Lebanese Civil Defense Explained

Agency Name:	Lebanese Civil Defense
Type:	Civil Defence
Nativename A:	Arabic: المديرية العامة للدفاع المدني|rtl=yes
Superseding:	Ministry of Interior and Municipalities
Region Code:	CY

The Lebanese Civil Defense or General Directorate of the Lebanese Civil Defense is a public emergency medical service of Lebanon that carries out patient transportation, search and rescue activities and fire-fighting response.^{[1] [2]}

It is funded and administered by the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities (Lebanon). The directorate works in conjunction with the Lebanese Red Cross along with other pre-hospital service organizations in the country.^{[1] [3]} The current Director General of the Lebanese Civil Defence is General Raymond Khattar.^[4]

See also

Lebanese Defense forces related topics:

• • Lebanese Sea Rescue Unit Ministry of National Defense
• Lebanese Air Force
• Lebanese Navy
• Lebanese Special Forces
• Lebanese Red Cross

Civil Defence related topics:

• Blast shelter
• Civil-defense Geiger counters
• Civil defense siren
• Effects of nuclear explosions on human health
• Emergency management
• Fallout shelter
• Nuclear warfare
• Survivalism
• Transarmament
• Weapon of mass destruction
• Civil defense by country

External links

• General Directorate of the Civil Defense Facebook page
• Civil Defense Simulation - Mount Lebanon Hospital - By YASA on YouTube
• General Darwish Hobeika on Gettyimages.co.uk
• Interview with General Darwish Hobeika regarding forest firsts on YASA website
• Video on the UNDP Civil Defense project in Lebanon

Notes and References

1. Book: Judith E. Tintinalli. Peter Cameron. James Holliman. EMS: A Practical Global Guidebook. 24 September 2012. 1 August 2010. PMPH-USA. 978-1-60795-043-1. 76–.
2. Book: Human Rights Watch why They Died Civilian Casualties in Lebanon During the 2006 War. 24 September 2012. 2007. Human Rights Watch. 94–. GGKEY:G1JT9FENDNT.
3. Book: Robert Fisk. Pity the Nation: Lebanon at War. 24 September 2012. 2001. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-280130-2. 15–.
4. http://www.dailystar.com.lb/ArticlePrint.aspx?id=41544&mode=print Civil Defense chief lauds members for record number of rescues, The Daily Star (Lebanon), 25/03/2003.