Coping With Disaster

Fires The fire is the most common disaster and one of the most pesky. A fire is pretty easy to contain if you have enough Fire Stations. Put the speed on pause and click on the "Red Light". A menu will pop up. Drag to the "Dispatch Firefighters" box. Then you can place the fire icons right next to the fire. Turn the speed up to "Turtle" and each Firefighter will put out the fires he is next to. Pause the game again and repeat. Note that Firefighters can NOT be placed on special tiles (schools, colleges, parks, etc.). Floods Floods are a real hassle. There are few ways to deal with a flood except for lowering the terrain all around the flood and dispatching police and fire to the scene. Since the flood doesn't cause any fires it's best to just let it through and dispatch the police and firefighters. Tornados Tornado's sweep through the town causing massive destruction. There is nothing at all that can deal with a tornado so it's best to just let it go through and clean up after it. Be prepared for a lot of rubble when the tornado is done. The conditions that cause a tornado are prime hurricane weather so if a tornado isn't enough destruction for you be prepared for some random destruction. Have the Firefighters on alert! Riots Riots occur when you let something get out of hand (Pollution, Unemployment, Crime). The citizens take to the street to protest causing fires as they go. You need to have the police ready to take care of the rioters and the fire stations ready to take care of the damage. The protesters multiply as they walk along so it's best to pause the game as you lay down your police coverage. Plane Crashes Plane crashes occur when, oddly enough, a plane crashes. This disaster can be prevented only by building your airport away from large structures like Arcologies and Commercial towers. Otherwise, have your fire stations ready to clean up the mess that it makes. Also, Sim-Helicopter 1 can crash.

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