The Family fallout shelter by United States. Office of Civil & Defense Mobilization

Author:United States. Office of Civil & Defense Mobilization
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Fallout shelters, Nuclear weapons
Publisher: [Washington] : Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
Published: 1959-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

Living In A Shelter

The radioactivity of fallout decays rapidly at first. Forty-nine hours after an atomic burst the radiation intensity is only about 1 percent of what it was an hour after the explosion. But the I'adiation may be so intense at the start that one percent may be extremely dangerous.

] Therefore, civil defense instructions received over CONELRAD or by other means should be followed. A battery-powered radio is essential. When radiation meters suitable for home use are available they will be of value in locating that portion of the home which offers the best protection against fallout radiation. There is a possibility that battery-powered radios with built-in radiation meters may become available. One instrument thus would serve both purposes.

Your local civil defense will gather its own information and will receive broad information from State and Federal sources. It will tell you as soon as possible:

How long to stay in your shelter.

How soon you may go outdoors.

How long you may stay outside.

You should be prepared to stay in your shelter full time for at least several days and to make it your home for 14 days or longer. A checklist in the Appendix, (page 30) tells what is needed. Families with children will have particular problems. They should provide for simple recreation.

There should be a task for everyone and these tasks should be rotated. Part of the family should be sleeping while the rest is awake.

To break the monotony it may be necessary to invent tasks that will keep the family busy. Records such as diaries can be kept.

The survival of the family will depend largely on information received by radio. A record should be kept of the information and instructions, including the time and date of broadcast.

Family rationing probably will be necessary.

Blowers should be operated periodically on a regular schedule.

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