The rural remote mountains apparently were not enough to protect us from Armageddon. Luckily we had been preparing for this moment for years. We only had minutes before we were to leave with whatever we could carry. I was a young 6-year-old kid who was told to grab his teddy bear and get ready to move. So what does all this mean? Planning essentials.Potential threats of radioactive fallout.Best options for finding a Fallout Shelter.Find your nearest fallout shelter near me (or you).Other items include a manual can opener, baby wipes and a whistle for calling for help. Most of the items are obvious - first aid supplies, radio, flashlight. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has a printable checklist for assembling a kit.
Before a nuclear blast, build an emergency supply kit. This helps explain why some people in Hawaii apparently decided to lift manhole covers and climb into the sewers in anticipation of a missile attack. Dense materials - even books - provide more protection. A basement offers more protection from nuclear fallout particles than a building's first floor. Here are steps you can take in the event of a nuclear strike: The session will now be on the flu.īut the CDC does have ideas for how to protect yourself in a radiation emergency.Īnd the Department of Homeland Security offers ideas on The agency postponed it last week - just before the Hawaii scare. government has a wealth of suggestions for staying safe - or at least safer - in a nuclear attack.Īnd the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was scheduled to hold a teaching session on the public health response to a nuclear blast this Tuesday. Orders have been flooding in for potassium iodide pills, fine-particulate face masks and radiation wipes. That's why Troy Jones, owner of, which sells $180 family radiation emergency kits, was rushing into his office and calling in three workers on Sunday.
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