- Author
- Office of Civil Defense
- Title
- In Time of Emergency: A Citizen's Handbook on...Nuclear Attack...Natural Disasters.
- Coporate
- Office of Civil Defense, Washington, DC
- Report
- H-14, March 1968, 94 p.
- Keywords
- handbooks | emergencies | disasters | nuclear warfare | warning systems | shelters (fallout) | fire hazards | medical services | first aid | weather effects
- Identifiers
- nuclear attack; natural disasters
- Abstract
- This handbook, "In Time of Emergency," contains basic general information on both nuclear attack and major natural disasters. This general guidance supplements the specific instructions issued by local governments. Since special conditions may exist in some communities, the local instructions may be slightly different from this general guidance. In those cases, the local instructions should be followed. Part 1 is concerned with nuclear attack and basic actions to take. part 2 dicsusses preparations and emergency actions that will help individuals cope with major natural disasters - floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, winter storms, and earthquakes.