Are the shelters marked, like yellow radiation signs on the nuclear war shelters during the Cold War?
Our shelters are marked within the District government. We’ve identified 39 shelters within the District government that we own. You can go on our Web site and get a list of where those shelters are, as well as our evacuation routes. You can put in your address and it will tell you the closest shelter and evacuation route. Q: Yes, but in a power outage, the electricity is out, and during an emergency I’m not thinking about going to my computer, especially if I’m in a blast area. So if I’m not online, how do I find out where to go? A: This past March we sent out 150,000 brochures to everyone who is a District resident, so you should have gotten one, that laid out what the evacuation plan was. And do you subscribe to The Washington Post? You should have gotten one. Q: Was it in the Sunday plastic packet of ads? A: Yes. Q: I throw those away. A: Well, I can’t help you if you throw it in the trash. Q: Is that it? Is that enough to get the word out? A: No, it’s not, but we’re trying to use
