Maine Memory Network

Disaster Drill in Brewer, ca. 1944

Contributed by: Hose 5 Fire Museum Date: circa 1944 Location: Brewer Media: Photographic print

Civil Defense: Fear and Safety

In the 1950s and the 1960s, Maine's Civil Defense effort focused on preparedness for hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters and a more global concern, nuclear war. Civil Defense materials urged awareness, along with measures like storing food and other staple items and preparing underground or other shelters.