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Programs & Services
  • -Coronavirus (COVID-19)
    • COVID-19 and Flu Vaccination Appointments
    • COVID-19 Testing, Travel, and FAQs
    • Initial, Additional and Booster COVID Vaccinations - Who Can Be Vaccinated?
  • -Flu 2021-22
    • Flu Vaccinations
  • Alcohol and Addiction Programs
    • Cocktail Calculators
    • Community Narcan Training
    • Good Neighbor Project Syringe Service Program
    • Health Promotion Presents Youth & Alcohol Use
    • Minot Community Resource Guide
    • Resources for Parents
    • Responsible Beverage Server Training
  • Employment
    • Applying at First District
  • Environmental Health Division
    • Air Quality
    • Child Care Facility Inspections
    • Cottage Foods
    • Fee Schedule and Forms for Environmental Health Services
    • First District Health Unit Rules and Requirements for Facilities
    • Food Establishment Licensing: Restaurants, Grocery and Convenience Stores, Bars/Taverns, Food Packagers, Bakeries, Meat Markets and Produce Growers
    • Food Safety for Food Service Employees/Certified Food Protection Manager
    • Lodging - Assisted Living Facilities, Mobile Home Parks, Campgrounds, Summer Camps, Bed & Breakfasts, Hotels/Motels, and Hunting Lodges
    • Microblading
    • Nuisances
    • Public Health & Safety
    • Public Portal for Viewing FDHU Inspections of Licensed Establishments
    • Septic Systems (Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems)
      • Components of a Septic System
      • Homeowner Resources
      • Sewer Contractor Resources
    • Swimming Pool and Spa Rules and Regulations
    • Tanning Regulations
    • Tattooing, Piercing and Permanent Make-Up/Cosmetic Tattooing
    • Water Analysis
  • Family Planning Program and Sexual Health
    • Family Planning Program
      • Family Planning Clinic Appointment Forms
    • HIV/AIDS
    • Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)
  • Immunizations
    • Getting Your Immunization Records (Including COVID Vaccinations)
    • Immunization Information For Adult & Children
    • Vaccine Consent Forms
  • Children (Newborn to 18)
    • Car Seats
      • Car Seat Distribution Program
      • Car Seat Resources
      • Child Car Seat Checks
      • Choosing a Car Seat
      • ND Child Passenger Safety Law
    • Farm Safety 4 Just Kids
    • High Priority Infant (HPI)
    • ND Health Tracks
    • Optimal Pregnancy Outcome Program (OPOP)
      • Maternal Tobacco Program
    • Resources for Parents
    • School Health Nursing
    • Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)
  • WIC and Nutrition
    • Minot Area Team Wellness
      • Moving More Eating Smarter Wellness Award
    • Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)
  • Women's Health
    • Family Planning Program
      • Family Planning Clinic Appointment Forms
    • Optimal Pregnancy Outcome Program (OPOP)
      • Maternal Tobacco Program
    • Pregnancy Testing
    • Women's Way
    • Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)
  • Tobacco Programs and Resources
    • Local Community Partnerships
    • North Dakota's Smoke-Free Law
    • Quitting Tobacco
      • KickStart
      • KICKSTART V - ESCAPE THE VAPE
      • Maternal Tobacco Program
    • School Tobacco Policy and Resources
    • Special Resources for Pregnant Women
    • Tobacco Industry and Marketing Tactics
    • Tobacco Prevention Resources
    • Tobacco Resources for Medical Providers
    • Youth and Tobacco
  • HIV/AIDS, STDs, and TB
    • HIV/AIDS
    • Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)
    • Tuberculosis (TB)
  • Resources for Healthy Living
    • Community Resources
    • Education and Resources for Healthy Living
    • Minot Community Resource Guide
    • Newsletter- Your First Step Into Health
    • Resources for Parents
  • Emergency Response
    • Disaster Preparedness at Home
      • Home Emergency Kit Information
    • Emergency Response Preparedness
    • Shelter-in-Place Instructions
    • Ward County Hyper-Reach Brochure
 

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All Programs : Emergency Response : Shelter-in-Place Instructions

Shelter-in-Place Instructions

In case of a chemical emergency:
    1. Go inside, turn on local radio or TV. Turn television to KMOT-TV (cable channel 7, over-air channel 10), or KXMC-TV (cable channel 3, over-air channel 13).Tune radio to KCJB 910 AM.
    2. Close all windows and doors.
    3. Turn off furnace, air conditioner, exhaust fans.
    4. Seal a room using wet towels at base of door, breathe through a damp towel to filter air.
    5. Continue to listen to TV or radio for further instructions, keep phone lines free.
    6. Unless told to do so by authorities:
      a. DO NOT evacuate or travel
      b. DO NOT bring home children from school, or other family members from work
      c. DO NOT call 911 for information (these lines are needed for medical emergencies)

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First District Health Unit • 801 11 Ave. SW • PO Box 1268 • Minot, ND 58702
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