Office of Civilian Defense

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf government agency
gptkbp:budget federal funding
gptkbp:collaboratedWith local governments
military organizations
volunteer organizations
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dissolved 1949
post-war demobilization
gptkbp:established Executive Order 8832
gptkbp:founded 1941
gptkbp:function emergency preparedness
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Office of Civilian Defense
gptkbp:influencedBy Civil Defense Act of 1950
gptkbp:keyPeople gptkb:Luther_C._McCoy
gptkbp:legacy public awareness campaigns
community resilience initiatives
training and drills
emergency management framework
civil defense policies
gptkbp:notableEvent Public Safety Campaigns
Emergency Response Drills
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training
Disaster Preparedness Workshops
Emergency Management Training Program
Emergency Preparedness Week
Civil Defense Awareness Month
Civil Defense Day
Civil Defense Mobilization
National_Civil_Defense_Conference
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Federal_Security_Agency
gptkbp:purpose civil defense
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:World_War_II
disaster management
emergency services
homeland security
civilian protection
nuclear preparedness
gptkbp:servicesProvided training programs
disaster response
emergency communication
public education
community planning
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Office_of_Civil_Defense