Fallout Shelters Near You | Nuclear Bomb Bunker Locations
If there is a nuclear bomb detonation near you, what would you do? Nukes aren’t necessarily a death sentence if you are properly prepared. While the fireball is instantly deadly, the fallout can be avoided or sheltered against. Knowing the closest fallout shelters or bunker locations is an important part of nuclear survival planning.
Those who have their own bunkers have it easiest, but you don’t want to be left scrambling around trying to figure it out at the moment. A quick look and integrating what you find into your plan can make the difference between life and death. While we all hope you’ll never need it, we’ll help you find the fallout shelters near you below.
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What are Fallout Shelters?
Fallout shelters are structures specifically designed and built to provide protection from radioactive fallout in the event of a nuclear war or nuclear accident.
Fallout itself is the residual radioactive material that is dispersed into the atmosphere after a nuclear explosion or nuclear reactor accident. It looks a bit like light snow when it is visible and is easily carried by the wind. Ground-burst nuclear attacks are designed to kick up as much fallout as possible since there has been plenty of testing over the years on the most effective detonation height to generate the largest fallout ‘plume’.
Fallout shelters can take many forms, from simple underground bunkers to more complex structures built into the basements of buildings or even entire underground complexes. They are usually designed to shield occupants from gamma radiation, which is the most dangerous type of radiation emitted by fallout.
During the Cold War era, fallout shelters were built across the United States and in many other countries as a way to protect civilians from the potential effects of a nuclear war. Since the Cold War, Civil Defense funding has been cut significantly, and public fallout shelter plans have lapsed and are much less common now.
Directional fallout shelter signs used to be commonplace on street corners, pointing the public to protected areas for when the unthinkable happens.
US Fallout Shelter Maps
There were many fallout shelters created, designated, or labeled in the US by Civil Defense and other entities. Local counties and cities were cooperative in city planning sessions to ensure that residents had designated spaces that were prepared for nuclear events.
We weeded out most of the shelters that are no longer there. But, of those remaining, the supplies are likely not there. While the building may be suitable as a fallout shelter, there probably aren’t any public supplies to make it survivable. Still, checking out one (if it is local to you) could be helpful in your preparedness planning or just to relive a bit of nostalgia.
Approaches varied widely by different states, but we’ve developed fallout shelter maps for each state (and district/province):
Alabama
Alabama still has plenty of fallout shelters and has kept great records. Check out the interactive map to find one near you:
Alaska
Fallout shelter planning in Alaska was pretty sparse. This makes sense considering how rural the state is. Protection from radiation is accomplished with time, distance, or shielding, and Alaska has plenty of distance.
One unique plan we found was for the residents of a small fishing town to hop on their boats and go into the Gulf for fallout protection.
Arizona
Phoenix Civil Defense plans just assumed the worst, and advises everyone to evacuate at least 40 miles from the city. Natural caves and schools in Tucson earned a few fallout shelter placards in the state.
Arkansas
Arkansas plans took advantage of caves and natural features as a few large-capacity fallout shelters. Those can also be effective blast shelters, but most people would have logistical problems actually getting to them in an emergency.
California
California has only a few cities with fallout shelter info still around, with Sacramento leading the way. They published a map in the mid-60s, and most of the identified shelters still exist. Hayley R. completed some research on Fresno and Oakland and was kind enough to share the maps with us as well.
Colorado
Denver, Colorado Springs, and Fort Collins all lead the way with their local plans still showing a few places still on the map.
Connecticut
Public fallout shelters in Hartford, New Haven, and Norwalk are still there, and some mines and caves in the state were designated as well. Connecticut is also a state with a high number of private fallout shelters built into homes.
Delaware
We found surprisingly little for a Northeast state. If anyone has copies of Civil Defense plans, we’d love to see them. We’ll always welcome pictures of fallout shelter placards, too.
Florida
With the huge number of people living in Florida, the state doesn’t have that many designated fallout shelters. Tampa and Jacksonville have the most, leaving huge cities like Orlando and Miami in a questionable spot.
Georgia
Georgia (except Atlanta) is a lot more spread out than our other fallout shelter maps. Here is the interactive map of fallout shelters in Georgia:
Hawaii
You may remember the scare Hawaiians had back in 2018 when they received texts that missiles were inbound and thought their lives were over for the better part of an hour. Many people went to designated fallout shelters to find them without supplies or, even worse, locked.
