• organized action taken by citizens to defend themselves or repair damage caused by war or disaster
civil defence is the organization and training of the ordinary people in a country so that they can help the armed forces, medical services, and police force, for example if the country is attacked by an enemy.
a country's civil defences are the preparations that it makes to protect its people and buildings and to make sure that the government and police, medical and other essential services can continue to function, for example when an enemy attacks the country.
civil defence is the organization and training of the ordinary people in a country so that they can help the armed forces, medical services, and police force, for example if the country is attacked by an enemy.
a country's civil defences are the preparations that it makes to protect its people and buildings and to make sure that the government and police, medical and other essential services can continue to function, for example when an enemy attacks the country.