Personnel protective action system

An integrated protective system for protecting the population of a particular community from air-borne toxic agents comprising:

• a master control station having a master radio transmitter capable of sending digital data representing an identity code and an associated energizing command;
• a plurality of community protection systems located at selected sites in said community;
• each of said community systems assigned its own unique site identity code and having;
• (a) an enclosed structure;
• (b) a community radio receiver for receiving transmissions from said master transmitter,
• (c) a community computer connected to said community receiver and programmed to recognize its identity code and generate an output signal in response to said command;
• (d) a community air management system capable of pressurizing said structure to a pressure higher than the ambient pressure outside of said structure with air from which toxic agents have been removed;
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• (e) a community interface between said community computer and said community air management system and capable of energizing the latter upon receipt of said signal from said community computer;
• whereby said station can automatically energize the air management systems associated with selected ones of said plurality of community protection systems.