Because of this, Hawaii EM officials have said there are no fallout shelters and have removed all of the signs. This seems somewhat short-sighted because the nuclear threat still exists, and the buildings themselves offer adequate shielding from fallout. Some islands also have signs posted in cave systems, which would work well as bomb shelters (not just fallout).
Idaho
We found the fewest number of fallout shelters for this state. If anyone has any Civil Defense plans they could send pictures of, or even fallout shelter placard pictures, it would really help us build up this map.
Illinois
Chicago doesn’t have many shelters… because the city used to house nukes. It was a target on the map during the Cold War and wouldn’t survive any sort of retaliatory strike. The suburbs of Chicago (and Springfield) had plenty, though, since they were likely to contend with a lot of fallout if anything happened.
We don’t have all of the info for the suburbs to put in our map, so let us know if you’ve found anything to add.
Indiana
Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, and Bloomington all had decent fallout shelter plans, with many buildings still there today with adequate shielding.
Iowa
Iowa is pretty sparse as far as fallout shelters go. Without Civil Defense plans readily available, we could only find a handful of placards across the state.
Kansas
Some fallout shelters with placards are still around in downtown Wichita, but there are also some converted missile silos and a massive old Boeing shelter in the area. Arkansas City had a robust plan as well, with many identified shelters:
Kentucky
Lexington had a full Civil Defense plan that we could transcribe, but the rest of the state is harder to track down. Still, there are plenty of old schools and post offices still in use in Kentucky, so checking your local one wouldn’t be a bad idea.
Louisiana
Louisiana has a long history of dealing with natural disasters, and it has put some effort into the Civil Defense program.
Maine
We found a handful of public fallout shelters in Maine, which matches the approximate number of full-scale bunkers they have. Maine was big on encouraging residents to build their own fallout shelters since many homes already had basements.
Maryland
There are close to 1000 identified shelters in Maryland, with most of them in the Baltimore area.
Massachusetts
Many of the signs have been taken down in Boston, but there are a few still up, and there are even some supplies left over. We tried to weed out any demolished buildings when checking the original plans. Quincy has several shelters with signs still up, although most of the gear is probably gone.
Michigan
Detroit had over 2,000 fallout shelters identified in the 80s, but the list continues to shrink. Here is the interactive map of their current locations, including the suburbs of Detroit and the sparse bomb shelters in the remainder of Michigan:
Minnesota
Minnesota has more lakes than it has fallout shelters. Locations were verified with placards, since we couldn’t find Civil Defense records for any of the counties in the state.
Missouri
Kansas City, St. Louis, Springfield, and more have fallout shelters in Missouri.
Mississippi
Mississippi has a handful of fallout shelters to protect the public.
Montana
Like most sparsely populated states, we didn’t find too many fallout shelter placards. There were no Civil Defense plan records found either. Private shelters certainly exist, though.
Nebraska
While we only found a few fallout shelters for Nebraska, they have done some interesting things over the years. For starters, one fallout shelter was constructed exclusively for cows.
Nevada
Las Vegas relied on casinos and local mines to meet Civil Defense capacity plans.
New Hampshire
With only a handful of shelters, New Hampshire isn’t the most robust state for fallout protection.
New Jersey
While New York has a huge number of shelters, New Jersey was pretty lacking with the Civil Defense plans and placards we could find.
New Mexico
New Mexico has an entire school built underground to be a fallout shelter.
New York
New York City is a prime target for terrorism and unconventional attacks as it is the largest city in the US. No wonder there are still at least 250 labeled fallout shelters in the city alone. Besides NYC, Lockport and Syracuse have a few shelters.
You can find one near you using the interactive map:
North Carolina
With plenty of military bases in Fayetteville, Jacksonville, and Goldsboro, plus a large shipping port in Wilmington, NC, has a high nuclear attack risk, warranting the fallout shelter plans that put over 1400 shelters across the state in the 1960s.
Since then, they have been much harder to track down and find, with many of the buildings being renovated or torn down. Here is what we’ve found so far:
North Dakota
North Dakota is chock-full of nuclear targets, so there weren’t many fallout shelters to track down. Plenty of people in the state have built their own over the years, which can be effective if they live far enough away from a city or Air Force base.
