. Bell telephone magazine . eingshown. The reaction of these officialsto some of the presentations was mostfavorable and, as a result, the presen-tations are being used extensively totrain civilian defense as well as tele-phone groups. The Defense Organization and ItsMajor Functions As mentioned previously, civiliandefense communications requirementsin a given locality depend upon themake-up of the organization and itsfunctions. The extent of activity nat-urally varies widely between commu-nities, depending upon such things aslocation, area, population, and otherconsiderations. Furthermore, a
. Bell telephone magazine . eingshown. The reaction of these officialsto some of the presentations was mostfavorable and, as a result, the presen-tations are being used extensively totrain civilian defense as well as tele-phone groups. The Defense Organization and ItsMajor Functions As mentioned previously, civiliandefense communications requirementsin a given locality depend upon themake-up of the organization and itsfunctions. The extent of activity nat-urally varies widely between commu-nities, depending upon such things aslocation, area, population, and otherconsiderations. Furthermore, a givencommunity may move progressivelythrough several stages of preparednessas realization of the danger of attackincreases. Communications arrange-ments, therefore, need to be tailoredto the specific needs of each commu-nity, and modified as changes maynecessitate. The objectives and degree of pre-paredness appropriate for an individ-ual community are determined by the 64 Bell Telephone Magazine JUNE ARMY INFORMATION CENTER. DIRECT SUBSCRIBERLINES TO TOLL BOARD REGULAR TOLL CIRCUITS . DIRECT SUBSCRIBERLINES FROM TOLL CIViUAN DEFENSE DlSTRfCT WARNING CENTER Air-raid Warning Channels This diagram shows how both the ArmyInformation Center and the Civilian De-fense District Warning Center are directlyconnected to long-distance switchboards local Defense Council, a group whichincludes authorities on fire and policeprotection, medical aid, transporta-tion, communications and other suchdefense matters. Requirements arebased on such considerations as thetypes of incidents the communityneeds to provide against (bombing,panic, evacuation, etc.), how they mayaffect the community (cause fires andcasualties, interrupt vital services,etc.), and what action such emergen-cies call for (fire fighting, rescue andrepair work, etc.). Such new require-ments as develop are met both by strengthening existing agencies (po-lice, fire, utilities, Red Cross, etc.) andreinforcing them with civilian defens
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