GENERAL The Civil Defence Department in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is working under the control of Relief, Rehabilitation & Settlement Department and is administered by the Director alongwith complementary staff at the Civil Defence Directorate Peshawar. The Directorate is responsible to look after the Civil Defence activities for the Districts as well as the FATA. At the moment there are 14 Civil Defence Officers, 9 Instructors Incharge to monitor all functions at the Districts / Agencies’ Civil Defence Offices and enforce Civil Defence & fire protection measure in their respective Districts / Agencies. So far 23 Civil Defence Offices have been established in 16 District Headquarters & 7 Tribal Areas under the supervision of the Deputy Commissioners & Political Agents who are designated as Civil Defence Controllers under the provision of Civil Defence Act 1952. All the Civil Defence Controllers are provided with nucleus Civil Defence Staff comprising of one Civil Defence Officer / Instructor Incharge and Instructors besides ministerial staff to assist them in the implementation of Civil Defence and fire fighting measures within their respective jurisdiction. BRIEF HISTORY The Civil Defence Organization was established in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in a skeleton form with a few staff members at Peshawar in 1952 and the Provincial Civil Defence Directorate was established in August 1971. The scope of the department was restricted only to Peshawar particularly at war time but with passage of time its role at peace time was realized and promulgated in 1994 through legal amendment in the Civil Defence Act 1952, with the result that its scope was extended to 25 Districts and 7 Tribal Areas with staff.