Ohio
Cleveland, Columbus, and Toledo all have a few spots designated. Schools and post offices seemed to be preferred during emergency planning. Shout-out to Hayley R, who curated a bunch of fallout shelter info for Hamilton and contacted me to share.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma has plenty of identified shelters, mostly concentrated in Oklahoma City. Underground tornado shelters are pretty popular for homes in the area, which can also work well as a private fallout shelter.
Oregon
Fallout shelters aren’t just for the East Coast. Eugene had a robust plan in 1968, although these locations have not been verified since. Many rural counties opted to use the many dams in the area as designated fallout shelters, which seems a bit overkill and far to travel for most people.
Pennsylvania
We found Civil Defense plans for Pittsburgh and Philadelphia and plenty of placards throughout the rest of the state.
Puerto Rico
We didn’t find much for civil defense planning for Puerto Rico. The few locations we found are repurposed cisterns that double as shelters.
Rhode Island
The smallest state has a few shelters in Providence and Pawtucket, mostly.
South Carolina
South Carolina worked hard on their Civil Defense plans, and the record-keeping wasn’t bad either.
South Dakota
While there are a few public fallout shelters, South Dakota is king when it comes to privatized bunkers. From old Minuteman Silos to entire underground prepper complexes, there are plenty of opportunities to buy into a space to ride out the worst of attacks.
Tennessee
We found a Memphis Civil Defense plan, so we were able to transcribe a lot of locations there with a few more placards in Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and the rest of the state.
Texas
Many counties in Texas have had community fallout shelter plans. This helped us verify and map a huge number of locations in Texas, besides just placard identification.
Utah
Utah has several fallout shelters, mostly in the Salt Lake City and Provo area. The area is also known for having quite a few private fallout shelters.
Vermont
Rutland County had a Civil Defense plan with plenty of shelters still standing. We didn’t find much north or south of that area, however.
Virginia
With the massive number of shelters in DC, it was surprisingly hard to find records and locations in Virginia. The plans and placards we could find barely totaled more than 50.
Washington
The state doesn’t have a huge number of fallout shelters that we could find. Many plans were relying on military resources, tunnel systems, and dams.
Washington DC
Another robust target, the nation’s capital, has had a comprehensive fallout plan in place for close to a century. You can still find a PDF copy of the original civil defense plans. Many of those shelters are no longer labeled or are now unverified, as you can see on the interactive map:
West Virginia
The Greenbriar Resort isn’t a public fallout shelter, but it does have a massive bunker built for government officials. There aren’t many pictures of it, but you can tour it when you visit the resort, for a fee, of course.
We haven’t found too many records or shelters across the state, so if you have some or have seen a placard somewhere, let us know.
Wisconsin
We’ve found a huge number of fallout shelters in Wisconsin, mostly in Milwaukee, with some others scattered around the state in Madison, Green Bay, and Appleton.
Wyoming
The best records in the state for Civil Defense were found in Yellowstone. National Parks does a pretty good job with recordkeeping, and the details of the park’s plans may seem odd, but the designated structures still stand.
What Makes a Good Fallout Shelter?
Good fallout shelters are designed to provide maximum protection against radiation exposure. Here are some key factors that help a fallout shelter do its job:
- Shielding: The shelter should have thick walls and a roof made of materials that are effective at blocking radiation, such as concrete or steel. The thicker the shielding, the better the protection. Alternatively, several yards of dirt will work, so many shelters are below ground.
- Ventilation: The shelter should have a ventilation system that filters out radioactive particles while it brings in air. The system should be designed to minimize the amount of outside air that enters the shelter.
- Water and food supply: The shelter should have a reliable source of clean water and a stockpile of non-perishable food that can last for several weeks or months.
- Waste disposal: The shelter should have a system for disposing of human waste and other trash so it does not contaminate the shelter’s air or water supply.
- Space and comfort: The shelter should have enough space to accommodate the number of people planning to go in it, and is ideally equipped with basic furniture and amenities, such as beds, chairs, and a toilet.
- Location: The shelter should be located in an area that is unlikely to be directly impacted by a nuclear explosion, and should be within quick access to the people planning to use it.
Overall, a good fallout shelter should be well-designed, well-stocked, and well-maintained to provide the best possible protection for those who may need to use it.
