INTEGRATED GUIDANCE FOR SHELTER MANAGEMENT. PLANNING A GROUP SHELTER

Abstract

Abstract : During the course of a previous project for the Office of Civil Defense, the American Institutes for Research developed a guidance document for individual shelter planning entitled Planning Guides for Dual-Purpose Shelters (Smith and Lasky, 1963) (AD-412 342). The information provided in that document was validated through review by knowledgable civil defense authorities. The question remained, however, as to whether local civil defense personnel could successfully apply this guidance to the preparation of actual shelter plans. The purpose of this project was to conduct field verification of the planning guide and to revise the document as required. The findings in this study were reflected in a major revision of the guide, now entitled Planning a Group Shelter (Smith and Lasky, 1965) (AD-629 926). Chapter 1 of the guide was revised to clarify the nature of shelter planning. So that it would receive proper consideration by shelter planners, the second chapter of the guide was revised to emphasize planning for shelter management. A section dealing with planning for shelter security was added to the guide. The section on warning and shelter entry includes more information on closing the shelter. Minor revisions were made to reflect changes in technology and changes in the Federal program which occurred during the course of this study.