The Two Wall Rule and Other Guidelines to Help Secure Your Home, Tips That Save Lives

If you live in Ukraine and your city is not a hotspot of hostilities, this does not mean that you can neglect security rules. There are still those who do not know where to hide during the air alert. How to secure an apartment. No one is immune from sudden bombing and shelling. So today's editorial office. "Site" I will explain the most important points on this topic.



How to secure an apartment So let's start with the basics. The first thing that comes to mind when you need to secure your home is These are windows. It is simple: they are the first obstacle in the path of the explosion wave. And how much they are protected depends on your safety.

In addition, the windows can take on the remaining kinetic energy. In this case, they will serve as the main obstacle to the blast wave. This is possible if the force of the explosion is not very strong or you are not near the epicenter of the explosion. This will prevent unnecessary damage to your home or apartment.





Remember that all windows should be kept tightly closed. The next step is scotch. And here it is important to do it qualitatively, because your life depends on it to some extent. Glue scotch horizontally so that one strip fits tightly to the other. You can stick it a little bit.

Many are banally lazy and glue only 2 strips of scotch with the letter “X”. This will not help you, and the windows will remain an additional traumatic object. It is important to understand that in a properly sealed window, not only fragments from mines and land mines can get stuck, but also bullets fired from a Kalashnikov assault rifle and other small arms. Such a security measure is vital.

The two-wall rule and other guidelines When a siren sounds, people behave differently. Someone from day one used to run for cover. Some people don’t have that option, so they stay home. It is important to know and remember the main thing. two-wall.

The safest place in any apartment is behind two walls. The first one will take the brunt, and the second will protect you from the wreckage. Most often, this place is a corridor and an hallway located between the load-bearing walls. In a multi-storey house, you can also hide near the elevator shaft and in the vestibule.





Basements of residential buildings are often not equipped to hide in them during air alarms. For this, they are exclusively suitable bomb shelter. In the basement there may be no light, no water, no additional source of air. If there is no second (spare) exit in such a room, you always risk being under the rubble.





In large cities, people hide in underground parking lots. In Kiev, I have a friend of mine who lived in a parking lot for several days until she managed to escape and leave the city. Underground parking is considered a safe place only if there is an additional emergency exit, and the room itself is ventilated. The same is true of home cellars.





The cellar of a private house in the village can be modernized so that it becomes suitable for temporary stay in it. Since cellar walls are made of clay, brick or concrete, they are easy to break through. It is necessary to dig the second exit from the inside. The earth should be taken out of the main entrance and sprinkled with it the cellar from above.





In the cellar, there must be shovels with which you can dig out the blockage. In addition, it is important to make a supply of water and food, as well as a few holes for additional air supply. If possible, bring some pipes or hoses to the cellar for this.

Perhaps every Ukrainian has already experienced for himself what fear for his own life and the lives of his loved ones is. Even in the most dangerous situation. The key is not to panic. Keep your head cold, throw your emotions aside when your safety is at stake. We believe that very soon the situation will stabilize and people will no longer have to hide in bomb shelters. Peace, all of us!