Civil Defense or Civil Defence (see spelling differences) is an effort to prepare civilians for military attack. Since the end of the Cold War the concept has been replaced by a more general intent to protect the civilian population in times of peace as well as in times of war. The new concept is described by a number of terms, each of which has its own specific shade of meaning. Terms include: Crisis Management, Emergency Management, Emergency Preparedness, Contingency Planning and Civil Protection. Civil Protection is widely used within the European Union and refers to government-approved systems and resources whose task is to protect the civilian population, primarily in the event of natural and technological disasters. In recent years there has been emphasis on preparedness for technological disasters resulting from terrorist attack. Within EU countries the term Crisis Management emphasises the political and security dimension rather than measures to satisfy the immediate needs of the civilian population.
Civil defense uses the principles of emergency operations: prevention, mitigation, preparation, response, or emergency evacuation, and recovery. Programmes of this sort were initially discussed at least as early as the 1920s but it was only after the threat of nuclear weapons became realized that they became widespread. As the intensity of the Cold War waned emphasis shifted from military attack to emergencies and disasters in general. In the context of Civil Defense in the United States this eventually led to the replacement of the United States civil defense with the Federal Emergency Management Agency. In some countries, the all-encompassing nature of civil defense is denoted by using name “total defense” such as the Swedish word totalförsvar. The name suggests committing all resources, hence the term total, of the nation to the defense. It can be compared to total war.
The biggest threats from a nuclear attack are effects from the blast, fires and radiation. There is also the possibility of terrorists employing a radioactive “dirty bomb”. One of the most prepared countries for a nuclear attack is Switzerland. Almost every building in Switzerland has an abri (shelter) against the initial nuclear bomb and explosion followed by the fallout. Because of this, many people use it as a safe to protect valuables, photos, financial information and so on. Switzerland also has air-raid and nuclear raid sirens in every village.
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Check this out… While out on the road this morning I came upon a very peculiar vehicle. This “Mass Evacuation Bus” is obviously owned and operated by a local county E.M.S. department and was being relocated to an undisclosed location. An immediate phone call to a local Patriot informed me that this bus was, in fact, heading in the opposite direction of where this county et is typically maintained and stored. Perhaps, the county was just taking her out for a spin to “clear out the cobwebs”. Or, perhaps out on a training exercise over at the local “Emergency Containment Area” (see related video).
In all fairness, I must note that this particular county is rich in potential disaster-related scenarios, including: hurricanes, nuclear power-plant facility issues and a large military munitions loading terminal. Still, the timing of seeing this bad-boy out on the road raises my eyebrow.
You make the call…
Ambulance Bus Wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambulance_bus
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http://www.youtube.com/user/armedghost1984
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Civil Defense or Civil Defence (see spelling differences) is an effort to prepare civilians for military attack. Since the end of the Cold War the concept has been replaced by a more general intent to protect the civilian population in times of peace as well as in times of war. The new concept is described by a number of terms, each of which has its own specific shade of meaning. Terms include: Crisis Management, Emergency Management, Emergency Preparedness, Contingency Planning and Civil Protection. Civil Protection is widely used within the European Union and refers to government-approved systems and resources whose task is to protect the civilian population, primarily in the event of natural and technological disasters. In recent years there has been emphasis on preparedness for technological disasters resulting from terrorist attack. Within EU countries the term Crisis Management emphasises the political and security dimension rather than measures to satisfy the immediate needs of the civilian population.
Civil defense uses the principles of emergency operations: prevention, mitigation, preparation, response, or emergency evacuation, and recovery. Programmes of this sort were initially discussed at least as early as the 1920s but it was only after the threat of nuclear weapons became realized that they became widespread. As the intensity of the Cold War waned emphasis shifted from military attack to emergencies and disasters in general. In the context of Civil Defense in the United States this eventually led to the replacement of the United States civil defense with the Federal Emergency Management Agency. In some countries, the all-encompassing nature of civil defense is denoted by using name “total defense” such as the Swedish word totalförsvar. The name suggests committing all resources, hence the term total, of the nation to the defense. It can be compared to total war.
The biggest threats from a nuclear attack are effects from the blast, fires and radiation. There is also the possibility of terrorists employing a radioactive “dirty bomb”. One of the most prepared countries for a nuclear attack is Switzerland. Almost every building in Switzerland has an abri (shelter) against the initial nuclear bomb and explosion followed by the fallout. Because of this, many people use it as a safe to protect valuables, photos, financial information and so on. Switzerland also has air-raid and nuclear raid sirens in every village
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“in 1986 due to the Chernobyl disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl
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THIS IS TWO PART VIDEO JUST GOING THROW BASCIS OF PROTECTING YOURSELLF AND FAMILY IN NUCLEAR, CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL ATTACK OR DISASTER
SOME WEBSITES OF INFORMATION ON NBC AND GAS MASKS
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/gasmasks/
http://www.cdc.gov/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_attack
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_warfare
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_warfare
SOME UK WEBSITES TO BUY GAS MASKS
https://secure15.ukisp.net/stringtownsupplies.co.uk/pi1051607201.htm?categoryId=145
http://www.surplusandadventure.com/ishop/800/shopscr1919.html
http://www.springfields.co.uk/military-equipment/gas-mask-nbc/?id=158
USA WEBSITE TO BUY GAS MASKS
http://www.approvedgasmasks.com/
A LINK TO WHERE YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN MASK BUT BE WARNED THIS DOCUMENT WAS MADE IN WW2
AND USED AT OWN RISK
http://www.instructables.com/id/GasMask/
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Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine 1986
Battle of Chernobyl full movie (without parts) in Google Video:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5384001427276447319
http://www.discoverychannel.co.uk/battle_of_chernobyl/chernobyl/index.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster
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Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine 1986
Battle of Chernobyl full movie (without parts) in Google Video:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5384001427276447319
http://www.discoverychannel.co.uk/battle_of_chernobyl/chernobyl/index.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster
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http://www.redcross.org/
http://www.fema.gov/areyouready/
http://www.ready.gov/
http://www.foodsafety.gov/~fsg/fsgdisas.html
http://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/
http://www.homefoodsafety.org/index.jsp
http://www.foodsafety.com/
http://www.pleasanthillgrain.com/foodpak1.aspx
http://www.survival-center.com/foodfaq/
http://www.shelfreliance.com/
http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/yf/foods/fn579-1.htm
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/foodstorage/
http://beprepared.com/
Please visit the above Web sites for the best info.
This video is basic instruction on having an emergency food supply stored away before disaster strikes. This video upload is not intended as complete instruction. Please consult the American Red Cross, and your local government as soon as possible, to learn how you can be best prepared for any public emergency.
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Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine 1986
Battle of Chernobyl full movie (without parts) in Google Video:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5384001427276447319
http://www.discoverychannel.co.uk/battle_of_chernobyl/chernobyl/index.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster
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