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	Criminal Defence Evidence, Civil Defence Investigation, Evidence & Investigations
		Whether you are facing criminal or civil charges or indeed if you have been convicted of a criminal offence and you are wishing to appeal, First Response have a strong team of agents dedicated to supporting your defence.
		We have undertaken many civil and criminal cases, and experience and determination has enabled us to achieve strong and reliable results allowing our clients to benefit from a strengthened defence ensuring that the truth and facts of the innocent prevail.
		The criminal defence investigator will concentrate on developing evidence, which may be sufficient for an acquittal or at least create reasonable doubt among the juror’s as to the client’s guilt.
	www.private-investigators.uk.com /criminal-defence-evidence.htm (499 words)

	Civil defense - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The old United States Civil Defense logo, now relagated to history since as FEMA's seal is now the DHS, the triangle emphasised the 3-step Civil Defense philosophy used before the foundation of FEMA and Comprehensive Emergency Management.
		Civil defense is a non-military effort to defend civilian society from military attack.
		In the United Kingdom and the United States, as well as the Soviet Bloc, during the 1950s and 60s, many civil defence practices took place to prepare for the aftermath of a nuclear war, which seemed quite likely at that time.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Civil_defense (1239 words)

	Civil Defence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The Civil Defence Policy of the Government till the declaration of emergency in 1962 was confined to making the States and Union Territories conscious of the need of Civil Defence measures and to ask them to keep ready Civil Defence Paper Plans for major cities and towns under the then Emergency Relief Organisation (ERO) Scheme.
		The Civil Defence Act of 1968, is though applicable throughout the country, but the organisation is only raised in such areas and zones which are tactically and strategically considered vulnerable from enemy attack points of view.
		Civil Defence is primarily organised on a voluntary basis except for a small nucleus of paid staff and establishment which is augmented during emergencies.
	www.bharat-rakshak.com /LAND-FORCES/Para-Military/CD.html (433 words)

	Civil defense
		In Britain during the 1950s and 60s, many civil defence practices took place to practice for the aftermath of a nuclear war, which seemed quite likely at that time.
		On an individual scale, one means of preparation for exposure to nuclear fallout is to obtain potassium iodide (KI) tablets as a safety measure to protect the human thyroid gland from the uptake of dangerous radioactive iodine.
		In the 1990s, this concept was revived by the Los Angeles, California Fire Department to cope with civil emergencies such as earthquakes.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/c/ci/civil_defense.html (843 words)

	Cork City Council > Our Services: Recreation, Amenity & Culture - Civil Defence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Civil Defence is divided into a number of services and training in these units, which are very well equipped, is undertaken on a weekly basis.
		Civil Defence is a worthwhile organisation for persons wishing to use their expertise towards a future career in areas such as the armed forces, Garda and Fire Brigade just to mention a few.
		Civil Defence is grant aided in its expenditure on the basis of annual contributions from the Department of Defence and the Local Authority.
	www.corkcorp.ie /ourservices/rac/civildefence/index.shtml (467 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Civil Defence works with emergency services to gather information about the event and the damage involved so resources such as people or equipment, can be allocated where the need is greatest and most urgent.
		The Civil Defence priority is public safety; reducing the loss of life and injury, and relieving the distress of those affected by the disaster.
		Civil Defence is often involved in localised events such as floods and storms, monitoring conditions throughout the troubled district, tracking weather patterns and keeping an overview to ensure safety.
	www.hbrc.govt.nz /PrinterFriendly.aspx?tabid=179 (315 words)

	Civil defence centres in London - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The entrance to the Civil Defence centre for Stoke Newington, behind the town hall.
		During the Cold War every London Borough was obliged to have a Civil Defence centre.
		These were controversial structures as it was widely believed that planning for the aftermath of nuclear war was both expensive and pointless.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Civil_defence_centres_in_London (145 words)

	Monaghan County Council - Civil Defence
		Civil Defence members are drawn from all walks of life, with diversity in age, education, social background and physical abilities.
		Monaghan Civil Defence should be in a position to provide back up to the front line emergency services in the event of a major incident.
		The Civil Defence is in a position to provide water, search and recovery services together with other activities as required on lakes and rivers in the county.
	www.monaghan.ie /civildefence/aboutus.asp (176 words)

	Civil Defence - why we need it (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The function of civil defence is not to encourage war, or to put an acceptable face on it.
		Most civil defence operations in a war emergency would be directed by local officials, working in the basements of town halls and similar premises.
		The case for civil defence stands regardless of whether a nuclear deterrent is necessary or not.
	www.cybertrn.demon.co.uk /atomic/cdwhy.htm (1003 words)

