shelter-in-place

If conditions become too bad, Howland said, city officials will try to coordinate with their suburban counterparts to issue shelter-in-place recommendations.

D.C. officials ponder how to respond to next snowstorm Tim Craig 2011

But officials realized that two other refineries had no electricity and reinstated the "shelter-in-place" recommendation as a precaution.

Outages Cause Scare at Texas Refinery Ben Lefebvre 2011

If conditions become too bad, Howland said, city officials will try to coordinate with their suburban counterparts to issue shelter-in-place recommendations.

D.C. officials ponder how to respond to next snowstorm Tim Craig 2011

Dust mask, to help filter contaminated air and plastic sheeting and duct tape to shelter-in-place .

Watching out for Earl? Here's how to be prepared 2010

In a really severe pandemic, though, the advice would be to "shelter-in-place," isolating oneself and one's family in one's home until the danger passes.

Flu Season: Factory Farming Could Cause A Catastrophic Pandemic 2010

In a really severe pandemic, though, the advice would be to "shelter-in-place," isolating oneself and one's family in one's home until the danger passes.

Kathy Freston: Flu Season: Factory Farming Could Cause A Catastrophic Pandemic 2010

In a really severe pandemic, though, the advice would be to "shelter-in-place," isolating oneself and one's family in one's home until the danger passes.

Kathy Freston: Flu Season: Factory Farming Could Cause A Catastrophic Pandemic 2010

In a really severe pandemic, though, the advice would be to "shelter-in-place," isolating oneself and one's family in one's home until the danger passes.

Kathy Freston: Flu Season: Factory Farming Could Cause A Catastrophic Pandemic Kathy Freston 2010

Dust mask, to help filter contaminated air and plastic sheeting and duct tape to shelter-in-place.

Watching out for Earl? Here's how to be prepared 2010

It's also impossible to evacuate New York City -- the government's policy for a hurricane there is to "shelter-in-place."

Landstrike: New York's horrible hurricane scenario 2010