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1A Storm Warning on Your Phone
EMERGENCY ALERTS
⚠ National Weather Service:
WINTER STORM WARNING in this area until 6:00pm EST. Snow and ice will make the roads slippery. Stay off the roads if you can. If you must go out, drive slowly and give the snow plows room to work.
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1.SUMMARY: Why is this alert being sent to phones?
Sample answer: To warn people that a winter storm is coming and the roads will be slippery.
2.DETAIL: What time does the warning end?
Sample answer: 6:00pm.
3.EVALUATE: What should someone do if they have to go out?
Sample answer: Drive slowly and give the snow plows room to work.
4.TRANSFER INFORMATION: What is one other kind of weather alert you might get on your phone?
Sample answer: Answers will vary. For example: a flood warning, a heat warning, or a thunderstorm warning.
Quick Check
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1.What kind of weather is this alert about?
2.What does the alert say is the safest choice?
2A Delay on the Green Line
MBTA ALERTS
Green Line
DELAY: Green Line (D) trains are running about 15 minutes late in both directions because of a disabled train at Reservoir.
Shuttle buses are running between Reservoir and Riverside. Please allow extra travel time.
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1.SUMMARY: What is this alert telling riders?
Sample answer: That Green Line D trains are late and shuttle buses are running.
2.DETAIL: How many minutes late are the trains?
Sample answer: About 15 minutes.
3.SEQUENCE: What happened that caused the delay?
Sample answer: A train broke down at Reservoir.
4.EVALUATE: You need to be downtown at 4:00. What should you do differently today?
Sample answer: Leave earlier, because the alert says to allow extra travel time.
Quick Check
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1.Where did the train break down?
2.What is running between Reservoir and Riverside?
3A Test on the TV Screen
THIS IS A TEST.
This is a test of the Emergency Alert System.
If this had been a real emergency, you would hear instructions on this channel.
THIS IS ONLY A TEST.
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1.SUMMARY: Why is this message being shown on a TV screen?
Sample answer: To test the Emergency Alert System and make sure it works.
2.DETAIL: Is this a real emergency? How do you know?
Sample answer: No. The message says it is only a test.
3.SEQUENCE: What would you hear if this were a real emergency?
Sample answer: You would hear instructions on that channel.
4.EVALUATE: Should someone watching this leave their home? Why or why not?
Sample answer: No, because nothing is really happening. It is only a test.
Quick Check
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1.What is being tested?
2.What should a person watching this do?
4A Fire Safety Sign
IN CASE OF FIRE
Leave the building right away.
Do NOT use the elevator. Use the stairs.
Close the doors behind you.
Meet in the parking lot across the street.
Do not go back inside until a firefighter says it is safe.
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1.SUMMARY: What is this sign telling people to do?
Sample answer: How to leave the building safely if there is a fire.
2.DETAIL: Should you use the stairs or the elevator?
Sample answer: The stairs.
3.SEQUENCE: Where do people meet after they leave the building?
Sample answer: In the parking lot across the street.
4.EVALUATE: Who tells you when it is safe to go back inside?
Sample answer: A firefighter.
Quick Check
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1.What should you do with the doors as you leave?
2.When can you go back into the building?
5An Early Dismissal Message
SCHOOLS ALERT
Today, 9:12 AM
Because of the storm, all schools will close early today. Students will be dismissed at 11:30am.
Buses will run on the early dismissal schedule. All after-school activities are canceled.
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1.SUMMARY: Why are the schools closing early?
Sample answer: Because of the storm.
2.DETAIL: What time will students be dismissed?
Sample answer: 11:30am.
3.DETAIL: What is happening to the after-school activities?
Sample answer: They are all canceled.
4.TRANSFER INFORMATION: Who at home should know about this message, and why?
Sample answer: Answers will vary. For example: a parent or guardian, so they know to pick you up earlier than usual.
Quick Check
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1.What made the schools close early?
2.What will the buses do?
6A Boil Water Notice
BOIL WATER NOTICE
Town Water Department
A water main broke on Cypress Street.
Until further notice, boil all tap water for 1 minute before you drink it, cook with it, or brush your teeth. Bottled water is safe to drink.
We will send another message when the water is safe again.
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1.SUMMARY: Why did the water department send this notice?
Sample answer: Because a water main broke, so the tap water may not be safe.
2.DETAIL: How long should you boil the tap water?
Sample answer: One minute.
3.DETAIL: Which water is safe to drink without boiling it?
Sample answer: Bottled water.
4.EVALUATE: How will people find out when the water is safe again?
Sample answer: The water department will send another message.
Quick Check
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1.Where did the water main break?
2.Which of these should you NOT do with the tap water right now?
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