Office of Civilian Defense
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Office of Civilian Defense was a United States
federal emergency war agency set up May 20, 1941 by Executive Order 8757 to co-ordinate state and federal measures for protection of civilians in case of war emergency. Its two branches supervised protective functions such as blackouts
and special fire protection and "war service" functions such as child care, health, housing, and transportation. It also created the Civil Air Patrol
. The agency was terminated by EO 9562 of June 4, 1945.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
federal emergency war agency set up May 20, 1941 by Executive Order 8757 to co-ordinate state and federal measures for protection of civilians in case of war emergency. Its two branches supervised protective functions such as blackouts
Rolling blackout
A rolling blackout, also referred to as load shedding, is an intentionally-engineered electrical power outage where electricity delivery is stopped for non-overlapping periods of time over geographical regions. Rolling blackouts are a last-resort measure used by an electric utility company in order...
and special fire protection and "war service" functions such as child care, health, housing, and transportation. It also created the Civil Air Patrol
Civil Air Patrol
Civil Air Patrol is a Congressionally chartered, federally supported, non-profit corporation that serves as the official civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force . CAP is a volunteer organization with an aviation-minded membership that includes people from all backgrounds, lifestyles, and...
. The agency was terminated by EO 9562 of June 4, 1945.
See also
- United States civil defenseUnited States civil defenseUnited States civil defense refers to the use of civil defense in the history of the United States, which is the organized non-military effort to prepare Americans for military attack...
- Gilbert A. HarrisonGilbert A. HarrisonGilbert Avery Harrison was the owner and editor of the influential American magazine The New Republic between 1953 and 1974.He was born in Detroit on May 18, 1915, one of three children of Samuel and Mabel Wolfe Harrison. In 1937 he earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of...
, chairman of the Youth Division