Basic personal safety

Safety starts with noticing. Most incidents give early signals — the skill is seeing them before you are inside the situation.

• Know your exits when you enter any building.
• Keep your phone charged and your documents reachable.
• If something feels wrong, act early — leaving is cheap, regret is not.

Agree on a plan while everything is calm.

• Two meeting points: near home and outside the district.
• One out-of-area contact everyone can text.
• A grab bag: water, first-aid kit, power bank, copies of documents, cash.

In the first minutes you are the responder.

• Move away from danger before helping others — a second casualty helps no one.
• Call emergency services with your exact location first.
• Stop visible bleeding with direct pressure.