walls as possible.

Around the selected shelter area, place shielding material-- preferably
bricks or blocks, or containers filled with sand or earth--from the
ground level up to the first floor of the house, so that the shielding
material forms the "walls" of your shelter area. On the floor above,
place other shielding material to form a "roof" for the shelter area.

If time permits, dig out more earth and make the shelter area deeper, so
you can stand erect or at least sit up in it.


IMPROVISING AN OUTSIDE SHELTER

If your home has no basement, no storm cellar and no protected crawl
space, here are two ways of improvising fallout protection in your yard:

* Dig an L-shaped trench, about 4 feet deep and 3 feet wide. One side of
the L, which will be the shelter area, should be long enough to
accommodate all family members. The other side of the L can be shorter,
since its purpose is to serve as an entrance-way and to reduce the
amount of radiation getting into the shelter area.

Cover the entire trench with lumber (or with house doors that have been
taken off their hinges), except for about 2 feet on the short side of
the L, to provide access and ventilation.

On top of the lumber or doors, pile earth 1 to 2 feet high, or cover
them with other shielding material.