Reminder: What To Do When You Hear A Rocket Alert

Here are the Home Front Command has publicized guidelines for citizens during a rocket alert. Please follow the guidelines below to reduce the danger and the damage caused by rockets.

When you hear an alarm, you have a minute and a half (in Beit Shemesh) to find a covered or protected area.

If you are in a building:
Head immediately to a Mamad (secure room) or a shelter. If there aren't any in the building find a staircase or an inner room with the least external walls. Close the windows and lock the doors. 

If you are outside:
Head immediately to a shelter or building nearby. Go inside and into the stairwell.
If you are in an open area, lie flat on the ground (do not kneel) and cover your head with your hands.

While driving:
Pull over to the side of the road, exit the vehicle and enter a nearby building or shelter. If you can not reach a building or shelter, leave the vehicle, lie on the ground and cover your head with your hands.

On a Bus:
The driver will pull over to the side of the road and open the doors. Get out of the bus, and enter the closest building.
If it is not possible to stop, bend down below the line of windows and cover your head with hands.

On the train:
The train driver must slow down the train to 30 mph. Bend your head under the line of the windows and cover your head with your hands.

IMPORTANT: Stay in the protected area for 10 minutes.

Make sure that everyone in your family knows these instructions!

If you see a rocket or parts of it on the ground, stay far away and prevent others from approaching. Notify the home front command immediately by calling: 104
Do not linger in the area as there is a danger of additional rockets landing in the same location.

We hope that you stay safe!

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