How to shelter in place for a night that goes wrong
Pick the room, stage the tape, and run the drill once so nobody is Googling during the siren.
- Choose an interior room with few windows.
- Stage plastic sheeting, scissors, and duct tape in that room — Ready.gov’s own kit list.
- Know how to shut gas and water if local officials tell you to. Do not improvise on gas.
- Keep a radio and water in the same room.
- Practice once. Time how long it takes to get everyone and the pets in.
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