civil defense

air-raid

Aerial bombing assault

• blackoutComplete power loss
• rationingLimiting distribution during scarcity
• evacuationRemoval from danger

camouflage · conscription · militia · gas mask · bomb shelter · curfew · propaganda · morale · home front · warden

evacuation

Removal from danger

• shelterProtected place or structure
• drillsRepetitive training routines
• emergencySerious sudden danger

training · readiness · alert · contingency · planning · stockpiling · warning systems · public education · survival · mitigation

volunteers

Unpaid willing workers

• citizensMembers of a nation
• neighborhood watchResident-led area surveillance
• public engagementInteraction with the community

awareness · collaboration · networks · grassroots · participation · self-help · resilience · cooperation · outreach · education

bunker

Reinforced subterranean stronghold

• sirenWailing alert device
• shelterProtected place or structure
• checkpointInspection station on route

barricade · fortification · command center · emergency broadcast · watchtower · perimeter · early warning · fallout shelter · control room · stockpile

relief

Easing of distress

• aidSupport given freely
• rescueSave from harm
• triageSeverity-based prioritization

search and rescue · emergency services · humanitarian · Red Cross · FEMA · deployment · assessment · logistics · medical response · debris removal

• WWII Homefrontwar bonds, victory gardens, war effort, ration books, scrap drives
• 1940sWWII, D-Day, Pearl Harbor, Normandy, VE Day
• defensedefending, protecting, protection, security, safety
• emergency preparednessemergency kit, evacuation plan, emergency plan, emergency alerts, emergency supplies
• emergency responsefirst responders, emergency services, fire alarm, 911, call 911
• public safetypolice, 911, ambulance, fire department, firefighters