The Lebanese Civil Defense officially known as the 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.
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. The current Director General of the Lebanese Civil Defence is General Raymond Khattar.Civil Defense chief lauds members for record number of rescues, The Daily Star (Lebanon), 25/03/2003.
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
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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
Video on the UNDP Civil Defense project in Lebanon