ER/PV

911 – Emergencies:

• The operator will need to talk to you and ask you questions.

• Give your name, your location, and describe the emergency.

• Help will be on the way soon; stay calm and be brave.

 

What if I Get Lost?

• Go to a pre-planned meeting place if you get separated.

• Go to a trustworthy adult (police officer, security guard, store clerk)

 

Strangers:

• NEVER go with a stranger or accept a ride from a stranger.

• Strangers do NOT ask kids for help.

 

Family Code Word:

• Have a CODE WORD decided upon with your parents. Use it if anyone, other than your parents, picks you up from school.

• Practice the Code Word with your parents and keep it a secret among your family only.

• If the person, who comes to pick you up, doesn’t know your code word, DO NOT GO WITH THEM!

 

Home Alone:

• Follow the rules for your household! Go over the rules as a family.

• Know how to use the phone and how to call 911 if there’s an emergency.

 

Doors/Windows at Home:

• Know how to operate locks on doors, windows and alarms.

• Never let anyone into the house or let them know you are home alone.

• If you have an eye viewer on your door, use it!

 

How do you know when NOT to go into your home alone?

• If you see a broken window, open door, torn off screen, strange vehicle in the driveway, your home may have been broken into and a burglar still inside.

• Go to a trusted neighbor’s home and tell an adult to call the police.

 

Walking places:

• Do not walk alone. Go in a group, with a friend or a family member.

• Look out for each other and stick together.

• Practice the route with your parent(s) and identify a safe place to go if there’s trouble. Safe places may be a neighbor's house, police or fire station, a school, or a business.

 

Awareness: Walk with confidence and pay attention.

 

Avoid danger spots: Danger spots include alleys, wooded areas, areas where you can’t be seen by others, construction zones, empty buildings, and public bathrooms.

 

* Document provided by the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) Foothills Area Command station.