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CIVIL DEFENSE
The Civil Defense Act of 1950 provides technical assista
nce , training pr o grams, and financial aid to assist State
a nd l oca l g ove rnments in pr ov iding a civil d efe nse pr o gra m.
In Wayne Co unty funds are mat c hed by federal funds t o defra
y adminis trativ e and pers o nnel costs. The t o tal budget
f or the Wayne County Civil Defense Agency is $12,781 f or the
1967 - 68 fiscal yea r.
Existing Facilities
Established in 1 957 with its headquarters in Goldsboro,
the Wayne County Civil Defense Agency con d uc ts its pr o gram
fr om two o ffices o n th e se con d floo r o f th e Co unt y Welf a re
Building . While the space pr ov ided by the se tw o offices
is presentl y d eeme d a dequ a te, any expansion of the Civil
Defense pr og ram wou ld r e q ui r e mo re s p ace . At present,
tr a ining cou rs e s a r e held in va ri ou s pl aces, such as th e
co unty cour th ouse, th e health cen t er, a nd at rural f ir e
stations.
One o f th e majo r functions of th e civil d efense agency
is the marking, licensin g , and st oc king o f f a ll o ut shelters
f o r the public use . Su c h publi c shelt e rs ar e rat e d acc o rd-ing
t o the protecti o n th ey o ffe r fr o m f a ll o u t. An y fa c ility
whi c h o ffers a redu c ti o n f ac t o r o f fr o m 2 0 t o 39 h a s a prote
c ti o n fa c t o r o f o n e . This co ntinues u p wa rd thr o ugh a
pr o te c ti o n fact o r o f e ight whi c h offers alm o st co mplete
pr o t ec ti o n . There i s sp ace f o r 11,69 1 p eo pl e in Wa yn e
County with a pr o t ec ti o n f ac t o r o f one . There is en o ugh
sp ac e f o r 12,412 with a pr o t ec ti o n fact o r o f 2 to 8. Howe
v e r , 8,406 o f thes e sp ac es a re l oc ated at Ch e rr y Ho spita l
a nd S e ym o u r- John s o n Air F o rce Ba s e . This l ea v e s 4 , 00 6
sp ace s f o r the r e ma inin g c i v ili a n p o pul a ti o n . Mo st o f th e s e
4, 006 sp ace s ar e n o t o pened t o th e publi c. Onl y 2,003
s p ac es a re st o ck e d with f oo d and wat e r a nd r ea d y f o r use
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| Full Text | CIVIL DEFENSE The Civil Defense Act of 1950 provides technical assista nce , training pr o grams, and financial aid to assist State a nd l oca l g ove rnments in pr ov iding a civil d efe nse pr o gra m. In Wayne Co unty funds are mat c hed by federal funds t o defra y adminis trativ e and pers o nnel costs. The t o tal budget f or the Wayne County Civil Defense Agency is $12,781 f or the 1967 - 68 fiscal yea r. Existing Facilities Established in 1 957 with its headquarters in Goldsboro, the Wayne County Civil Defense Agency con d uc ts its pr o gram fr om two o ffices o n th e se con d floo r o f th e Co unt y Welf a re Building . While the space pr ov ided by the se tw o offices is presentl y d eeme d a dequ a te, any expansion of the Civil Defense pr og ram wou ld r e q ui r e mo re s p ace . At present, tr a ining cou rs e s a r e held in va ri ou s pl aces, such as th e co unty cour th ouse, th e health cen t er, a nd at rural f ir e stations. One o f th e majo r functions of th e civil d efense agency is the marking, licensin g , and st oc king o f f a ll o ut shelters f o r the public use . Su c h publi c shelt e rs ar e rat e d acc o rd-ing t o the protecti o n th ey o ffe r fr o m f a ll o u t. An y fa c ility whi c h o ffers a redu c ti o n f ac t o r o f fr o m 2 0 t o 39 h a s a prote c ti o n fa c t o r o f o n e . This co ntinues u p wa rd thr o ugh a pr o te c ti o n fact o r o f e ight whi c h offers alm o st co mplete pr o t ec ti o n . There i s sp ace f o r 11,69 1 p eo pl e in Wa yn e County with a pr o t ec ti o n f ac t o r o f one . There is en o ugh sp ac e f o r 12,412 with a pr o t ec ti o n fact o r o f 2 to 8. Howe v e r , 8,406 o f thes e sp ac es a re l oc ated at Ch e rr y Ho spita l a nd S e ym o u r- John s o n Air F o rce Ba s e . This l ea v e s 4 , 00 6 sp ace s f o r the r e ma inin g c i v ili a n p o pul a ti o n . Mo st o f th e s e 4, 006 sp ace s ar e n o t o pened t o th e publi c. Onl y 2,003 s p ac es a re st o ck e d with f oo d and wat e r a nd r ea d y f o r use - 29 - |
