs during the night, it may put them in danger.

(3) Make sure furniture won't fall down in the event of an earthquake. … Close up any gaps between the furniture and the wall.

(4) Refrain from placing anything in the hallway or in front of doors that would inhibit a safe evacuation. … In the case of an emergency, exits may become blocked.

 

◆Place furniture in a way so that it won’t easily fall over, or simply don’t place it at all.

◆Install metal fittings to furniture, appliances, etc. to prevent them from falling. In addition, refrain from placing objects up high.

◆Affix shatterproof film to windows, glass cupboards, etc.

◆Take caution when dealing with fires. In case a fire were to break out, be extra careful not to place flammable objects around your home, and know where a fire extinguisher is at all times.

 

• Safety Measures for Outside Your Home

 

Always Remember These Evacuation Points!

• A Fundamental Approach to Evacuation

Evacuate Using Your Own Judgment

In the event of a disaster, circumstances will vary from person to person. Using your own judgment, take appropriate actions and evacuate.

● If you are living in area prone to landslides... ● If you are living in an area prone to flooding... ● If there are those living with you requiring special attention, such as children or elderly persons...

Take caution and evacuate swiftly

 

Taking Appropriate Actions to Protect Yourself

In the middle of a dangerous situation, evacuating as best as you can in a way that guarantees your safety is top priority. In a life-threatening situation, move to the nearest designated evacuation shelter, taking necessary actions to protect yourself. These situations may include but are not limited to:

● Flash flooding in the middle of the night, making evacuation routes difficult to traverse. ● If flooding is above knee level (≥50cm) ● If flooding doesn’t exceed 20cm but the current is fast. ● If flooding doesn’t exceed 10cm but it is hard to make out the position of gutters, posing a tripping threat.

Moving outside can be dangerous. Depending on the level of flooding inside and the sturdiness of the building, using your own judgment, it may be safer to take shelter on the second floor (or higher) of your own home or of a neighbor’s home. Remember, your life could be at risk.

 

3 Levels of Evacuation

Depending on your situation, evacuation may be even more dangerous!

In any case, always try to evacuate as early as possible!

 

1. Prepare to Evacuate・Seek Shelter for Elderly and Children

● For situations in which there is a high risk of personal injury

● For those whom it may take longer to evacuate, begin seeking shelter.

● Those who can evacuate by themselves should prepare to do so.

 

2. Evacuation Advisory

● For situations in which there is clearly a high risk of personal injury

● There is an official announcement for all citizens to move to the nearest evacuation shelter

 

3. Order to Evacuation (Urgent)

● For situations in which there is an extremely high risk of personal injury (or there are already reports of injuries)

● All citizens are to evacuate at once

● For those with only limited time to evacuate, take necessary actions to protect yourself

 

Public Services Information

In case of an emergency, always have this information on hand in an easily accessible area.

• Emergency Contact Information

Fire・Ambulance	(no area code) 119	Urgent Police Report		(no area code) 110
Kasama City Fire Department	(0296) 73-0119	Medical Treatment
Kasama Fire Station  (0296) 73-0119		Ibaraki Prefectural Central Hospital  (0296) 77-1121
Tomobe Fire Station  (0296) 78-0119		Prefectural Mental Health Care Center (0296) 77-1151
Iwama Fire Station  (0296) 45-0119		Regional Care Center Kasama (0296) 77-0034
Kasama Police Station	(0296) 73-0110
Tokyo Electric Power (Co.) Ibaraki Customer Center		(0120) 995-332
NTT Landline (if no service)	(no area code) 133        (0120) 444-113
Wireless-activated Disaster Warning System (free dail)			(0120) 996-131

※When dialing 119, remain calm, speak clearly, and state whether you are calling about an accident or a medical emergency.

 

• Emergency Contact System

Disaster Emergency Message Dial: 171

If a large disaster occurs, telephone lines may become extremely busy. During this time, phone companies will provide a "Disaster Dial Service" or "Disaster Message Board". By dialing the Message Recording number (171-1) plus your phone number, you are able to leave a message for family and friends to receive and listen to via dialing the Message Playback number (171-2).

Message Recording	171-1-(your phone number including area code)
Message Playback	171-2-(phone number of person you are trying to reach including area code)

! During a disaster, it may become difficult to make phone calls.

Families should have ways to reach each other by means other than telephone.

In addition, keep these following points in mind:

Safety Confirmation

◆ During a disaster, refrain from making non-emergency calls. ◆ Public telephones are generally reliable, so know where the closest one is in your area at all times. ◆ Rather than calling disaster-affected areas, it is easier to contact more distant areas. An effective strategy is to contact outside relatives and have them put together information about the situation.

 

• Additional Disaster Prevention Related Information

Provider	Home Page URL
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Disaster Prevention Information Center	http://www.mlit.go.jp/saigai/bousaijoho
Japan Meteorological Agency (typhoon info)	http://www.jma.go.jp/jp/typh
Mito Area Meteorological Agency	http://www.jma-net.go.jp/mito
Kasama City Hall	http://www.city.kasama.lg.jp
Ibaraki Prefecture Disaster Prevention・Crisis Control portal site	http://www.bousai.ibaraki.jp
Ibaraki Prefecture Public Works Division・Rain and River Water Level Information	http://www.kasenn.pref.ibaraki.jp

 

▼Kasama City Hazard Map (Japanese)

▼Kasama City Hazard Map Description (English)

 

• 2020年11月19日
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