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Hurricanes – Sheltering in Place

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November 23, 2011

| Community Emergency Response Team
| Updated

June 4, 2015

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"Sheltering-in-Place is a standard protective action utilized in Emergency Management," states
Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency Director Don Boyce. "It is utilized most often during
an accident or event in which hazardous materials have been released into the atmosphere, but also
during dangerous conditions, when it is best to be indoors and not outside or on the road"


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