Civil Defense Responsibilities (1952) Federal Government
Civil Defense Responsibilities (1952) Federal Government :
"The Federal Civil Defense Administration is responsible for: (1) Developing and standardizing the over-all plan. (2) Providing financial contributions to the states on a matching funds basis for certain types of equipment and other expenditures. (3) Disseminating attack warnings to the States and through them to communities and to the individual citizen. (4) Stockpiling and distributing certain emergency supplies and equipement. (5) Training key personnel. (6) Carrying on a program of public education in civil defense matters. (7) Encouraging and facilitating the signing of pacts among the states for mutual aid in event of emergency. (8) Determining, after consultation with the military, the critical target areas of the country. (9) Exercising very broad powers in the event of an emergncy". (Wadsworth, The National Civl Defense Plan, 1952, pp. 3-4)
