Civil Defense is largely an outdated term that generally addressed how the nation would minimize the effects of war on the civilian population.$$ However, over time there was a recognition that the nation needed to prepare for and minimize the impact of other hazards not directly related to military conflict.$$ This is evidenced by the creation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in $1979$ whose mission included coordinating federal disaster relief and responding to natural disasters.$$ Today, the mission of civil defense has largely been incorporated into the mission of the U$.$S$.$ Department of Homeland Security and State and local Offices of Emergency Management.

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