Sheltering in Place

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-025445",
  "term": "Sheltering in Place",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Occurs when people are warned to remain indoors and to make a shelter out of the place where they are located. Sheltering in place may be necessary during an event such as a chemical spill or radiation emergency.\n\n2. An emergency response instruction meaning get inside a building right away.",
  "references": [
    "CDC Identifying Vulnerable Older Adults and Legal Options for Increasing Their Protection During All-Hazards Emergencies at http://www.cdc.gov/aging/emergency/pdf/guide.pdf",
    "Radiation Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/sheltering-in-place/"
}