- Stay calm. If the incident is a nuclear power plant event, you will have time to take necessary action.
- Gather what you and your family will need. You may have to be away from home several days.
- Limit telephone use to emergencies only.
- Check on your family and buddy. See if your family, buddy, neighbors, and older or disabled friends need assistance. Be sure family members and your buddy have the name, address, and phone number of your "check-in" contact.
- If you need help evacuating, call the Matagorda County Sheriff's Office. Place the orange "Assistance Needed"sign in a front window or tape it to your front door. This sign is located in the back of this section. Turn on your porch light so emergency workers can see the sign, unless you have been instructed to turn off your electricity.
- If you do not need assistance, place the green "We Have Been Notified" sign in a front window or tape it to your front door before you leave home. This will let law enforcement officials know you have received word of the incident and that you are taking appropriate actions. The green sign is located in the back of this section. Turn on your porch light so emergency workers can see the sign, unless you have been instructed to turn off your electricity.
- Do not worry while you are away. Roadblocks will control access to the areas that have been evacuated.
- Report to the designated reception center, if directed to do so by county officials.
Reporting To A Reception Center
If you are asked to evacuate, you may be directed to report to a reception center, either:
- MRMC Wellness and Rehab Center in Bay City OR
- Palacios High School Field House in Palacios
If the evacuation is due to an incident at the nuclear plant, you may be checked for possible radiation contamination upon arrival at the Reception Center. After being checked and registered, you may go to an American Red Cross shelter, a hotel, or the home of a friend or relative who lives outside the affected area. Firearms, pets and alcoholic beverages will not be allowed in reception centers or shelters, however, pets can be taken care of outside STP Reception Centers for a short period of time.
Here is a map showing the nuclear plant's 10-mile radius. Locate where you live and mark your evacuation routes to MRMC Wellness and Rehab Center in Bay City (135 Medical Center Dr, Bay City, TX 77414) and to Palacios High School Field House (on Hornet Drive at State Highway 35 ).