Public Shelter Supplies: What Does The Government Supply (1963)

[Music] this is a public shelter no matter how highest protection factor may be a shelter must also include the supplies and equipment which are essential for shelter living to make sure that all properly identified and marked shutters have the minimum supplies and equipment required for survival the Office of Civil Defense of the Department of Defense has furnished a basic quantity of these essentials the supplies consist of food water containers a sanitation kit a medical kit and a shelter radiation kit once they have been delivered of course these supplies become the responsibility of local authorities to make sure that they will be available if needed they should be stored in a safe dry place either in the shelter itself or in an area nearby for a 50 man shelter these supplies require a storage area of approximately 50 to 75 cubic feet for a 100 man shelter approximately twice that much in other words these supplies furnished by the federal government require about one to one and one-half cubic feet per shelter space and once they have been stored the supply should be checked periodically to make sure that they are still intact and complete now let's see exactly what is included in these supplies first let's consider the food the food which is included in the government supplies consists entirely of a special formula wheat biscuit or crackers these survival crackers contain the nourishment required to maintain a reasonable state of health under shelter conditions the crackers come in sealed tins which are packed in fiberboard cartons the government supplies of food allowance at a level of 10,000 calories per person the larger carton with six tins like this contains the total food allowance for seven people the smaller case with two of these larger tins provides the same allowance for five people these 10,000 calories which are provided for each shelter space would permit for example a daily ration of two thousand calories for five days or a daily ration of approximately 900 calories for 11 days even more essential to survival than food is water to make sure there is an adequate supply of water for each approved shelter the government furnishes water storage drums this type drum holds 17 and 1/2 gallons or 70 quarts of water enough drums are furnished to provide three and a half gallons or fourteen forts of water per person the drums of course are shipped empty they must be filled by the local authorities before being stored in a shelter filling is done in accordance with the instructions which are provided in a pamphlet as well as printed on the drum to prevent leakage this drum has a double plastic liner when full this type of drum weighs about 150 pounds to assist shelter occupants in the sanitary distribution of water certain other items are included in the sanitation kit first there are plastic cups enough extra cups are included in each kit to take care of breakage or overload also there is a rubber tube or siphon like this one this tube greatly simplifies the problem of dispensing water from the storage drums to the cups this covers the food and water supplies and the equipment which is furnished to help in their sanitary storage and distribution but there are other aspects of sanitation which are equally important in the close quarters of shelter living contagious disease can be a very serious matter the best way to prevent disease is to follow proper sanitation practices not only in the distribution of food and water but in the disposal of waste there are two types of sanitation get three years for 25 people this kit kit for provides necessary sanitary facilities for 50 people the container which holds the sanitation items when emptied is intended to be used as a commode it contains a double polyethylene liner which can be pulled up over the side it also contains a plastic seat which fits over the top of the drums in addition the kit contains toilet tissue and sanitary napkins for cleaning hands there is a waterless hand cleaner it is used primarily by food handlers and those servicing commodes dispense the cleaner with a tongue depressor to avoid contaminating the contents to prevent odors and to giveth the growth of germs there is a bottle of chemical disinfectant use the chemical carefully as directed on the container to tie off the polyethylene liner but it's full a tie wire is included when the liner is tied replace the cover and the drum can be removed from the shelter and one of the water drums which by this time will have been emptied can be used in place of it all of the drums have double bags to prevent leakage for use during the disposal operation there is a pair of polyethylene gloves do not remove the filled bags from the drum if the drum must be moved slide it across the floor instead of tilting or lifting if in spite of all precautions sickness or injury does strike the shelter occupants certain medical supplies are available for emergency treatment two different sized medical kits are furnished by the federal government kit a is intended to satisfy the needs of approximately 50 to 65 people and kit C of approximately 300 to 325 people both kits contain the same type of supplies but in different quantities medicines includes such things as aspirin alcohol penicillin and sulfadiazine dressings include cotton and gauze pads there are other useful items such as cotton tipped applicators tongue depressors and a thermometer finally there are two very useful pamphlets the family guide which is intended to aid the shelter occupants in coping with the more common medical emergencies and a pamphlet containing instructions for the use of medical supplies and special medicines these medical supplies of course are not intended to take care of unusual or very serious illness or injury they are expected to provide treatment for the more common ailments and injuries which may have heard during shelter occupancy along with these supplies which you've just seen the Office of Civil Defense furnishes one other type of equipment which is of vital importance to the health and safety of shelter occupants radiological instruments to each stocked shelter the government furnishes a shelter radiation kit with the instruments in this kit a trained monitor can measure the radiation that might be present the instruments are packed in a fiber board carton for storage as a unit however this carton should be stored in a place where it is easily accessible since the instrument should be checked periodically to make sure they are operable included in the carton our instruction and maintenance manuals covering operation of the instruments in the kit also the batteries which are used in some of the instruments the kit contains four separate radiological instruments this is a survey meter which is sensitive to low levels of radiation it is commonly called a Geiger counter this estimate is used for monitoring of personnel food and water to determine if they are contaminated here we have a high range survey meter which is intended to measure moderate and high levels of radiation this is the instrument which will be used by the monitors for most of their in shelter monitoring activities it can be used for measuring radiation outside the shelter for measuring radiation coming into the shelter from the outside or radiation beyond the range of the first District each of these survey meters comes equipped with a shoulder strap now both of these are rape measuring instruments they measure the rate at which radiation is being given off this on the other hand is a dose measuring instrument or dosimeter it measures the dose or total amount of radiation to which an individual or group might have been exposed during a period of time it may be worn or carried by an individual so that it will be exposed to the same amount of radiation to which he is exposed it may also be hung in an appropriate location within the shelter then by holding a dosimeter up to the light you can read the scale inside and determine the total amount or dose of radiation finally there is the dosimeter charging now this is not an instrument for measuring radiation it is used to supply the voltage required to charge or zero the dosimeter before it is used like this these are the four types of instruments included in the shelter radiation kit they serve the show their occupants in various ways this provides a check on food and water which might be contaminated this one measures the radiation levels both inside and outside of the shelter the dosimeter enables you to determine what the total amount or dose of radiation is and finally we have a dosimeter charger which is used to 0 the dosimeter itself before it can be used used properly these estimates provide information which we use to keep the radiation exposure or shelter occupants to the minimum this completes the supplies and equipment which are furnished by the federal government under the shelter provisioning program 10,000 calories of food per person enough water storage capacity to provide 3 and 1/2 gallons of water for each occupant a sanitation kit to enable the occupants to follow essential sanitary practices a medical kit with which to treat the more common ailments or injuries and a radiation kit to provide essential radiological information now these supplies provide the basic necessities for a given number of people during the period of time they may have to occupy a shelter however these government furnished supplies should not be considered a limitation on local authorities they should be considered a minimum rather than a maximum local officials are encouraged to augment these supplies to any extent they may consider desirable and practical in order to provide additional comfort and to make shelter living more pleasant [Music]