Community Fallout Shelter Planning (1966)

Synopsis

Community Shelter Planning (CD 5 244) is a 1966 film from the Office of the Secretary of the Army and the Office of Civil Defense that shows viewers how a county works with the Office of Civil Defense to develop community shelter plans. The film takes place in Doylestown, PA, the county seat for Bucks County, and is filmed from the perspective (and point-of-view) of the County Commissioner. The film also features a young Gene Hackman playing a Regional Civil Defense expert. The film explains how a community shelter plan is developed, beginning with surveys of communities, the decisions that counties must make, how the project is funded by the Office of Civil Defense, the role of the Community Coordinator (who is sent to community planning school), how to educate the public about the plan, and a review of building techniques that help minimize radiation exposure. The film opens with a shot of Doylestown — a main square lined with buildings (01:41). People play and picnic on the grass in the square. The film then shows the exterior of Bucks County Courthouse (02:03). The Civil Defense Director greets the Regional Civil Defense expert (Hackman) inside the courthouse. The men discuss creating a community shelter plan with the Commissioner. People walk in the courthouse’s halls, passing a sign for the building’s fall-out shelter (05:38). The Regional Civil Defense expert explains the flow chart of how to implement a community shelter plan (07:08). In an office, the county’s…

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Running time

19 minutes

Collection

Ephemeral Films

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• Stock Footage