A handbook for road repair crews [electronic resource] / prepared by the Training Section, U. S. Office of Civilian Defense.

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Title	A handbook for road repair crews [electronic resource] / prepared by the Training Section, U. S. Office of Civilian Defense.
Alternative Title	Road repair crews.
Item Number	p0170
Creator (Corporate)	United States. Office of Civilian Defense.
Government Publisher	U.S. Government Printing Office
Original Date	1942
Physical Description	iv, 44 p. : ill ; 20 cm.
Notes	This is one of a series of civilian defense handbooks prepared by the United States Office of Civilian Defense.--iii.; December 1941--T.p.
Table of Contents	Preface -- Chain of command -- Number of road repair crews -- Headquarters for road repair crews -- Duties -- Training requirements -- Trucks, cars -- Equipping the truck or car -- Other machinery, tractors, bulldozers, etc. -- Duties preliminary to an air attack -- Delayed action bombs -- Tools and equipment -- After the raid -- Standard symbols for maps -- Types of direction signs -- Notes -- Blackouts -- Warning system -- What to do in an air raid -- Fire defense -- Magnesium bomb -- Water control of incendiaries -- Sand control of incendiaries -- Fire extinguishers -- Chemical warfare agents, chart -- War gases -- Gas-tight room -- Decontamination -- Citizens' Defense Corps -- Enrolled Services, C. D. C. -- Drill manual, C. D. C.
Summary	The duties of the Road Repair Crews cover a wide range. Of course the primary duty is to restore the surface to roads in order that traffic can use it, but there are many other things associated with streets and roads that come within the scope of your work. Medical units, fire-fighting equipment, rescue squads, police cars and workers, have to get through. The roads should be open to traffic at the earliest possible moment. In the meantime plainly marked detours must be laid out... Restoring road lines, direction signs, pedestrian crossing lines, and painting poles are also part of your responsibility... Many of these tasks should be performed by Demolition and Clearance Crews and their assistance should be requested through the Control Center when required. However, you should be ever ready to assist in this work and if need be perform it alone.--p. 3-4.
Topical Terms	World War, 1939-1945--United States. World War, 1939-1945--Transportation--United States. Roads--Maintenance and repair. Traffic safety--United States. Highway communications--United States. Civil defense--Handbooks, manuals, etc. Civil defense--Planning--United States. Civil defense--Citizen participation. Air defenses--United States. Transportation--Safety measures.
Gov Doc Classification	PR 32.4406:R 53
Type	Text
Digital Format	.pdf
Digital Publication Date	Available in digital format: 2001-2002
Digitization Process	Scanned as 300 dpi .jpg; converted to Adobe .pdf
SMU File Name	p0170.pdf
Digital Collection	Historic Government Publications from World War II
Library	Government Information Resources
Publisher	Central University Libraries, Southern Methodist University
Rights	These files may be freely used. A high-quality version of these files may be obtained for a fee by contacting ncds@smu.edu.

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