Atomic Alert (Elementary version) 1951

[Music] so [Music] as in atomic bombs the chance of your being hurt by an atomic bomb is slight but since there is a chance you must know how to protect yourself to protect yourself you have to know what the bomb does besides blast there's radioactivity and heat can we protect ourselves from these these children are protected concrete walls help stop radioactivity any wall stops the heat the heat scorches the house but does not harm the children any solid gives some protection the thicker it is the better we have the national defenses to intercept an enemy and we all form a team to help each other through emergencies you are on that team so as your family each member of it and in your community every doctor firemen every policeman and nurse every lineman and operator every civil defense worker in fact every community employee is ready to help you if you need him so your community is prepared for emergencies and ready to help other communities we have state to national headquarters for civil defense and your city has a civil defense car we have a warning system and a system of defense yes we have the equipment and the people for an effective team but like any team it can win only when everyone knows his job and does it well what is your job what if the warning siren sounds what should you do look for cover the nearest cover don't try to make it home unless home is the nearest place to go don't hesitate find cover [Music] everyone is in on this strangers will understand shelter quickly may save your life if you can't get into a house get behind a wall or a steep embankment on the side away from the city civil defense teams will go into action immediately if you're home you've worked to do hi susie everything's fine upstairs how are you doing here okay i guess that's good we repeat cover windows to protect against the possibility of broken glass heat and radioactivity turn off fires if you are home and are not assigned to civil defense duties go to your prepared shelter those who are in shopping centers go to prepare the we are assuming that the attack will come on the waterfront area see it's just practice all this rushing around for nothing now there's just where you're wrong we need this practice no come on let's do our job that's good thinking we all need practice here's a clean well-prepared shelter in the basement ted and sue have a battery radio and they have soda ash and stirrup pump fire extinguishers they have other emergency supplies too a flashlight a well-equipped first aid kit with plenty of bandages tape and scissors a red cross first aid book a few cans of food a good supply of water blankets and an electric lantern in reserve you know susie this stuff would come in handy on a camping trip i'd a lot rather be at a camping trip say what would we do if we didn't have a basement at school they told us we should be away from windows and behind double walls you know like an inside hall ted's right if you live in an apartment house you can't all go to the basement head for a shelter area if none is marked for you find cover away from windows and in a hallway if possible wait for the all clear be calm if you're on the playground run for shelter if you're in the schoolyard get into the building move quickly but in good order inside go to the shelter area you've been assigned take your place on the floor here's one good way to protect your eyes and neck in case of a bombing wait for the all clear so far you've been watching a practice drill but what if there is a bombing a bombing that comes without warning what is your job then find cover immediately don't look at the flash stretch out in about one minute the immediate danger is passed then head for safer cover another bomb may fall get indoors if you can shed your outer garments they may have radioactive particles on them if you're home take shelter and stay down for about one minute by then the danger from radioactivity heat and blast have passed protect your eyes and neck let's get things shut up sue found shelter under her bed again let's get the battery set when the house current is off that battery radio is essential keep tuned in the air burst of 301 pm was zeroed on union station heavy damage extends from about 14th street north to as far south as the waterfront you know we're lucky that class was mild stay undercover unless you have civil defense to i've just been handed a bulletin there's been an underwater burst at the waterfront water thrown up by the bomb is falling as mist and rain and it is radioactive avoids radioactive mist and what does he mean by radio air from the river according to what dad said necessary the radioactivity gets into the mist and rain and if the mr rain gets on you it's apt to make you very sick what would you do about it i'd scrub thoroughly with a detergent in water that's a detergent it's something like mom uses when she washes dishes and clothes don't drink tap water it may be contaminated ted and sue are waiting for the all clear i'll see who it is hello who's there it's your blackboard and mr carlson plenty mr cross hello chad hello ted this is mr franklin our radiological monitor he's here to check for any radioactivity i saw your mother down the shopping center she's fine well there's no damage here no it's been very good here hello sue say have you seen my dad lately he's down at headquarters and boy he's really busy you know well there's no radioactivity here say mr franklin is that a pen on your coat there oh no that's a dissimilar a dosimeter what's a dosimeter well it measures the amount of uh radioactivity that i've been exposed to but this is the meter that i used to check with say mr carlson is there anything i can do outside to help now ted everything is under control you just stay here till the all-clear signal is given you've done a good job thank you mr carlson bye sue bye a good job that's what everyone must do to be safe doing a good job means simply following the rules in an alert or an attack and waiting until all is clear again in this early and troubled stage of the atomic age our very lives may depend on always being [Music] alert you