civil defense

Noun

Meaning

activities organized by civilians for their own protection in time of war or disaster

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I 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

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