Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22
Essential Supplies and Equipment

ESSPlltldI supplies anu Equipment
In order to remain in the shelter
or shelter area for sufficient
period of time, in order to meet
any emergencies which may arise,
and in order to be as comfortable
as possible, steps should be taken
to obtain and have available in the
shelter area the following types of
supplies and equipment:
Food and water sufficient for at
least two weeks Both should be in
containers which will protect the
contents from contamination. A va
riety of canned foods and pack
aged foods, including meats, vege-
tables, fruit and fruit juices of the
types to which the members of a
family are accustomed, will usual
ly provide an adequate selection
and can be rotated through normal
use. Two quarts of water per per-
son per day will provide enough
for drinking purposes and limited
amounts for washing utensils and
personal hygiene; more is very de-
sirable.
Sufficient bedding, clothes, tow
els, wash cloths, expendable paper
supplies, such as toilet paper, pa
per towels, paper cups and plates,
old newspapers, sacks, etc, should
be stocked in or near the shelter
Medical supplies, first aid kit,
aspirins, vitamins, sanitary nap
kins, disposable diapers, special
medicines, deodOrants, diSinfec-
tants, insecticides, soap, toilet ar
ticles and similar items should be
maintained at sufficient levels to
be adequate for minimum of two
weeks; some of these items may
be unobtainable for some time af-
ter an emergency.
Sanitation equipment such as a
garbage can, covered pail or buck
ct for human waste, plastic bags
for human waste, household
bleach to reduce bacterial content
of garbage and waste, etc, should
be available in the shelter area
Other items of equipment such
as a battery powered radio, cleo
trio lamps and flashlights, spare
batteries for radio and lighting,
clock, calender. writing materials,
matches. candles, cooking utensils,
source of heat for cooking, and
books or other means of dever
sion or amusement are considered
essential.
An up-to-date list or chart show
ing the location of all the supplies,
tools, and equipment required in
the shelter should be maintained
and certain members of the family
should be assigned the emergency
responsibility of taking to the shell
ter area those items not stored
there. BY having activities plan
ned and rehearSed will save yalu-
able time, which might be needed
to make last minute improvements
which add to the protection of the
shelter or shelter area from the
hazards of radiation, such as sand
bagging basement windows, piling
books on the floor over the shelter,
etc.
One adult in each family should
be trained in First Aid or Medical
SeIf-Help.
POst-Attack Information
Subsequent to an attack, and as
soon as information regarding lev
els of residual radiation from fall
out has been collected and ana
lyzed, information will be broad
cast on $40 and 1910 kc, or on
regular broadcast bands when
CONELRAD has ceased operation.
instructions as to when certain
categories of personnel may leave
shelters, information on obtaining
SUPPLIES, and any other necessary
instructions will be broadcast per-
iodically to insure that the public
is informed and instructed. Later,
when outdoor movement for great
er numbers is feasible, teams will
start recovery operations; all able
bodied adults will be utilized in
these efforts.