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If trapped, find a structure to take cover inside or find an open area and lay down. avoid fleeing a wildfire on foot. it will be moving too fast. as climate change causes drought-stricken areas to increase across the u.s., natural disasters like the middletown blaze could become more common. remembering these tips may be your key to staying cool under fire. >> go! go! the department of justice reports about 3 million home burglaries every year. some criminals will wait for you to leave for wo...

>> besides everyone trapped in the corridors and being trampled, people were running away from police. >> so if youre caught standing in the middle of a dense crowd and it begins to surge, what is your best split second decision? a, create a circle of safety around yourself by spreading out your arms and legs. b, stay in the middle and firmly stand your ground. or c, go with the flow of the crowd and work your way diagonally to the perimeter. with the mob closing in, you might get in a fight for...

Skin even through your clothes. >> it becomes what we call thermal burns and due to the heat of that fire your skin could start burning. you could start developing redness based on the heat to a point where your skin starts to blister. >> so while experts say you should drop to the floor and cover your skin if youre initially trapped in a fire, those decisions arent effective when time is running out. >> dropping to his belly really wouldnt buy him much more time. however, what you can do is as ...

Im melissa rehberger. approximately 300 demonstrators protested the dakota pipeline near the standing rock sioux reservation, there were no reports of violence. two inmates escaped from a jail. and two were killed at a football game. the citys mayor was not hurt. now back to split second decision. almost half a million fires ignite each year in buildings. thats according to the fire protection association. its an average of one fire every minute of every day. in houston, texas, fire breaks o...

>> for anybody who is on the road and they feel like theyre tired in any way, shape, or form, stop and re-evaluate your situation because youre not only putting your life in jeopardy but youre also putting other peoples lives in jeopardy. >> it knew it was coming. think fast. your next split second decision may be the most explosive yet.

So that doors pretty much going to be staying close. >> which makes b an impossible decision and staying with the car is no better. >> the car is basically a death trap. if you roll the windows down, the only way youre getting out is through that window at some point. thats your trick. how do you get free of the car before the car is no longer a nice, floating boat. >> i called 911. they told me to roll down my windows. hopefully theyll be here soon. >> though it may seem counter intuitive, the ...

The service member has not yet been blackly identified. >> a powerful earthquake struck off the coast of el salvador today just minutes after a hurricane made landfall in the region. now back to "split second decision." 911. >> i just saw an accident and the car looks like it might be on fire. >> its one of the most terrifying things you can experience on the road. vehicles burning out of control, on the verge of exploding. the stakes are higher if someone is trapped inside. experts say these ...

Sledding at jackson lake on the mountains of southern california. >> we noticed that the guys taking the tubes were going up a lot higher in the hill, which resulted in them going out much further onto the lake that was frozen and getting very close to the part that wasnt frozen. >> look at that crack. >> then a sledder overshoots the ice and lands in frigid water. if youre a bystander and see people fall through lake ice, first call 911. what should be your next split second decision? a, slowly...

Input was a sound, like a thunking sound. i still remember very clearly after hearing that sound the escalator started to speed up along with a realization of horror that it was suddenly accelerating. >> youre a father with young kids on a runaway escalator. what split second decision should you make? a, grab your kids and jump over the side railing. b, grab your kids and run back up the escalator to the top. in this case, going against the flow is a no-go as runaway escalators follow gravity do...

Ice and lands in frigid water. if youre a bystander and see people fall through lake ice, first call 911. what should be your next split second decision? a, slowly walk out onto the ice to pull them out. b, stay as close to the shore as possible and throw out some sort of lifeline. or c, form a human chain from land to pull the person out. >> if you happen to see the people fall into the ice, you absolutely shouldnt walk out onto the ice. find out what resources you have available, ropes, extens...