What to do - Stromboli
Awareness of risk and knowledge of the Civil Protection Plan is a responsibility for all of us.
Share what you know with family, school, friends and colleagues: spreading information about volcanic risk is a collective responsibility, and we all have to contribute.
If you have a property or a garden, always keep it free of brushwood to reduce the risk of fire.
Keep clear (from vehicles, belongings, etc) the pathways leading away from the coastal zone.
Find out about the Civil Protection Plan of the Municipality of Lipari, to know the removal routes and the waiting area where you should go in case of an alarm.
If you or someone in your family needs special assistance (people with disabilities, old people), inform the municipality.
Visit the Info Point of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, open during the tourist season, or the websites of the Center of Aeolian Monitoring, INGV's Etnean Observatory and the Department of Civil Protection, to receive information about the risks and the civil protection activities.
Please be aware of the correct behaviors to adopt as different natural events may occur on the island.
What to do BEFORE
If you hear the sound of continuous two-tone sirens, it is possible that within a few minutes there will be a very loud explosion with the formation of a large dark cloud over the top of the volcano (PAROXISTIC EXPLOSION).
If you are near the coast, on the waterfront, beach, or near the harbor, go to the inner part of the island and take shelter in a building.
If you are inside Vallonazzo or in other depressions along the slopes of the volcano, ascend the side of the valley.
Listen to the sirens used in the event of a paroxysmal explosion or an impending tidal wave and learn to identify the two warning signals. The audio files are available for download in the Attachments section below.
If you are in a boat, move quickly away from the coast toward the open sea.
If you are in a building located far from the coastal strip, do not go outside, but move away from doors and windows: the air displacement caused by the explosion could break glass. Take shelter under a table and avoid standing on a porch or under a canopy.
Keep, if possible, your pet indoors.
If you are in a hotel or restaurant, follow the directions given by the staff.
If you notice that there are people around you who have not understood the sign, invite them to follow the correct rules of behavior.
What to do DURING
Fallout of hot volcanic material (bombs, lapilli, ash), even large ones, is expected to begin. Volcanic ash fallout may continue for several tens of minutes.
If you are already in a building located away from the coastal zone, do not go outside.
What to do AFTER
If you are outdoors, protect your mouth, nose and eyes from the ash, and if you come in contact with your eyes, avoid rubbing them but wash them thoroughly with water.
Stay informed and follow the directions of authorities and civil protection volunteers to know when to leave your location and what to do.
What to do BEFORE
It is possible for a tidal wave to come if:
- you hear the sound of continuous one-tone sirens
- you recognize at least one of these phenomena:
- a very strong explosion with the formation of a large dark cloud that rises several kilometers above the top of the volcano (paroxysmal explosion);
- a large cloud expanding from the Sciara del Fuoco, indicative of a large landslide or flowing pyroclastic flow;
- a strong earthquake that you felt or that you heard;
- a sudden and unusual receding of the sea;
- a dark, rising noise coming from the sea, like that of a train or plane at low altitude.
Listen to the sirens used in the event of a paroxysmal explosion or an impending tidal wave and learn to identify the two warning signals. The audio files are available for download in the Attachments section below.
What to do DURING and AFTER
If you are at the beach or in a coastal area: move away by following emergency signage and quickly reach the higher adjacent area.
If you are in a boat: move quickly away toward the sea.
If you are in port: leave the boat and move to a safe elevated area.
Stay in the area you have reached. The first wave may be followed by others, even more dangerous ones.
Stay informed, and follow the directions of authorities and civil protection volunteers to know when to leave your location and what to do.