Disaster Prevention and Emergency Procedures （防災のてびき）

• Disaster Reduction Guide（PDF：14,443KB）
• Flooding and sediment disaster hazard map；northern area（PDF：1,638KB）
• Flooding and sediment disaster hazard map; northern area from JR Kobe line（PDF：2,258KB）
• Flooding and sediment disaster hazard map; southern area from JR Kobe line（PDF：1,855KB）
• Tsunami hazard map（PDF：2,219KB）
• Geological features and active faults map（画像：942KB）
• Notes on Nishinomiya Natural Hazard Map（PDF：153KB）

For fires and other emergencies requiring first-aid, please dial 119 and calmly and clearly state your emergency in Japanese.

When immediate transport of a victim is necessary due to sudden illness, serious automobile accident, gas inhalation, serious burns, and so on, an ambulance can be summoned.
However, for slight illnesses and light injuries, please transport the victim to a hospital by taxi or private vehicle.

If a fire breaks out, please warn your neighbors by yelling "Kaji(FIRE)" in a loud voice. Then dial 119.
It is helpful in event of an emergency to have your address posted next to your telephone or a place where it can be easily accessible.
Fire extinguishers are helpful in putting out fires, so please furnish your home with a fire extinguisher.
(CAUTION: Please watch out for imposters dressed as fire fighters selling fire extinguishers at inflated prices. Owning a fire extinguisher is recommended but not mandated by law.)

(1) "119" calls

• For injuries: dial 119 and first say "Kega wo shimashita," followed by the location, your name, and the condition of the injury.
• For sudden illnesses: dial 119 and first say "Kyubyou desu," followed by the location, your name, and the condition of the victim.
• For a fire: dial 119 and first say "Kaji desu," followed by the location, your name, and any landmarks in the area.
• For an accident: dial 119 and first say "Jiko desu," followed by the location, your name, and any landmarks in the area. To report a traffic accident to the police, dial 110 and say "Jiko desu."

(2) When Using a Public Telephone for Reporting:
Public telephones have an emergency button or other similar apparatus which you should use in case of emergency. Coins or telephone cards are not necessary.
Operating procedures during an emergency: pick up the receiver, and after pushing the red emergency button, dial 119. If you are using an emergency telephone, pick up the receiver and dial 119.

(3) When Using a Cellular Phone for Reporting :
When you dial 119 from a cellular phone, your call, due to radio wave conditions, may be received by other city’s fire department headquarters and then forwarded to the Nishinomiya City Fire Bureau. Therefore, please be sure to tell the operator in which city an emergency occurs and your cellular phone number. The Fire Bureau may contact you again after the call, so do not switch off your phone. You are recommended to use landline phones or pay phones because connections to cellular phones can be bad or broken.

13−3 Ikeda-cho 電話：0798-26-0119

1−38 Tsuto Otsuka-cho 電話：0798-23-0119

4−4 Matsukaze-cho 電話：0798-74-0119

3−5 Nishinomiyahama 電話：0798-22-0119

2−12 Furukawa-cho 電話：0798-49-0119

15−11 Takagi Higashi-machi 電話：0798-63-0119

11−66 Kamikotoen 2-chome 電話：0798-54-0119

7−1 Najio Shinmachi 電話：0797-61-0119

4−1−20 Shimoyamaguchi Yamaguchi-cho 電話：078-904-0119

Considering Japan's high density of residential buildings, it is important not to cause an accidental fire.

（1）Before going to bed or going out of the house, please make sure all flames are out.
（2）Absolutely no smoking in bed.
（3）Do not place easily burnable objects near your gas stove.
（4）Do not use more than the maximum permissible amount of electricity from one outlet.
（5）Install a fire extinguisher.

In Japan, the typhoon season is from June to September. If a typhoon draws near, please pay attention to weather reports and refrain from doing any nonessential activities or sports (mountain climbing, fishing, swimming in the ocean, etc.)

（1）Secure flower pots, clothes-hanging poles, etc., on your balcony or in your yard so that they will not be blown away by the strong winds.
（2）If you have shutters, close them so that your window glass does not break.
（3）Prepare for power outages by preparing a flashlight, transistor radio, and emergency first aid kit.

Japan is a country with an extremely large number of earthquakes. The greatest fears in an earthquake are the collapse of houses and other buildings along with damage from fires caused by the earthquake.

（1）Do not place heavy or easily breakable items on top of dressers or shelves.
（2）Check the nearest shelter (in Nishinomiya, municipal elementary, junior high and high schools, as well as community centers are designated disaster shelters).

（1）After the shaking stops, check to see if the gas and electricity are turned off.
（2）Protect your head from falling objects with a cushion or some other soft object.
（3）Open a door or a window to ensure a way out of the building.
（4）Do not get confused and leave the building without your shoes; there may be much debris and broken glass.
（5）If a fire breaks out, extinguish it immediately.

A tsunami, a huge destructive wave, is generated at the same time as an earthquake occurs and strikes the land suddenly. It is important to know how to respond to tusnamis when you are near the ocean.

• Evacuate immediately, to the northern area from JR Kobe Line if you are near the ocean or rivers and you feel a large earthquake.
• Evacuate immediately on the basis of information provided through TV and radio.
• Listen for evacuation instructions from the city, the fire department or the police by emergency loudspeakers or from loudspeaker vans, and evacuate immediately.
• Stay away from the ocean and rivers and go to higher ground, e.g. a three-story building made of reinforced concrete.
• Leave your car and evacuate on foot.
• A tsunami flows onto the land more than once. Stay away from the ocean and rivers and wait for the tsunami warnings and advisories to be cleared.
• Do not panic. Act on the basis of accurate information provided through TV, radio and municipal loudspeaker vans.
• If you failed to evacuate, then you need to evacuate to one of the Tsunami Evacuation Buildings, higher than the 3rd floor.

The following items should be stored in a backpack. The recommended weight of the pack is roughly 15kg for adult males and 10kg for adult females.

• Clothing
• Cash, Bank Book, Personal Seal, etc.
• Portable Radio and Batteries
• Flashlight, Candles and Matches
• First-aid kit
• Miscellaneous items such as soap and tissue paper
• Crackers, Canned Food, Hard Biscuits, Instant Food, Mineral Water, etc.