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Show CD portable hospital supplies received handled through the EOC in cooperation with communications communica-tions systems already established estab-lished on a state and local basis, he pointed out. Also in preparation are color col-or coded maps of Iron County designating protective areas and emergency facilities. The map was presented to and accepted ac-cepted this past week by the Iron County Commission and is now being prepared for printing and future distribution, distribu-tion, Christensen said. Christensen, commenting on the packege hospital, emphasized empha-sized that a single telephone call, would be sufficient to release the supplies for use i the county. Even, he continued, contin-ued, if that call was not possible, pos-sible, the supplies could be released through the Civil Defense De-fense director through authority author-ity of the commission, he concluded. Iron County Civil Defense i unit has stored, this past week in the basement of the Valley View Medical Center supplies for a complete 200 bed capacity capac-ity emergency hospital, accord ac-cord to Hal Christensen, CD director. They represent a complete rotation of materials necessary neces-sary for the emergency facility facil-ity that were assembled at Clearfield. The Iron County emergency unit is one of 17 in the entire state, and 2300 placed throughout through-out the country. Previous supplies were shipped back to Clearfield where they will be unpacked, checked then reissued to other oth-er units within a seven state area served by Clearfield, according ac-cording to George Ineichen, Utah State Division of Health, who assisted with the unloading unload-ing program. Contained in the unit are 45,000 pounds of materials valued val-ued at approximately $1 per pound, or $45-000. Included is a 30 day suppilay of pharmaceuticals pharma-ceuticals which will be rotat-a rotat-a 30 day supply of pharma-Valley pharma-Valley View Medical Center; three complete operating rooms including all necessary equipment; a laboratory department, de-partment, x-ray facilities, a general stores department, morgue, and all necessary housekeeping supplies. ""A '111 I K JV.W STORE HOSPITAL SUPPLIES. Geo. Ineichen, Utah State Division of Health, and Haldow E. Christensen, Iron County Civil Defense Director, check out equipment for portable hos pital supplies after storage in the basement of the Valley View Medical Center. Members of the county road department and of the hospital staff assisted in storage operation. Three sites have been designed de-signed on a priority basis for the location of the emergency facilities should it become necessary, Christensen stated. First priority will be the basement at Cedar High School, second is the Southern Utah State College fieldhouse and the third priority location is the Livestock Show Barn, of the Southwest Livestock Show Association. Cedar City was one of the first in the entire state to receive re-ceive the emergency hospital equipment, Christensen stated. The Iron County Civil Defense De-fense is also expecting in the near future the acquisition of $60,000 in communications equipment authorized for la-cation la-cation In the Emergency Operating Op-erating Center (EOC) which is the State Road Department building on south main street. In case of a CD declared emer--.1 gency all operations will be WWWWMJUyui m m,m m m |