Jurisdiction Lebanon | ||
Superseding agency Ministry of Interior and Municipalities Website www.civildefense.gov.lb | ||
The Lebanese Civil Defense or General Directorate of the Lebanese Civil Defense is a public emergency medical service of Lebanon that carries out patient transportation, search and rescue activities and fire-fighting response.
It is funded and administered by the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities (Lebanon). The directorate works in conjunction with the Lebanese Red Cross along with other pre-hospital service organizations in the country. The current Director General of the Lebanese Civil Defence is General Khattar.
References
Lebanese Civil Defense Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA