If the caller...
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is reporting someone (else) trapped in a vehicle:
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refer to card "A"
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is reporting someone drowning in a creek or ditch
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refer to card "B"
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If not, then ask:
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Are you calling from a house (building), mobile home, or automobile?
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Calling from a flooding house, or a building:
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refer to card "C"
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Calling from a flooding mobile home(trailer):
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refer to card "D"
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Calling from an automobile (truck, van, SUV):
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refer to card "E"
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Non-Emergency Advice (if time permits):
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You can get general information at our local emergency broadcast station (if available).
The station is at: AM.
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You can call our local non-emergency phone line (if one is set up for the incident).
The number is .
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You can also listen to NOAA weather radio (if you have one), or get in touch with the nearest National Weather Service office.
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NOTE: Types of injury associated with flooding: automobile accidents, drownings, electrical shock, cardiac, blunt trauma, lacerations, and falls.
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NOTE: The dispatcher is not required to ask every question in the natural disaster series. Ask only those questions that pertain to the specific call.
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