Photo By Cpl. Nathan Reyes | A green flag is displayed at Bldg. 1 on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, indicating the...... read more read more
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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Even though summer is winding down on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, temperatures remain high, so it’s still important to use the heat safety tools the installation provides.
Paying attention to flag conditions posted around the base can help keep civilians, service members and their families safe from heat-related injuries like heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat strokes.
“The flags are a great visible indicator of how cautious you should be when being exposed to the heat,” said a member of Marine Corps Installations East G3/5 Operations staff.
According to Marines.mil, there are five different flag colors symbolizing the different heat index temperature: white, green, yellow, red and black.
If a white flag is displayed the temperature is less than 80 degrees and that extremely intense physical exertion may cause heat exhaustion or heat stroke, therefore, caution should be taken.
Flying a green flag shows that the temperature is 80 to 84.9 degrees and that discretion is required in planning heavy exercise for unseasoned personnel. This is a marginal heat stress limit for all personnel.
A yellow flag means the temperature is 85 to 87.9 degrees and strenuous exercise and activity (e.g. close order drill) should be curtailed for new personnel who haven’t been acclimatized during the first three weeks of heat exposure.
A red flag means the temperature is 88 to 89.9 degrees and strenuous exercise is curtailed for all personnel with less than 12 weeks training in hot weather.
Finally black flag conditions are for the highest heat levels recorded on base with temperatures at 90 degrees or above. During black flag conditions, physical training and strenuous exercise is suspended for all personnel excluding operational commitments not for training purposes.
Flag conditions are monitored from May 1 to Sept. 30, and any other day the temperature could potentially exceed 80 degrees. For more information on flag conditions, check out Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Order 6200.2, or visit the Automated Heat Stress System website at https://ahss.lejeune.usmc.mil.
| Date Taken: | 08.16.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 08.17.2018 10:10 |
| Story ID: | 289222 |
| Location: | CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
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