Hand Book of Civil Defence

This book has been compiled in an abridged form, by collecting the subject matter from the manuals of the National Civil Defence College, Nagpur. Simple language, detailed contents and illustrations help an average person understand the subject. This will enable a person to work as an instructor to take Civil Defence basic training classes at local level. ‘Disaster Management’ has been highlighted in this book as a special subject, useful to deal with natural calamities like earthquakes, cyclones, floods and major railway accidents. Some subjects like fire-fighting, emergency methods of rescue and first aid besides relief measures related to the affects of bomb blasts etc. are dealt with in detail. The book shall enable the readers to understand the role of Civil Defence in day to day life and also motivate people to join Civil Defence to fight the unforeseen circumstances that may occur anytime, anywhere. A practical user-friendly hand book in its true sense.