Shelter-in-Place 

Roll of Duct Tape – Duct tape is great, and you probably already have some lying around. Chances are, you might not have enough. To seal one room, you will need at least one 30-yard roll. When used properly, these kits use a lot of tape and plastic sheeting.

Plastic Sheeting – You can get 4-6 mil sheeting of any color, but I prefer 4 mil since you can contour it to odd-sized doors, windows, and vents. I also prefer black sheeting since it can double as a resource to cover windows for light discipline. The 10-foot wide sheeting we suggest may seem like overkill, but it is always better to cut plastic down to cover an opening than to seam it together with duct tape- there is almost always a hole!

The shelter-in-place kit is used for three types of scenarios: chemical, biological, or radiological events. These events usually come with a warning, and possibly even a message to shelter in place. Even with a warning, being able to shelter in place quickly is the most important part of the entire plan. While a radiological event could take hours to contaminate, a chemical release would usually only give you minutes to become airtight. Follow the following steps, in order:

• Close and lock all windows and doors. Leaving any of these open would just be unwise.
• Shut off your HVAC system. Do not pull any air in from the outside.
• Shut off any fans. Quit circulating air within your home.
• Go to your designated Shelter in Place room. It should be on the top story of your home and towards the center. The higher the room, the better since chemicals and other contaminants are heavier than air and tend to settle in clouds at ground level.
• Cut plastic to cover your doors and windows in this room. Some people choose to pre-cut plastic to the size of their doors and windows to save time at this step. I don’t suggest this, however, since that may affect your plans if you have to switch Shelter in Place rooms for any reason.
• Tape the plastic to the frames to create airtight barriers. Use plenty of duct tape on areas where you are not sure it has been sealed- better safe than sorry.
• Cut plastic and tape over any air intake or exhaust inside the room.
• Turn on the radio and stay informed on when conditions are safe for you to evacuate.

Here is the corniest video we could find about it that is still accurate:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjpoh7lGqLg&t=5s

Evaluate the threats that apply to your area. Do you live close to military bases (attacks), industrial areas (chemical accidents), or a nuclear power plant? (radiological contamination) If you perceive any threat that would include a chemical, biological, or radiological hazard, you need to put together a Shelter in Place Kit.

The kit is very easy to put together- the plan is much harder to execute quickly. In a life-or-death situation, you may be surprised at how hard it is to cut and apply plastic to windows and doors. Practice can make perfect, so a dry run is never a bad idea.

Keep your kit in your designated shelter-in-place room to save a little more time and to know where it is. Let your family in on the plan, so they know what to do as well. Some believe the kit is not worth it because you will “suffocate to death”.

Evaluate the threats that apply to your area. Do you live close to military bases (attacks), industrial areas (chemical accidents), or a nuclear power plant? (radiological contamination) If you perceive any threat that would include a chemical, biological, or radiological hazard, you need to put together a Shelter in Place Kit.

The kit is very easy to put together- the plan is much harder to execute quickly. In a life-or-death situation, you may be surprised at how hard it is to cut and apply plastic to windows and doors. Practice can make perfect, so a dry run is never a bad idea.

Keep your kit in your designated shelter-in-place room to save a little more time and to know where it is. Let your family in on the plan, so they know what to do as well. Some believe the kit is not worth it because you will “suffocate to death”.

A 12’ x 12’ x 12’ (pretty small) room is almost 50,000 liters of air. A person breaths about 10,000 liters of air per day- but doesn’t use all the oxygen they breathe– they exhale a good portion. This allows five people to survive at least a day, or one person to survive for at least five.

The Shelter-in-Place kit is designed to be used only for a few hours. Chemicals you can typically wait out, and radiological exposure forces you to evacuate eventually anyway- you are just sheltering for the duration Alpha and Beta particles are being emitted. Once those have settled, you will need to evacuate to avoid long-term gamma radiation exposure.

Vehicle Shelter-in-Place

Staying mobile and continuing to evacuate may be a priority since you only have about 4 hours of air in your average car. You may have to make that judgment call.

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