How Fast Do You Need to Get into a Fallout Shelter?
The speed at which you need to get into a fallout shelter depends on several factors, including the distance from the explosion, the size of the explosion, and the direction of the wind. In general, the closer you are to the explosion, the more quickly you should seek shelter.
If you are within a few miles of a nuclear explosion, you may only have a few minutes to seek shelter before the fallout arrives. However, if you are farther away, you may have several hours or more to find shelter before the fallout reaches your area.
It is important to note that fallout radiation can continue for days, weeks, or even months after a nuclear explosion. Therefore, it is important to stay in your shelter until you are told it is safe to come out.
If you hear a warning of a nuclear attack or nuclear accident, you should immediately seek shelter in the nearest available fallout shelter. If there is no shelter nearby, you should try to find the most secure location possible, such as a basement or the interior room of a building, and cover yourself with anything that can provide additional shielding, such as thick blankets or mattresses.
Shelter vs. Evacuation
The answer is both.
You should be prepared to ‘bug-in’ or in a nearby shelter if needed. Or, ‘bug-out’, meaning you evacuate the area if you have the information on hand that lets you know that is the safest option.
For the same reason, you don’t necessarily have to immediately go into a fallout shelter (based on wind, distance, and warning time)- you could also evacuate the area to avoid the fallout altogether. This can be risky if you are unsure whether there is congestion on the evacuation route.
Planning for panic is always smart, so be sure that your plans aren’t too reliant on things like clear highways.
If you don’t have a bunker-style fallout shelter, you can still shelter-in-place for fallout before you evacuate. Shelter-in-place only requires plastic sheeting and duct tape to restrict airflow, and a little bit of planning and know-how. Many weaponized isotopes decay quickly, making a 24-hour wait-it-out strategy work well before you get out of dodge.
Shelter-in-place use is directed by regional Emergency Operation Centers (EOC) around the same time as the orders for public use of Potassium Iodide tablets. If you don’t have the cheap kit or tablets ready to go, you’ll just need to do your best without them.
How Long to Stay Inside a Fallout Shelter?
The length of time that you should stay in a fallout shelter depends on the level of radiation exposure in your area. Fallout radiation can last for days, weeks, or even months after a nuclear explosion or nuclear accident, so it is important to stay in your shelter until you are told it is safe to come out.
The amount of time you should stay in a fallout shelter can vary depending on a number of factors, including:
- Distance from the explosion: The closer you are to the explosion, the longer you will need to stay in your shelter.
- Shelter quality: A well-built shelter with proper ventilation, a high level of radiation shielding, and a large cache of supplies will provide more protection and allow you to stay in the shelter for a longer period of time.
- Radiation levels: Radiation levels will decrease over time, so the longer you stay in your shelter, the lower your radiation exposure will be in fallout-affected areas. Different radioactive isotopes decay in different amounts of time, so the nuclear payload can affect this. Fallout is most deadly when it arrives as the decay has hardly started.
In general, it is recommended to stay in your fallout shelter for at least 24 hours after the initial explosion or until radiation levels have dropped to a safe level. If radiation levels are still high, you may need to stay in your shelter for several days or even weeks. It is important to listen to instructions from authorities and follow their guidance on when it is safe to leave your shelter.
Are There Public Fallout Shelters in the USA?
Sort of- the big caveat to the maps we show above is that those fallout shelters are not supported anymore.
Public fallout shelters were built in the United States during the Cold War era, but most of them have since been decommissioned or repurposed. Today, there are very few public fallout shelters that are maintained specifically for the purpose of protecting people from nuclear fallout. Still, many of those fallout shelter areas have effective shielding (but probably not supplies).
Post Office Fallout Shelters
The US Postal Service played a large part during the Cold War-era Civil Defense, and many post offices built during this period were designated fallout shelters and were stocked accordingly. They were so common that many of them were not designated on county and community maps, yet they still had the well-known Civil Defense badges and fallout shelter placards.
Learn more about the USPS’s role on their website: The Postal Service’s Role in Civil Defense during the Cold War
Modern Fallout Shelters
With Civil Defense no longer a priority, the government has prioritized nuclear deterrence in its stead. Nuclear non-proliferation campaigns have been successful so far in volatile countries. “So far” is the key wording.
