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an overview of the area and emergency shelters etc. The template shown can be adopted for all volcanic regions and should be supplied at points of entry
The following are recommendations for a Fact Sheet that should be made available to all visitors to active volcanic and geothermal environments to provide

Map indicating possible escape routes Emergency contacts: Names of Rescue Services and Phone Numbers

to national parks, through tour operators, information centres and through accommodation providers in the area (Chapter 22).

App3.indd 355 Appendix 3 Hazard maps come in different designs, but should be easy to interpret for inexperienced visitors of active volcanic areas. For example, the island of Hawai‘i is divided into coloured and numbered zones according to the degree of hazard from lava flows. Zone 1 is the area of the greatest hazard, Zone 9 of the least. Other maps are colour coded only. Symbols and pictograms for visual recognition of key points Shelters, First Aid, Emergency Phones etc 3/28/2010 1:25:53 PM