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AMHERST J I iiissiiiiiiffl i 3ia0bb 0577 7M12 b /v"<5// - C<^o GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS COLLECTION JUN 91988 University of Massachusetts Depository Copy • *RAF7 COMMUNITY SHELTER PLANS CIVIL DEFENSE INFORMATION IN TIME OF INTERNATIONAL TENSION OR CRISIS During a period of growing international tension, all normal methods of communication-such as newspapers, radio and television will be used to get civil defense information to the people. Visitors should make arrangements to return home if an attack seems probable. If you are warned of a nuclear attack, go to a public fallout shelter or to your BARNSTABLE COUNTY home basement immediately, tune your battery powered radio to a local station NANTUCKET COUNTY and listen for additional information and instructions. BRISTOL COUNTY Stay in shelter until you are advised by local government officials that it is NORFOLK COUNTY safe to come out. DUKES COUNTY PLYMOUTH COUNTY Your local Civil Defense Director and other local public officials, under the guidance of State and Federal Civil Defense Agencies, have been working for some time to develop the best plan for survival in the event of Nuclear Attack using presently available resources. The basements of many homes in this area, because of the substantial type of construction, will provide a degree of protection against radioactive fallout, with those persons not able to take shelter at home being provided space in public shelter. The Community Shelter Plan is Option I of the Nuclear Civil Protec - tion Program for Massachusetts and would be implemented if insufficient time was available for evacuating people from areas that would be subject to direct blast damage. Option II of the Nuclear Civil Protection Program provides instruc- tions on the relocation of people from the blast risk areas to the safer host areas and is known as the Crisis Relocation Plac , now being prepared, You will be advised as to which part of the program to follow based on the international situation. The role of the Civil Defense Agency is the coordination of all re- sources of the Commonwealth to avert, combat, and minimize the effects of disaster, natural, man-made, or war caused. This plan is designed to increase your ability to survive the effects of a nuclear attack. SAVE THESE PLANS-THEY MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE i . e Where to go— What to do— TO TAKE SHELTER 44 • IF A VERY BRILLIANT FLASH OR SHOCK OCCURS and you are not in a shelter, act as follows: 44 II indoors, drop to the floor; get under a bed, desk, or. heavy table; and stay on the floor out of line of Hying glass, shielding face and The ATTACK WARNING SIGNAL is a 3-to-5 minute wavering tone on head. If outdoors, quickly'get behind a tree, into a ditch, or other sirens, or it may be given to you by radio or television. The ATTACK protection. Then go immediately to the best shelter you can reach WARNING SIGNAL shall mean that an actual attack against the country has within one hour. If you cannot reach a public shelter or your home been detected and that protective action should be taken immediately. basement, choose any substantial building for protection. IF YOU MUST USE YOUR HOME FOR A SHELTER Study the following on how to improvise shelter HOW TO IMPROVISE HOME SHELTER SUPPLIES ^ IMPROVISED FALLOUT SHELTER AT HOME PROTECTION If you are required to take shelter at IN A HOME home, you can add additional protection to that which already exists. Although First aid Toilet Disinfectant Garbage l^V £*3 time you paper can this might be possible at the kit Newspapers BASEMENT SHELTER receive warning to take shelter, a certain amount of pre-planning is necessary if Emergency Waste Paper towels Sanitary napkins satisfactory results are to be expected. toilet Storage IS THE TIME TO DECIDE WHAT YOU NOW SANITATION & MEDICAL SUPPLIES WILL DO AND HOW YOU WILL DO IT. Cups ^^H^ WHAT TO DO NOW S&L mm Sleeping bags decide which ( 1 ) Study the sketches and » Paper |fj is applicable to your situation and select a plates Food md containers ^ I I shelter location. Measuring [7) Take note of available shielding ma- Sewing kit terials such as bricks, concrete blocks, ^L^—\ Blankets sand or loose earth which could be moved Napkins WATER ^SS» quickly. CLOTHING Other things could also be used as shield- FOODS. EATING UTENSILS & BEDDING SELECT THE CORNER OF YOUR BASEMENT WHERE ing material, or to support shielding ma- THE GROUND LEVEL OUTSIDE IS HIGHEST. THIS IS terial, such as: THE SAFEST PLACE IN THE BASEMENT. • House door* that have been taken off their Place boxes or drawers on top of a sturdy table or hinges ( especially heavy outside doors) III Extra Batteries Bottle and workbench and fill with heavy (notorial, such as • (especially if the drawers nipples Dressers and chests dirt or sand. If the sides of tho basement away RADIO are filled with sand or earth). from tho shelter area have more than two foot of • Tables and bookcases. Miik outsida waft exposure, materials should also bo • Large appliances (such as washers, dryers, TV gjy placed around tho open sides of tho table. Be very and hi-fi sets) careful not to overload tho table to tho point of INFANT CARE & SUPPLIES collapse. • Trunks, boxes and cartons (if filled with earth, sand or other heavy material) • Books, magaiines, and stacks of firewood or lumber. FLOOR SHELTER • flagstones from outside walks and patios. GROUND (3) If no shielding materials are presently available, obtain and store some in a convenient location. (4) Take note of nonperishable foods nor- mally kept in the home. If these are not Hose Crowbar Flashlight and Batten sufficient to maintain your family for two TOOLS & OTHER ITEMS weeks, increase the supply. IMPORTANT REMINDER Public Shelter only for those people who do not have a home basement or cannot reach home within 30 minutes after warning to take shelter. There are commercial buildings not in this listing that boxes drawers on top and the afford excellent shelter and are for the use of the oc- Place or around of a sturdy table or workbench and fW thorn cupants only. This information is available from the sides materials. Often • makeshift table building owner or local Civil Defense Director. with heavy can bo made by using doors supported by cabinets or other pieces of furniture. BARNSTABLE COUNTY PUBLIC SHELTER INSTRUCTIONS 1. Follow instructions listed below. 2. Not all public shelters are stocked, so take whatever food and water you can carry as well as medicines. IF YOU ARE IN: BARNSTABLE See Map. BOURNE See Map. BREWSTER Go to the Nauset Regional School, Route 28. Orleans. CHATHAM Go to the Chatham Intermediate School, Route 28. Cape Fisherman's Supply, Depot St. DENNIS Go to the East Dennis Community Center, Center St. or Ezra Baker School, Route 28. or Water District Garage, Old Bass River Rd. Wixon Middle School, Route 134. EASTHAM Go to the Nauset Regional School, Cable Rd. FALMOUTH See Map. HARWICH If you are North of Rte. 28, go to the Harwich Elementary School, South St. If you are South of Rte. 28, go to the Cape Cod Savings Bank, Route 28. MASHPEE Go to the Davis School, Great Neck Rd. ORLEANS Go to the Nauset Regional School, Route 28. PROVINCETOWN - Go to the Post Office, Commercial St. or Junior-Senior High School, Winslow St. or Pilgrim Monument and Museum, Town Hill. SANDWICH - Go to the Wing School, Route 130. or The Library, Old Main St. or The Historical Society, Route 130. TRURO - Operations Building, Air Force Station, No. Truro. WELLFLEET - Go to Our Lady of Lourdes, Main St. YARMOUTH - See Map. PUBLICATION OF TUB DOCUMENT APPROVED BY ALFREDO HOLLAND. STATE PURCHASING AGENT EST COST PER COPY 1 IV SM 12 7H 50662 BARNSTABLE AREA SHELTER A Cape Cod Community College, Route 132. B County Court House, Main St. C Barnstable Middle School, South St. D Barnstable High School, West Main St. or Hyannis Elementary School, Bearse's Way. Sandy Nock Beach E Centerville Library, Main St. F Centerville Elementary School, Bay Lane* G Cotuit Elementary School, Old Oyster Rd. Beach Point Se^SauDucoio r anctua by 7/ Poppooesset Beach 1. Public Shelter only for those people who cannot use Home Basement for shelter. 2. Identify Your Shelter Area by letter. 3. Take Shelter in any Building listed below for your area. 4. Not all Public Shelters are Stocked so take what food and water that you can carry as well as medicines. - AREA SHELTER A Bourne Bridge, North Abutment. B Sagamore Bridge, North Abutment C Bourne Jr. High School, Cotuit Rd. or Peebles Elementary School, Trowbridge Rd D Bourne Regional School, Route 6A. E Fire Station, Barlow's Landing Rd. HOW TO USE THIS MAP 1. Public Shelter only for those people who cannot use Home LEGEND Basement for shelter. SCALE 2. Identify Your Shelter Area by letter. A Shelter Service Area 3. Take Shelter in any Building listed below for your area. @ Shelter Location 4. Not all Public Shelters are Stocked so take what food and water that you can carry as well as medicines. 4000 6000 FALMOUTH AREA SHELTER SCALE Jones Rd. A Falmouth Intermediate School, 1 MILCt or Post Office, Main St. or Lawrence High School, Main St. or Telephone Building, Main St. B Marine Biological Labs, Woods Hole. C Telephone Company Office, 189 Main St. LEGEND A Shelter Service Area Q Shelter Location WOO06 HOLE; 9 OCEAN QGRAPH.. \ \JN8TITUT \ harbor ~'-*r point . YARMOUTH AREA SHELTER Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School John Simpkins School, Main St. or South Yarmouth Elementary School, Route 28.