The Office of Civil Defense is an organization within the Philippines' Department of National Defense and serves as the implementing arm of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.
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Civil defense or civil protection is an effort to protect the citizens of a state from human-made and natural disasters. It uses the principles of emergency management: prevention, mitigation, prepara
Office of Civil Defense (Philippines)
…of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). As such, it has the primary mission of administering a comprehensive national civil defense and disaster risk reduction and management program by providing leadership in the continuous development of strategic and systematic approaches as well…
British First World War poster, bringing attention to the threat posed by aerial bombardment from German Zeppelins
Air Raid Warden testing his equipment in Brisbane, Australia, in October 1942
Anderson shelters were widely distributed in the United Kingdom by civil defense authorities, in preparation for aerial bombardment.
Jewish Civil Defense group in Jerusalem in 1942. The group served as ARP Fire Wardens, equipped with water hoses and buckets, some wearing FW (Fire Watcher) Brodie helmets. Men are in uniform while women wear plain clothes. Composer Josef Tal stands next to the woman with a black sweater.