There are still some private organizations and individuals who maintain their own fallout shelters for personal use. In addition, some government buildings and other facilities may have designated areas that can be used as fallout shelters in the event of a nuclear emergency. When the United Kingdom scrapped its public WMO (Warning and Monitoring Organisation) nuclear bomb bunker program, the thousands of bunkers were privately sold en masse.
It is important to note that the best strategy for protecting yourself from nuclear fallout in the United States is evacuation. In the time-distance-shielding equation, distance is the most effective for most. Being evacuation-ready with a basic emergency plan and having a bug out bag ready can help significantly after you’ve waited through the shelter-in-place declaration.
It is recommended that individuals and families make their own plans for both sheltering in place in the event of a nuclear emergency and evacuation. Depending on the nuclear attack target and fallout plume, being ready for either gives you the highest survivability rate.
Pros & Cons of Public Fallout Shelters
Just like any situation, there are both positive and negative aspects when you plan on using a public fallout shelter. One of the biggest variables is the people you may have to share it with. Desperation surrounding a nuclear event can make people dangerous, and there may not be authority figures around.
Pros
- No investment needed
- Many people are unfamiliar with them
- Typically high levels of radiation shielding
- Nearby to much of the US population
Cons
- May be completely gone (check before you plan)
- Can get overcrowded
- No management authority or oversight
- No supplies
- Ventilation may not work
- No egress plans
Because nuclear attacks are unlikely, you may be fine with having a public fallout shelter being your nuclear solution. If you are completely unprepared, there are higher-priority things to prepare for, like financial stability, home security, and fire protection, before you start looking into personal bunkers.
Canadian, UK, and European Fallout Shelters
The United States isn’t the only country with a Civil Defense program and public fallout shelters.
Canada Fallout Shelter Map
Canada had robust fallout reporting and shelter structures to protect its citizens, even in less populated areas. Here is the interactive map for all of Canada, separated by province:
United Kingdom and Europe Fallout Shelter Map
A handy website, Subterranea Britannica, has an up-to-date list of fallout shelters across Europe (and the UK, of course).
There are also over 1,500 now privately owned WMO bunkers across the UK, with most of them concentrated in the south. They sell for around £20,000 despite being small, cramped, and old. The Daily Star put together a map showing all of these bomb bunker locations.
Fallout Shelter Alternatives
If you can’t find a nearby public fallout shelter and don’t have any friends with one, there are a few fallout shelter alternatives. They aren’t great, but they could save your life. Note that these are just for fallout protection- a nuclear fireball will make short work of all but the most fortified military facilities.
Basements
Just heading down to an underground basement can improve your radiation protection 5-fold. Generally, you want to put as much dirt and construction material between you and the outside as possible.
Even a brick veneer on the outside of your home can help, but larger buildings typically use thicker concrete walls.
Large Buildings
Interior rooms or basements of large buildings, like office buildings and hotels, have several layers of concrete to shield them from radioactive fallout, making them ideal. This is also where many public fallout shelters were designated, because of their great shielding properties.
Abandoned Mines
Starting off with the worst possible choice, abandoned mines are incredibly dangerous. Arizona mine inspectors see a massive number of mines and recently stated that 13% of inactive mines pose an extreme risk to public safety. The one thing they do have is plenty of shielding from any sort of radiation once you are inside.
In my opinion, it’s not worth it because there are better options. But, if you want to research abandoned mines near you, here are some handy maps:
Not every mine on the MRDS map is above ground, though, so don’t make any plans based on a pip on a map.
The MRDS map can be overwhelming, though, so a map that is slimmed down to inactive metal mines can also help:
As you can see, there are still a lot of options, but they are concentrated in specific regions of the US. Use the interactive map to drill down into your area to see all of the options near you.
All of that said, there are many safer options if you’re looking to go underground…
Caves
There are more mines than caves in the US by a staggering margin, but there are plenty of caves out there that could work in a pinch.
Besides just palling around with spelunkers, caves offer plenty of protection from nuclear fallout. The caves in parks are designed to have people in them regularly and would be much more hospitable in an emergency than an abandoned mine.
Those are pretty much your only alternatives…
Military Bunkers
Unless, of course, you have a death wish. Only designated personnel will be allowed into military bunkers, so you’re going to be left stuck outside.
If you try to push or trick your way in, you can be sure that lethal force will be authorized.