	Civil Defence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The Civil Defence Services is unique in that, although it is a City Council function it is staffed by local volunteers who contribute generously of their time in service to the community.
		The financial aspect of Civil Defence is distributed by a 70% grant aid from the Department of Defence and supplemented by the remaining 30% from City Council.
		Limerick City Civil Defence has a voluntary strength of 180 distributed to each of the operational services and is ready to help the emergency services with their expertise when called upon.
	www.limerickcorp.ie /services/emergency/em_civil_defence.html (540 words)

	Statement: Civil Defence Units - Sierra Leone Web (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		reaction by the Civil Defence Unit to the atrocities of the junta, as well as the expressed statement by the junta of their unwillingness to abide by the Conakry Peace Plan.
		The Civil Defence Unit agreed to cooperate because President Kabbah issued a statement accepting the Conakry Peace Plan and calling upon all Sierra Leoneans to cooperate in the implementation of the Plan.
		The Civil Defence Unit further maintains that the junta must stop stealing the country's natural diamonds and gold and other natural resources and smuggling them out of the country for personal gain.
	www.sierra-leone.org /cdu1.html (508 words)

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		The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) is a uniformed organisation under the purview of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
		Civil Defence plays an important role in assisting the front line services, such as the gardai, fire service and ambulance service.
		The Athy Unit of Kildare Civil Defence was set up in May 1996 and has been growing since it's inauguration.
	www.britishcivildefence.org /BCD_NP/Links/links.html (706 words)

	Subterranea Britannica: Research Study Group: Features
		By 1968 this had all been effectively scrapped and civil defence was put on a ``care and maintenance'' basis.
		One idea of the new civil defence measures was that civil defence was to be opened up to public scrutiny and no longer be secret.
		Soon after, in July 1991, the Home Secretary announced that civil defence plans must reflect the new realities and would now be retained in such a state that they could be brought to readiness within three months rather than the previous seven days.
	www.subbrit.org.uk /rsg/features/beyond (2505 words)

	Dáil Éireann - Volume 519 - 17 May, 2000 - Written Answers - Civil Defence.
		Ms O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Defence if, in regard to the commitment in the Review of An Action Programme for the Millennium, he will indicate the proposals he has for development of the Civil Defence with a view to providing services at community level and if he will make a statement on the matter.
		One of its objectives was to set out the basis for the future development of Civil Defence policy and the follow-up to the “Towards 2000” programme on Civil Defence launched in 1992.
		The Government has decided that the Civil Defence mission should continue to be to facilitate, through the local authorities, Civil Defence responses for emergency relief and support to ensure the operation of vital services and the maintenance of public life and to provide other community supports as directed by the Government.
	www.oireachtas-debates.gov.ie /D/0519/D.0519.200005170057.html (304 words)

	Odd item on offer at Civil Defence 18/03/05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		But, Civil Defence manager, David Keay, says it is not a toy.
		The space the volcano currently takes up in the Civil Defence HQ is needed for a communications centre, so important messages and instructions can be sent out to the community in times of emergency.
		Civil Defence relies heavily on volunteers - more than 700 of whom are specially trained every year to help prepare for disasters and to support the community during an emergency.
	www.northshorecity.govt.nz /your_council/news_releases/releases-05/March/Odd_item_on_offer_at_Civil_Defence.htm (291 words)

	Civil Defence centre -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Civil Defence centres are control centres built by the (The people of Great Britain) British government for use in the event of (The waging of armed conflict against an enemy) war or serious emergency.
		During the (A state of political conflict using means short of armed warfare) Cold War they were also called (The activity of managing or exerting control over something) controls, emergency centres and popularly (Click link for more info and facts about nuclear bunker) nuclear bunkers.
		They should not be confused with (Click link for more info and facts about air raid shelter) air raid shelters or (A shelter to protect occupants from the fallout from an atomic bomb) fallout shelters.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ci/civil_defence_centre.htm (123 words)

	Yugoslav civil defence system passed test during NATO aggression
		BELGRADE — Despite numerous problems, the Yugoslav civil defence system successfully passed the complex test involving responsibility in the protection and rescuing of civilians and property during NATO’s aggression on the country last spring, the Yugoslav Defence Ministry’s civil defence section said Tuesday.
		In cooperation with Yugoslav army troops, the civil defence units organised transport by ferries in 16 cases making it possible for some 2.145 million people to cross from one side of a river to the other.
		After the aggression, the civil defence units were engaged in caring for refugees and displaced persons from the Yugoslav republic of Serbia’s Kosovo and Metohija province.
	www.agitprop.org.au /stopnato/20000301civiltanju.htm (296 words)

