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	Welcome to the pages of British Civil Defence Serving the community for more than 60 years Motto: Survive and Protect

		Non-Government Voluntary Civil Protection Organisations united and dedicated to saving life and alleviating suffering nationally and world-wide. Supported entirely by donations, subscriptions and bequests


	For further Information, to volunteer, or make an urgently needed donation, please contact:


	The Director General British Civil Defence Teams P0 BOX 72. Boston, Lincolnshire, PE22 7BJ. United Kingdom


	Telephone for Emergencies Telephone Office Hours Email


	+ 44 (0) 1205 - 280144 + 44 (0) 1205 - 280280 mailbox@britishcivildefence.org


	Who can call out a British Civil Defence Team?

Nationally

All search and rescue and emergency technical aid teams can only be called out by the Civil Authorities. In the UK this means the Police, Fire and Ambulance Services and Emergency Planning Officers of Local
or National Government Departments.
People in need of emergency assistance should contact these agencies.
The only exception to this rule is with regard to the National Animal Rescue Service (NARS)
who may be called out within the UK by the general public as well as the emergency services.

Internationally

British Civil Defence Teams respond to calls for assistance from; the British Government, its Embassies and High Commissions, Overseas Governments, their Embassies and Consulates, Other Governments Agencies, Non-Government Humanitarian Aid and Civil Defence/Protection Agencies.


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