Objectives of Civil Defence
Objectives of Civil Defence
- To safeguard lives and private and public property from threats of all types and levels.
- To minimize losses to the lowest possible level when crisis occur.
- To provide necessary and effective support to the neighbouring environment.
- Rehabilitation of affected areas to ensure the return normal pattern of life and production as early as possible.
- Reinforce citizens’ morale to ensure the availability of a force that can cope with the crisis and limit its effects.
Types of Expected Crisis
Hazards of war, destructive operations for the country’s assets and lethal radiations.
Man-made catastrophes like traffic accidents, chemical and nuclear pollution and wars.
Natural catastrophes (rain floods – river floods – draught – desertification – epidemics – agricultural insects – earth quakes – volcanoes – mudslides – fires that are city-wide or on forests and grazing areas etc.)