Shelter-in-Place

Taking appropriate shelter is critical in times of disaster. Sheltering is appropriate when conditions require that you seek protection in your home, place of employment or other location when disaster strikes.

To effectively shelter, you must first consider the hazard and then choose a place in your home or other building that is safe for that hazard. For example, for a tornado, a room should be selected that is in a basement or an interior room on the lowest level away from corners, windows, doors and outside walls. The safest locations to seek shelter vary by hazard.

The length of time you are required to shelter may be short, such as during a tornado warning or a hazardous material spill, or long, such as during a winter storm or a pandemic. It is important that you stay in shelter until local authorities say it is safe to leave.

Local authorities may not immediately be able to provide information on what is happening and what you should do. However, you should often check online sources, watch TV, and listen to the radio for official news and instructions as they become available.

Contact Us

Phone
705-541-5173

Email
l.perry@cityssm.on.ca

Fax
705-949-2341

TTY
1-877-606-6665

Location
65 Old Garden River Road
Sault Ste. Marie, ON
P6B 5A5

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