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How to behave in case of air alert and other military threats?

In case of hostile air raid attacks or other military threats:
  • Follow the programme and information provided by the Lithuanian National Radio and Television;
  • Check your mobile phone messages;
  • If you hear Civil Protection Signal “Air alert” in the street or another public place, seek for cover as soon as possible and hide there (cover may be hollow, trench, underground pedestrian crossing, tunnel, cellar etc.);
  • Do not panic, try to say calm and focused, warn your relatives and neighbors;
  • Do not leave your residence without important reason, do not walk in the streets or open territories;
  • If you receive instructions to hide, dress up and rush to the place indicated, shelter or take cover in another safe place. Take your documents, money, water, long-keeping food products, protective measures, necessary medicaments, toiletries, portable radio with batteries, mobile phone and its charger;
  • If you stay at home, take protective measures: turn off the light, draw the curtains, tape window glasses, let your pets inside the house, stay at a room without windows (if possible) or hide in the cellar or by using another cover;
  • If you drive a car, turn on the radio, listen to information and follow recommendations;
  • If you receive instructions to evacuate or leave, turn off electrical appliances, shut off gas and water valves, close windows, shutters, lock the doors and keep the same actions as you carry out before leaving for a few days;
  • Avoid unnecessary calls to your relatives, friends and acquaintances by mobile phones or fixed telephones so that communication lines would not be loaded or blocked. Call if you really need to inform about help needed, traumatized people or unexpected danger.
When gunshots are heard and shooting is witnessed:
  • If you are outside, do not run. Drop to the ground and cover your head with your arms. Drop wherever you stand, do not search for a clean place;
  • When shooting continues, try to be closer to the ground. When shooting ends, crawl to a safer place (underground pedestrian crossing, cellar, first floor of the building, trench etc.);
  • In case a shooting is witnessed at your house, do not come near windows;
  • If you hear shooting when you are at home, immediately drop to the floor, crawl to the switch and turn off the light, keep the curtains drawn and try to stay in a room without windows;
  • If stay at home is unsafe, go to the closest shelter (collective protection building), where you will receive assistance.
When an explosion occurs (or after the explosion):
  • Drop to the ground and cover your head with arms. If possible, try to use the closest and easily accessible objects such as building, trench, hollow, tree or even part of pavement as cover;
  • After the explosion do not hurry to leave the cover since debris may fall close to the place of an incident after some seconds, also other explosive devices may explode;
  • Leave the place at a safe distance only when you are certain that there will be no more debris;
  • Hide in a safe shelter and stay there for a while (bombardment may renew in a period of 1-30 minutes);
  • If an explosion takes place in a building, use emergency exits. It is forbidden to use lifts;
  • If there are traumatized persons, help them evacuate to a safer place and give first aid. Before choosing a safer place, consider the condition of the construction since a building or a part of it may collapse;
  • Do not touch suspicious items or explosive devices. If there is a possibility, mark the suspicious thing (its perimeter) and inform the corresponding official authorities;
  • If there are traumatized persons, help them evacuate to a safer place and give first aid. Before choosing a safer place, consider the condition of the construction since a building or a part of it may collapse;
  • Help others to clear debris, roads and cope with the consequences of air raid attack.
When hostile soldiers appear in your city or town:
  • Stay calm. Try to make clear about the situation and then decide what to do;
  • If you see soldiers nearby, do not approach them since you may become a target or victim by accident;
  • Do not stare at military equipment, weapons or armed people at close distance – you may be treated as a spy;
  • Do not let children to the streets, they might be curious about the situation and get hurt under the tanks, they may find explosive devices or misfired explosives which may be a threat to life;
  • Do not film or take photos of hostile soldiers. If you do so, then try to stay unnoticed;
  • If you talk with an armed person, do not keep your hands in your pockets, do not make sudden moves and do not argue with him;
  • Do not threaten an armed person by indicating your rights and international institutions – armed persons may be tired, nervous and suspicious and that might pose a risk to your life;
  • If armed persons invade your house, keep away from them, leave your house immediately;
  • If you have to go somewhere, it is better to go on foot than by using a vehicle;
  • It is safer to go not alone (at least two persons) in case of an assault;
  • Consider the time which is better for moving in the city – during the daytime or at night (it depends on factors such as: curfew, snipers, artillery bombardment, etc.)