Shut off ventilation systems and seal doors or windows.Cover your mouth and nose with a facemask or other material (such as a scarf or handkerchief) until you know that the fallout cloud has passed.IF YOU ARE ALREADY IN A SHELTER OR BASEMENT: If possible, take a shower, wash your hair, and change clothes before you enter the shelter. Remove clothing since it may be contaminated.Move to a shelter, basement, or other underground area, preferably located away from the direction that the wind is blowing.However, cover your mouth and nose while you do this. Remove any dust from your clothes by brushing, shaking, and wiping in a ventilated area.Find something to cover your mouth and nose, such as a scarf, handkerchief, or other cloth.IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE WHEN THE BLAST OCCURS: Remain flat until the heat and two shock waves have passed.Drop to the ground face down and place your hands under your body.Turn away and close and cover your eyes to prevent damage to your sight.The World Health Organization recommends these steps if a nuclear blast occurs: While experts predict that a nuclear attack at this time is less likely than other types, terrorism by its nature is unpredictable. During a nuclear incident, it is important to avoid radioactive material, if possible.
chances are you won't have to worry about any of this, but if you were curious we hope this helps.A nuclear blast is an explosion with intense light and heat, a damaging pressure wave and widespread radioactive material that can contaminate the air, water and ground surfaces for miles around. Ultimately, the recommendations seem to be to get inside, below ground, away from windows, and wait for instructions.
That didn't answer the question, though: are there community fallout shelters still in operation in WNY? After doing some digging the website gave 20 locations around the Niagara Region that have, allegedly, working fallout shelters. When it comes to finding local shelters on this site, there is a texting option but it only seems to be operational when there is an actual emergency (which makes sense). Go to the basement or middle of the building. Get inside the nearest building to avoid radiation. In the event of a nuclear bomb going off, offers many tips on what to do.
While the threat of Nuclear war is probably not very high in this day and age, it still is a concern after Russia made a veiled threat about using any means necessary in their war with Ukraine. Still, there are some left in WNY that are operational.
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