FINAL WARNING: Ready to Spring the Trap
The FRC for Region VIII (Colorado, Montana, N. Dakota, S. Dakota,
Utah, Wyoming) is located at the Denver Federal Center (accessed
through Gate 1 at W. 6th Avenue and Kipling Street in Lakewood, CO).
During World War II, a 2,080 acre area west of Denver was the site of
the Denver Ordnance Plant, which produced ammunition for the war.
Afterwards, the Government kept 690 acres, which became the single
largest concentration of federal offices outside of Washington, DC. In
1963, the FEMA center was located in building 50, with a 96 foot by 22
foot Quonset-type (corrugated steel structure with arched ribs) bunker
submerged in the ground west of it. In 1969 they moved to building
710, a self-contained, two-level underground installation that can
provide working and living space for 300 government personnel for up
to 30 days. It is accessed through a lobby that protrudes from the
earth, and beyond the blast door is a command center, offices,
reception area, living area (male and female dormitories with 3-tier
bunk beds, pantry, dining facilities, lockers, restrooms, and showers)
and communications center (with computers, high frequency radios,
ham radio, and a 10,000 watt transmitter which is protected against
electromagnetic pulse, lightning and electrical surge). It can operate
independently of public utilities, has a main and back-up generators,
an 800 foot well, and a 5,000 gallon water tank. A 40 acre antenna field
contains 10 above-ground, and 2 buried antenna (which can be raised
to the surface in the event the others are damaged).Because these installations were constructed during the Cold War,
when there was a constant threat of nuclear attack, their locations
were kept a highly-guarded secret. The information I outlined on the
FEMA installations within the Federal Arc is all that is known about the
facilities near the seat of power in Washington– which means there are
many others. In addition, because officials from Washington could be
anywhere in the country on a given day, it is necessary to have
underground facilities around the country. For instance, when the
terrorist attacks occurred on September 11th President Bush was at an
elementary school in Sarasota, Florida. With the skies being a very
dangerous place, his plane redirected to Offutt Air Force Base, outside
Omaha, Nebraska, where he was taken to a blast-proof bunker beneath
a tiny brick building. So, basically there are probably a lot of
underground facilities around the country. Besides serving as
Emergency Relocation Centers, there are also regional installations for
FEMA operations, as well as bunkers that are used for military