WALLY FOR KIDS

	Wally Wise Guy hopes to visit community festivals, day care centers, and elementary schools in Fort Bend County starting in the 2012 school year to teach children and their parents how to Shelter In Place.  To request a Wally appearance, please e-mail: info@fbclepc.org
	Hey, Kids!  Click to print a Wally Coloring Sheet that you can color!

Just as a turtle protects itself by going inside its shell, the LEPC's turtle mascot, Wally Wise Guy, teaches school children and their parents how to Shelter-In-Place in case of a hazardous materials or chemical release:

1. Go inside the nearest building or vehicle; close all doors and windows.
2. Turn off air conditioning or furnaces that might draw in outside air.
3. Turn on the radio and television for more information.

Do not telephone or drive to your child's school (unless notified to do so by school officials).  All schools in the affected area will be safely sheltered-in-place, so teachers can not open their doors to let parents (or toxic chemicals) inside the school building.

Stay inside, safely sheltered-in-place, until local officials issue the "All Clear" on local radio and TV stations, meaning that it's safe for you and your family to leave your shelter and resume normal activities.

If a chemical is explosive and time permits, local officials may recommend Evacuation of nearby homes, schools and businesses whose structures or windows could be damaged by an explosion.  Unlike the evacuation of an entire coastal region for a hurricane, the evacuation for a chemical release is usually limited to a half-mile radius or less.  Local officials will designate evacuation routes and/or will open evacuation shelters in safe, upwind locations.

Stay outside of the evacuation area until local officials issue the "All Clear" on local radio and TV stations, meaning that it's safe for you and your family to return home.

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