![]() The roof is comprised of 2 feet of high pressure concrete, covered by yards of compacted earth and a black-topped parking area. The steel-plated blast doors are 82” high, 76” wide and 9” thick, and weigh 5,695 lbs. ![]() It was constructed to withstand a 20-megaton bomb exploding as close as three miles from its location, with outer walls of reinforced concrete, varying in thickness from 18 to 24 inches. ![]() The State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) is located 30-40’ below the ground and both entrance ramps were constructed at varied lengths and at right angles in order to provide protection from radioactive fallout. It was designed to protect 300 key state government officials, including the Governor in time of war. The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency Headquarters is about one acre in size. The location chosen for the SEOC, Framingham, was far enough away from Boston to be what was considered to be safe, but close enough to be reached quickly thanks to the Mass Turnpike. Massachusetts was the first in the nation to have an underground blast-proof State Emergency Operations Center. ![]() The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency is headquartered in a cold-war era bunker in Framingham, MA.ĭuring the early 1960s, President John Kennedy devised a plan for each state to have a facility to ensure continuity of state government following a nuclear attack. ![]()
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