Wednesday, April 7, 2021 is #SafePlaceSelfie day!
If there was one extreme weather preparedness action you want your loved ones to take, what would it be? The NWA Social Media Committee alongside a team from the National Weather Service, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asserts that finding your safe place is one of the most essential preparedness activities to save your life during extreme weather. Practicing what to do and where to go for any hazardous weather makes the action second nature, which is crucial when time is of the essence. Taking the time to weigh your safe place options at home, at work, or places you spend time can reduce hesitation and give you the best chance for survival—this preparedness action could save your life. This is why we encourage all NWA members to promote and participate in #SafePlaceSelfie Day on Wednesday, April 7, and practice what we preach about preparedness.
Here are the three simple steps for taking a #SafePlaceSelfie:
1. Determine your local hazard (you can choose more than one hazard)
2. Identify your safe place from that hazard
3. Snap a selfie in your safe place and post that selfie on all your social media platforms at 11:11am (local time) on Wednesday, April 7, using the hashtag #SafePlaceSelfie
What else can you do the promote and participate in #SafePlaceSelfie Day?
- Encourage others to participate by challenging them to post their #SafePlaceSelfie on social media
- Create a friendly competition in your TV market, organization, or even on #wxtwitter
- Get others involved like your colleagues, family members, friends, and your pets
- Use this campaign to promote other weather safety actions such as having multiple avenues to receive warnings, assembling an emergency kit, and building your communication plans
- Get creative! Think beyond the traditional safe place locations for tornadoes and focus on other hazards such as lightning, rip currents, tsunami, flood, extreme heat or cold, wildfire, earthquake, etc.
- The simple action of showing others that you are prepared for extreme weather by participating in the #SafePlaceSelfie campaign could save the life of someone you know. Together, we can reach millions across the country and lead them to take one simple preparedness action and do their part to help build a Weather-Ready Nation.
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