Step 6: Estimating the time required for implementing protective actions.
- This is possibly the most difficult of the six steps because there are so many factors involved, and each factor takes an indeterminate amount of time.
- Adequate time must be allowed for all phases of the evacuation, including:
- Reaching a decision to evacuate
- Mobilizing community evacuation resources
- Communicating appropriate protective action instructions to the public
- Individual mobilization of resources to leave the area at risk
- Completing the physical evacuation of people occupying the affected area