If you are caught outdoors in the vicinity of a hazardous materials incident, should you try to move away from the release?

In the broader context of emergency response, this advice aligns with principles of public safety during hazardous materials incidents, where distance and positioning relative to wind and topography are crucial in reducing exposure.

From the perspective of emergency responders, the public’s ability to self-evacuate effectively in hazardous materials incidents is seen as a vital component of overall incident management.

Source: https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=is-5.a&lang=en