Home emergency sign - the home emergency table (HET)

摘要

A banner, called the Home Emergency Table (HET), allows information about a dwelling and its occupants to be communicated to response and recovery agencies, commercial service providers, and neighbors during or after emergencies or disasters. Seven broad categories of needs/concerns/conditions related to emergency/disaster survival are depicted: Shelter (Building), Communication, Health, Electricity, Animal, Transportation and Food. For each category depicted, at least one pictograph will symbolize the need/concern/condition. Each pictograph will have a heading above it indicating the category as well as a caption beneath it providing a brief description. The banner is made of a lightweight, flexible material such as vinyl. The paints/inks used on the banner will be of contrasting colors to increase visibility. Reinforced holes on the corners of the banner will allow the banner to be suspended or fixed in a position visible to responders. Nontransparent material is used to cover pictographs not intended to be displayed.