Noun
activities organized by civilians for their own protection in time of war or disaster
Source: WordNetI talked to General Downer about some of the funding about the National Guard and some of the civil defense workers, the firefighters, the police officers, and the way that FEMA is making them spend that money. We have got a problem there. Lynn Westmoreland
An important concept initiated by President Jimmy Carter was the so-called "Crisis Relocation Program" administered as part of the federal civil defense program. Source: Internet
Civil defense organizations The old United States civil defense logo. Source: Internet
During the Cold War, standard signals were used throughout the country for civil defense purposes, referred to as "alert" and "attack". Source: Internet
For example, most larger cities in the U.S. now have underground emergency operations centres that can perform civil defense coordination. Source: Internet
In most countries, however, civil defense is a government-managed, volunteer-staffed organisation, separate from the fire brigade and the ambulance service. Source: Internet