shelter at home.

2. Usually, the best place for an improvised shelter would be in your
basement or storm cellar.

3. If you don't have a basement or storm cellar, you might be able to
improvise a shelter in the crawl space under your house, outside in your
yard, or (as a last resort) on the ground floor of your house. In some
places, a boat would provide some fallout protection.


IMPROVISING FALLOUT PROTECTION

If an enemy attack should occur when you are at home, and you have made
no advance shelter preparations, you still might be able to improvise a
shelter either inside or outside your house. In a time of emergency, the
radio broadcasts may tell you whether you have time to improvise a
shelter or should take cover immediately.

An improvised shelter probably would not give you as much protection as
a permanent or a preplanned family shelter, but any protection is better
than none, and might save your life.

The best place to improvise a shelter would be the basement or storm
cellar, if your home has one.


SHIELDING MATERIAL NEEDED

To improvise a shelter you would need shielding materials such as those