History

The Civil Defence Corps, a civilian volunteer organisation, was established within Great Britain during 1949. It was stood down within Great Britain in1968. Civil Defence Corps still exist today in the Isle of Man, Republic of Ireland and many other countries such as Australia, New Zealand and Iceland.

Introduction

The Isle of Man Civil Defence Corps (IoM Civil Defence) is overseen by Ian Young, Emergency Planning Co-ordinator within the Isle of Man Government Department of Home Affairs.

IoM Civil Defence provides The Emergency Planning Unit with initial support for setting up and running an Emergency Control Centre to facilitate Government’s coordinating role in the management of an emergency.

The full establishment of IoM Civil Defence is 50 members. When vacancies arise membership is open to anybody aged between the age of 18 and 65 years of age who is physically fit, honest, reliable and enjoys working as part of team. Volunteers provide support in a variety of emergency situations, working alongside other frontline agencies such as the Constabulary, Fire & Rescue Service, Ambulance and Coastguard to help maintain community safety.

The Isle of Man has a fine tradition of looking after people in their time of need and IoM Civil Defence is an important part of the resilience that allows us to prepare for and respond to emergencies, whatever the scale.

IoM Civil Defence is a special organisation – like an insurance policy, you hope you’ll never need it, but if things go wrong you know the members will be there to help.

If you would like further information on IoM Civil Defence or are looking for support during a local event please contact:
Civil Defence Headquarters, 88 Woodbourne Road, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM2 3AP. Tel: (01624) 694317 or Email: defence@gov.im (click on the image to the right to download the Civil Defence information leaflet).

Updated Sep 2011/Review Sep 2012.