Directorate General Civil Defence

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BRIEFINGONCIVIL DEFENCE ORGANIZATION OF
PAKISTAN
DIRECTORATE GENERAL CIVIL DEFENCE MINISTRY OF
INTERIOR
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Role of Civil Defence   The Civil Defence
organization was established in Pakistan
immediately after it came into existence. The
Civil Defence Act, 1952, which has been amended
from time to time, provides legal coverage to the
Civil Defence activities. Under this Act the
role of Civil Defence has been defined as
-  Civil Defence includes any measures not
amounting to actual combat, for affording defence
against any form of hostile attack by a foreign
power or for depriving any form of hostile attack
by a foreign power of its effect wholly or in
part, whether such measures are taken before
during or after the time of the attack and
includes remedial measures during calamity or
disaster in peace time.
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OBJECTIVES The Department carries out relief
activities during natural and man made
disasters with the objectives to-  a)
Maintain normal life activities and its
restoration without delay if disturbed due to
enemy action or natural calamities. b) Keep
the morale of the people high during any
emergency c) Plan and implement preventive,
precautionary, remedial and post raid relief
measures to neutralize and minimize the
effects of natural calamities and war
eventualities aiming to reduce to the minimum
the number of casualties
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Tasks of Civil Defence Peacetime a)
Training of masses to meet any untoward situation
arising out of man made or natural
disasters b) Assistance, Rescue and Relief
whenever life and property is
threatened due to peacetime disasters During
War    a) Warning of the enemys raiding aircraft
to civil population b) Provision of Fire
Fighting, Rescue, First Aid Relief and Bomb
Disposal Services c) Assistance in
Rehabilitation and Restoration of
Utility Services
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CIVIL DEFENCE IN PAKISTAN

• Federal Government
• Directorate General Civil Defence and Training
  Centres
• Provincial Government
• Civil Defence Directorate
• Local Government
• District Co-ordination Officers / Controller
  Civil Defence

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FIRE FIGHTING RESCUE OPERATION

• Role of Municipal Committees / Corporations
• Role of Fire Brigades
• Role of PWD in Rescue Operation
• Role of Health Department in Casualty Handling

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SETUP OF ORGANISATION Directorate General Civil
Defence, through its eight (8) Training
Institutions is imparting training in the field
of Rescue Services/ First Aid, Fire
Fighting/Prevention, Bomb Disposal /
Reconnaissance, NBC, Camouflage and Concealment
of key points and other aspect of Civil Defence
to the employees of Government / Semi Government,
autonomous bodies and other commercial
undertakings etc.
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FEDERAL SET UP
Secretary (Interior Division)
Director General Civil Defence
Director Civil Defence
Commandant CD Academy
A.D. (AC)
Deputy Director (Technical)
Director (NIFTECH)
A.D. (BA)
Unit Commander B.D.Unit
A.D. (Cam)
A.D.(Trg)
Commandants, FCDT Schools
Women Mobile Trg. Teams
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SET UP

• Directorate General Civil Defence
• National Institute of Fire Technology, Islamabad.
  
• Civil Defence Academy, Lahore.
• Bomb Disposal Unit, Lahore
• Civil Defence Training School, Lahore, Karachi,
  Peshawar, Quetta and AJ K

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PROVINCIAL SET UP
Home Secretary
Director Civil Defence
Asstt Director (Admn)
Asstt Director (Trg Coord)
Asst Director (Reg)
Emergency Service Section
Asstt Director (BA)
Asstt Director (Medical)
Asstt Director (Transport)
CDOs of all Districts of Provinces
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DISTRICT SET UP
DISTRICT COORDINATION OFFICER
DISTRICT CIVIL DEFENCE OFFICER
Admn Wing
Technical Wing
Training Wing
C.D Volunteer Services
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• TRAINING

CIVIL DEFENCE TRAINING INSTITTUTIONS. Federal
Civil Defence Training Institutions impart
higher/ specialized training in various
disciplines of Civil Protection. Department was
assigned peacetime responsibility to educate
employees from Govt. and Semi- Govt. sectors,
Armed Forces. Main purpose was to produce Master
Trainers, who could further disseminate knowledge
in their organizations. Eight training
institutions were established with one at each
Provincial Capital including Muzaffarabad, AJK
and National Institute of Fire Technology at
Islamabad and Federal Civil Defence Academy and
Bomb Disposal Unit at Lahore.
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• CIVIL DEFENCE ACADEMY, LAHORE.
• Federal Civil Defence Academy, Lahore is
  designated as Regional Training Center for ICDO.
  Every year ICDO schedules courses in Lahore.
  Office of the Secretary General ICDO nominates
  officers from member states. These courses are
  conducted by professionals working in this
  department and visiting faculty.

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BOMB DISPOSAL UNIT, LAHORE. Bomb Disposal Unit,
Lahore is imparting training in the field of Bomb
Disposal / Reconnaissance to the personnel of
Armed Forces, Police and all other concerned
agencies.
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Women Training Eight Federal Civil
Defence Women Mobile Field Training Teams were
established in 1988 to provide Civil Defence
training to the female students and women in
schools/colleges, industrial/commercial homes
etc. The Teams are stationed at following places
Lahore 2 Teams Karachi 2 Teams
Islamabad 2 Teams Peshawar 1
Team Quetta 1 Team
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RESOLUTION PASSED BY THE NATIONAL
ASSEMBLY. Civil Defence Training To The Students
Of Colleges And Universities. A Resolution
has been passed by National Assembly that Civil
Defence Department would provide training to
the students of Colleges and Universities in the
field of Rescue Services to prepare/qualify them
to meet any eventuality/emergent situation caused
due to natural or man-made disaster so that they
may play a vital role in the Nation building
and make them capable to save the human lives.
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IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RESOLUTION As
experienced that million of people in most of the
countries have died helplessly in the recent past
is a result of disasters like, tsunami,
earthquakes, tornados/ twister, hurricanes, and
land slides. The geological changes in the
periphery of the globe have been reported to
arise very rapidly in the recent past. We can not
undo these natural disasters but we can only
minimize the losses by awareness and preparedness
and implementation of scheme through technically
qualified and experienced hands. To implement
the decision of the National Assembly,
accordingly SOPs regarding training in the field
of Rescue Services to the students of Colleges
and Universities has been prepared for kind
approval of its implementation.
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STRENGTHENING OF BOMB DISPOSAL SERVICE
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ESTABLISHMENT OF SEARCH RESCUE TEAMS The
case of establishment of Two (2) Search Rescue
Teams to be stationed at Karachi and Islamabad,
has been initiated with Ministry and is under
process.
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Fire Consultancy Service Fire consultancy
services are being rendered to important
offices/installations so as to avoid fire
incidents and also minimize the losses in case
of any fire incident. Fire Policy Fire policy
has been made and it is under process prior to
being forwarded for approval to the Interior
Ministry
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RECOMMENDATIONS

• 1 The existing staff of the organization is
  short for smooth running of the National cause.
  Approval for revival of 41 posts abolished in
  2001 and creation of 154 posts as per proposal
  already sent to Ministry for revitalization of
  Civil Defence Department may be accorded
• Special budget provision for purchase of
  operational vehicles/Civil Defence Bomb
  Disposal equipment is required to be made.
• Finance Division may allocate funds for
  establishment of two Search Rescue Teams.

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THANKS