Evacuation Immediate

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Evacuation Immediate (SAME CODE: EVI) is a warning created by the National Weather Service meant to replace the issuance of Civil Emergency Messages, Fire Warnings, and other warnings for the purpose of evacuations. Evacuations are issued by a public official such as a police office, or county emergency management, and relayed by the NWS with the EAS tone and SAME heading.

Examples of an Evacuation Immediate [edit]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
EVACUATION IMMEDIATE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
553 AM CST MON NOV 12 2012

THE TULSA POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS REPORTED A BLOWN NATURAL GAS
LINE NEAR 89TH STREET AND MEMORIAL AVENUE IN TULSA COUNTY.
THE TULSA PD IS CURRENTLY ORDERING EVACUATIONS FROM 73RD EAST
AVENUE TO 83RD EAST AVENUE JUST NORTH OF 91ST STREET.

$$

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BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
EVACUATION IMMEDIATE
COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
318 PM MDT FRI JUN 29 2012

THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE PLATTE
COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

...AN EVACUATION ORDER HAS BEEN ORDERED FOR RESIDENTS ALONG FLETCHER
PARK ROAD IN THE LARAMIE PARK SUBDIVISION DUE TO THE ARAPAHO FIRE...

RESIDENTS OF THE LARAMIE PARK SUBDIVISION ON FLETCHER PARK ROAD... 
WEST OF WHEATLAND...SHOULD EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY DUE TO THE 
PROXIMITY AND APPROACH OF THE ARAPAHO FIRE. THOSE RESIDENTS SHOULD
EVACUATE TO THE SOUTH OF FLECHER PARK ROAD AND HEAD TO WHEATLAND.
CALL 3 2 2 2 3 3 1 FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS.

THE EVACUATION ORDER INCLUDES PEOPLE LIVING ON THUNDERHAWK ROAD...
ALTA VISTA CIRCLE...SHEEP MOUNTAIN ROAD...SOUTH POINTE CIRCLE...
VISTA GRANDE WAY...RAM SPRINGS ROAD...RIO VISTA WAY AND FLETCHER
PARK ROAD.

THE ARAPAHO FIRE IS MOVING TOWARD MURPHY RIDGE AT MID AFTERNOON.

BE SURE TO BRING ALONG IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS...ANY MEDICATIONS AND A
CELL PHONE WHEN EVACUATING.

$$

WEILAND


References [edit]

  1. ^ "Civil Emergency Message". National Weather Service. November 16, 2012.