Civil Defense Equipment

Title

Civil Defense Equipment

Description

Gas mask with pack and warden's armband used by Civil Defence, Kitimat Auxiliary Police in Kitimat. As representatives of Canada's emergency planning, Civil Defence volunteers mobilized to protect Kitimat against invasion, nuclear attack, and other disasters. A municipal civil defence plan was put in place, and volunteers received training in search and rescue, survival, bomb shelters, and emergency feeding.

Identifier

2001.28

Subject

Alcan Project History

Contributor

McLeod, Robert

Files

http://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/files/alcan_project_history/BC_Digital_Collection_023.jpg

Citation

“Civil Defense Equipment,” Kitimat Museum & Archives Collections, accessed July 6, 2022, https://search.kitimatmuseum.ca/items/show/2883.

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