Civil Defence Organization was established under the Civil Defence (Special Powers Ordinance),1951 which later on became Civil Defence Act,1952.The provincial Civil Defence Directorate of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was established in August,1971 at Peshawar. Keeping in view the two wars with india the Civil Defence facilities were extended to the rest of selected towns of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during 1977 & onwoard to ex-FATA in the years 1985-86. • Mandate of Civil Defence is to protect and prepare the population/general public for potential attacks and crisis situations in the context of war. Capacities for warning, first aid, fire fighting, bomb disposal, search and rescue are enhanced and promoted through basic Civil Defence trainings to the general public, students of Schools/Colleges and volunteers. • In 1994, the mandate of Civil Defence was broadened through ammendments in the Civil Defence Act,1952 by the Parliament, to play an important role not only in times of war but also in case of natural calamities and human disasters in peace time. • Training for Civil Defence Officers/ Instructors and volunteers from National Institute Fire Technology Islamabad, Civil Defence Academy Lahore, Federal Civil Defence Training School Hayatabad Peshawar and Federal Civil Defence Training School Abbottabad. • Implementation of Civil Defence (Measures for Dealing with outbreak of Fire) Order, 1987, under Sub Clause 4 & 5 of Rule 9 of the Civil Defence (Special Powers) Rules 1951. Implementation of Fire Safety Order, 2019. • War time contingency plan.