ARP

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ARP (Air Raid Precautions) was a British civil defense organization during World War II responsible for protecting civilians from air raids through measures like blackout enforcement, air raid wardens, and public shelters.

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instanceOf World War II organisation
civil defence organisation
activity air raid warning and reporting
blackout enforcement
fire watching and reporting
first aid assistance to bomb victims
gas attack precautions
guiding civilians to air raid shelters
manning air raid posts
rescue operations after air raids
approximateStrength over one million personnel at peak
conflict World War II
surface form: Second World War

World War II
country United Kingdom
dissolved post-World War II
employedRole air raid warden
control room staff
decontamination worker
fire watcher
first aider
messenger
rescue worker
field air raid protection
civil defence
fullName Air Raid Precautions NERFINISHED
legalBasis Air Raid Precautions Act 1937 NERFINISHED
Civil Defence Act 1939 NERFINISHED
notableEvent civil defence during the Blitz
operatedIn Great Britain NERFINISHED
Northern Ireland NERFINISHED
operationalScope local authority level
peakActivityDuring The Blitz NERFINISHED
purpose coordination of local air raid precautions
mitigation of air raid casualties
protection of civilians from air raids
recruitedFrom civilian volunteers
local authorities
responsibleFor local air raid control centres
public information on air raid precautions
significantPeriod 1939–1945
startDate 1937
successor Civil Defence Corps NERFINISHED
supervisedBy Home Office NERFINISHED
Ministry of Home Security NERFINISHED
symbol ARP badge
usedMeasure Anderson shelters NERFINISHED
Morrison shelters NERFINISHED
blackout regulations
domestic air raid shelters
public air raid shelters
wore dark overalls or battledress
steel helmet marked ARP

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