When you are stranded outside, you’ll be in the worst possible place to be during a nuclear war: unprotected and right next to a military installation.
Build a Fallout Shelter
Building your own fallout shelter isn’t as hard as it sounds. You don’t need lead walls and a vault door- you just need some construction resources, a space (preferably underground), and some dirt. We have several guides on building homemade fallout shelters in our free PDF library, but these two get straight to the point:
- Family Shelter Designs [DOD CD, 1962] – A civil defense manual with eight different fallout shelter configurations that scale in complexity and effectiveness.
- Build a Protective Fallout Shelter – This homegrown guide is useful in that it shows you how to build a fallout shelter with common construction supplies.
You don’t have to follow a guide, of course. If you stick to the main principles and shield yourself with a couple of yards of dirt, you’ll be on the right track.
The Final Word
Nuclear attacks are far from the end if you are prepared and know what to do. Create a plan that works for all of your risks by incorporating shelter-in-place and bugging out (evacuating) to be best prepared for any scenario.
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I know everyone bugs you about it. How do I find a map with fallout locations near me in Newport News Virginia 23607? TIA
Doesn’t look like there is one. Norfolk has a few designated community centers, but you may want to check your local post office depending on how old it is.
I am planning to build a new garage. With everything going on in the World at present, and with the threat of war increasing markedly, I was considering building a fall out shelter underneath or along with it. I am near downtown Chicago and most of my property is building with a small back yard, most of which would be the garage. Trying to find information of what is allowed is difficult, I wanted to have a rough idea of what I might be allowed to build before I go to zoning/planning. Most people seem to think such structures are not for normal people, but the risks from all out war to terrorism seem to be growing and in an urban center, getting out likely wouldn’t be practical without advanced notice. We also do not seem to have functional civil defense shelters here anymore. A place to put some food, water, and supplies as well as act as a fallout/limited blast shelter seem to be more practical than ever.
Hi I’m in Manassas VA and I can’t find a fallout shelter for my family, can you help us please?
If your local post office was built in the Cold War era, you might have one there. I didn’t see a map of your area, but the DC suburbs definitely had them at some point.
How about in Pennsylvania 17815
How could i guarantee to some of my friends that i’m not nuts; that i ought to prepare? I am a graduate of Job Corps and an Army Vet. Never went to “The Point” or West Point or any of the or Academies. No, its my disavowed aunt to blame for everything. i would like to help others begin prepping including my friend Ronald E. Lutsch and his sister, Audrey Spears, too. I have no idea if there’s a bunker that should be there in SLV, Colorado where i believe that that is Holy Ground and could very well be where we should build Bunkers there. What say you?
I just wanted to know if there’s any fallout shelters near me I live in a small town called Watsonville CA i just wanted to know because of everything that’s going on in the world and I want stay up to date and be prepared
as a teenager I want to thank you with the current threats and the chance of nuclear war at anytime its sad to know that if it does happen then the world wont be the same for my generation and it wont ever be the same after that and this has given me hope that I can survive this if it happens
I don’t see Ohio on the list. Don’t they think that our fresh water source “ the Great Lakes” would be a target? Why are there no shelters in Ohio?
I live in Ohio and that is a fair question why aren’t there any in Ohio???
Is the map/search ability available to us or are you just telling us you have access to it for yourself?
There is no national map. I find old Civil Defense documents and transcribe them to statewide digital maps, weeding out the buildings that are gone along the way. Some communities (like New York City) have hobbyists that have already done it.
Good morning.
Most of the fallout shelters in this part of Canaduh are either stated as “planned” or obsolete.
The RCMP shelter in Alberton PE is now a private residence.
Good luck getting into that place.
I’m not sure what’s happening with the community structure in Tignish, but they have always been more community oriented than the rest of us here. Still, I doubt that it is stocked with preps.
Not that I’m planning on going to one.
I can’t imagine being unprepared let alone trapped in a basement full of unprepared people who are possibly angry, scared, and volatile.
The situation at the sports stadium during Katrina comes to mind.
I have a concrete sub-basement that is structurally sound and can be sandbagged on the first floor level for added protection. There’s a two story house on top of the concrete basement and my preps are down there.
