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Middle School Briefing
West PointUXO Safety Program
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What Is UXO?
UXO stands for unexploded ordnance.
Ordnance is what we call ammunition, such as:• Bullets, bombs, duds, grenades,
blasting caps, shells and fuses
Unexploded ordnance is:• Ammunition that was fired but didn’t explode • Ammunition that could explode • New or old...Shiny or rusty…clean or dirty
All of it is dangerous!
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Some UXO Is Hard to Identify
UXO can be found in many shapes, sizes, and types.
• Size doesn’t matter. Small items can kill or injure.
• Age doesn’t matter. Old rusty items can kill or injure.
• Items may not look bad, but they are dangerous!
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Length = approx. 4 to 4.5 Length = approx. 4 to 4.5 inchesinchesDiameter = approx. 1.5 Diameter = approx. 1.5 inchesinches
UXO Examples
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UXO Examples
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Length = approx. 2 feetLength = approx. 2 feetDiameter = approx. 4 Diameter = approx. 4 inchesinches
UXO Examples
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UXO Examples
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Length = 1.5 feetLength = 1.5 feetDiameter = approximately 4 inchesDiameter = approximately 4 inches
UXO Examples
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UXO Examples
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UXO Is Dangerous!
People have been seriously hurt or killed by UXO:
• Do not touch anything that could be UXO.
• Do not enter areas with “Danger” signs.
TRAINING RANGE
KEEP OUT
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Learn What To Do…
• Keep Yourself and Your Friends Safe!
• Recognize!• Retreat! • Report!
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Recognize It.
If you find UXO:• It may not look deadly - but it is!• Leave it alone.• Try and remember the area where you
found the UXO.
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Retreat!
• Don’t touch it. Don’t go near it.• Leave the area.
IMPACT AREA KEEP OUT
TRAINING RANGE
KEEP OUT
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Report it!
Tell an adult if you find something that could be UXO:
• a parent• a teacher• a military police officer• a firefighter
• Call West Point Military Police at: (845) 938-3333• If someone is injured by UXO, call 911 immediately!
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Remember What To Do If You Find UXO…
– Recognize it
– Retreat
– Report it
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Be Safe!
• UXO can kill you.
• If you find UXO, leave it alone.
• Tell an adult if you find UXO.
• Keep yourself and your friends safe.