	The Civil Defence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Civil Defence is defined as the participation in the National Defence of the available local human resources male and female able to render services and which is no part of the Armed Forces and the National Guard.
		The notion of Civil Defence is based on the idea that the National Defence is a matter for everyone, hence the need for civilian mobilization.
		The gradual involvement in the defence planning of groups of the population to be mobilized in case of threat against the national security and
	www.hri.org /mod/fylladia/white_bibile_2k/k4_4.htm (429 words)

	OCHA On-Line: Civil Military and Coordination Section (CMCS) - Core Objectives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The core functions of the CMCS is the provision of timely, sufficient, and cost-effective support by military and/or civil defence assets (MCDA) to concerned humanitarian agencies as and when requested.
		To liaise with interested Governments, regional organizations and, military and civil defence establishments concerning preparedness measures for the exceptional use of these assets.
		This would include initiatives to improve inter-operability between humanitarian and military and civil defence organizations, assistance to countries and organizations conducting national and regional related exercises and, if appropriate, participation in such exercises.
	ochaonline.un.org /webpage.asp?Page=668 (212 words)

	The Civil Defence (Grant) (Amendment) Regulations 1987
		These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Defence (Grant) (Amendment) Regulations 1987 and shall come into force on the fourteenth day after the day on which they are made.
		These Regulations amend the Schedule to the Civil Defence (Grant) Regulations 1953, which sets out the expenses incurred by local and police authorities in England and Wales in the discharge of their civil defence functions which are completely reimbursed by way of grant.
		Regulation 2 amends the Schedule to provide for the complete reimbursement of expenses incurred by local and police authorities in employing staff for civil defence purposes and by police authorities in using the services of police officers for the purpose of discharging those authorities' civil defence functions.
	www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk /si/si1987/Uksi_19870622_en_1.htm (669 words)

	Encyclopedia: Civil defence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Another measure is to cover the nose, mouth and eyes with a piece of cloth and sunglasses to protect against alpha particles, which are only an internal hazard.
		Response consists first of warning civilians so they can enter military units, especially civil affairs, Military Police, Judge Advocates and combat engineers.
		See also Civilian_Based Defense, Nuclear war, Nuclear weapon, Fallout shelter, survivalism, duck and cover and emergency preparedness, Weapons of Mass Destruction.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Civil-defence (954 words)

	Dáil Éireann - Volume 516 - 28 March, 2000 - Written Answers. - Civil Defence Headquarters.
		Currie asked the Minister for Defence where the headquarters of the Civil Defence is currently located; the plans, if any, he has to dispose of this building; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
		The Deputy will be aware that, in the context of the White Paper on Defence, the Government approved the decentralisation of the Civil Defence branch of my Department to Roscrea, County Tipperary.
		The buildings currently occupied by the civil defence branch at Ratra House are the responsibility of the Office of Public Works and the question of their future use, when they are vacated, will be addressed by that office.
	www.oireachtas-debates.gov.ie /D/0516/D.0516.200003280028.html (146 words)

	clare county council - Overview of Civil Defence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Under legislation Civil Defence is empowered to train and conduct exercises for its role in wartime.
		The services of Civil Defence are administered by a Designated Officer, the Civil Defence Officer who normally reports to the County or City Manager.
		Civil Defence is an organisation in which Irish Citizens can give voluntary service within the framework of local and central government structures.
	www.clare.ie /382891-328037.htm (150 words)

	The Civil Defence (Grant) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1987
		(a) the employment for civil defence purposes of any member of the staff of a local authority or police authority who is employed primarily for such purposes; and
		Firstly it includes references to police authorities, not just local authorities, as bodies whose expenses in the discharge of civil defence functions are to be the subject of grant aid.
		The amendment secures that the expenses incurred by local and police authorities in employing staff for civil defence purposes and by police authorities in using the services of police officers for the purpose of discharging those authorities' civil defence functions are the subject of complete reimbursement.
	www.hmso.gov.uk /si/si1987/Uksi_19870677_en_1.htm (966 words)

	Manukau City World Wide Web Site - Civil Defence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The Council must also maintain a Civil Defence organisation and appoint someone to be a Civil Defence Controller.
		Civil Defence will open emergency shelters (called Welfare Centres) if required in or near the disaster area.
		Civil Defence volunteers respond to emergencies in their area, warning people and opening shelters for residents who need to be evacuated.
	www.manukau.govt.nz /civdef.htm (390 words)

	Civil Defense - Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine
		In 1986, the lnstitute began a special project of research and education on American civil defense.
		In cooperation with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, Nuclear War Survival Skills was adopted for FEMA training courses and was distributed to emergency managers throughout the United States.
		With the decline of U. government interest in civil defense, the Institute is now the most reliable remaining source of civil defense educational materials in America.
	www.oism.org /oism/s32p25.htm (205 words)

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