I have lots of sandbags and a sandpit across the road. I just need a little “time” to get it done. Twenty or thirty bags of sand won’t take long to get filled and placed over the designated area. The lower heavy duty shelves in the sub-basement could be emptied of preps and used for sleeping.
The thought chills me to the bone.
Good luck.
New Jersey?!!
Do you know of anything near Radford, Pulaski, Christiansburg, or Blacksburg VA? I feel like there should be given the arsenal in Radford but I don’t know how to find them.
Thank you!
Sacred Heart Cathedral school in downtown Raleigh had a shelter complete with the barrels full of supplies in the basement. I was in first grade and remember it well.
Your sources must be incomplete. I live in Manchester and what is now the annex building for the school district and once the old high school, on Manchester Rd, is/was a designated fallout shelter complete with the radiation signs and everything.
Do you know of anything listed in Giles County, Va? I live near the Radford Arsenal as well, and would think there would be some nearby or in the general area. Thank you!
Hi Sean! I’m an amateur civil defense historian from California that came across your website and maps recently, wanna give a huge thanks to you for posting a lot of useful information about fallout shelters in different states! I even see on the California one you added all of my Oakland locations from my map, which is an honor, if this will help I actually have all the ones from Fresno County on a map I also made that you can add if you’re interested! Otherwise keep up the good work on your page, cant wait to see more!
Awesome! I added your Fresno and your Hamilton, Ohio work and attributed them to you in the state map descriptions.
There are a few libraries that have physical maps I haven’t seen, and occasionally I’ll see new ones pop up on eBay with clear pictures too.
Anything near Elkhart, IN?
Thanks for putting this map together. Kinda crazy to find out my middle school was a fallout shelter. With that being said, Madison Square Mall in Huntsville, AL was bulldozed 10+ years ago so there is no longer a shelter there.
Anything in Orr around Keller or Southlake, Texas?
What about Louisiana?
Where should people in Northeast Louisiana go?
I’m in Fort Payne Alabama and I have a fall out shelter in my yard. I’ve been trying to find out more information about it but so far no luck. It’s really cool though. Has steps going down into it then there is a brick wall that you have to turn left then go through a metal door and then to the right. It has metal lockers for storage and a water pipe for water. Although the toilet isn’t there anymore, it has a hole in the floor for the toilet. It has power and we found the hand crank air filter in a garbage can down there. The only thing missing is the fall out shelter sign.
Being from NJ, I was intrigued at the sheer number of fallout shelters in Princeton
where can i find fall out shelter entrances in georgia
we have a bomb shelter in Conde sd cap 150 people
I doubt most of these shelters still exist. But you could add 120 S Main St, Stanley, ND 58784 to the list. It’s a former bank building build in 1960 with a fallout shelter in the basement. It still has the fallout shelter sign on the front of the building to this day. You don’t see very many of these signs anymore.
I’m Curious as to How Well these Types of Shelter’s Would Also Help and If They Would be Effective for
NATURAL DISASTERS Like Say the Dormant Volcano in Yellow Stone Erupted or Meteor’s or Earthquakes that Could Cause Tsunami’s and So On?
My Biggest Concern is When Those Things Happen Just like in a Nuclear Fallout the Air, Water and Everything Around You is Affected for a Long Time as Well So are There SEPARATE DIFFERENT ADDITIONAL THINGS That You Can and Should Do to Help Prepare for Events like That Since They Have Happened in Smaller Remote Areas Already Throughout our History and Current Times and I’m Sure More Will Have Eventually its Nature so it’s More So a Matter of When it Will Happen and Not If, Maybe it Won’t Happen in Our Time but Maybe it Will and I’d Rather be Prepared for the Possibility of
Just in Case! 😉
~ I live in Florida in Orlando Currently looking to buy some somewhere else in Florida with some land but I’m open to where I’m Thinking More towards the Central and Northern Areas Where the Elevation is Higher but I’m Currently Researching what Areas are Best for Building My Own and also Keeping in Mind Alternatives of What’s Already Available and Where At as Well for Just In case. I Feel like a Cave Would be Better than a Fallout Shelter because Most likely Not any Other people or few to live with and most have water running through them filtered through the Ground!
I Like to have a backup and a backup of my backup and so on, You Can Never be Too Prepared!
~ Any Information and Advice is Welcomed and Very Much Appreciated;
I’m Just beginning to Start to Look into Everything Myself. 🥰