From 1 September 1939, ARP wardens enforced the "blackout". Heavy curtains and shutters were required on all private residences, commercial premises, and factories to prevent light escaping and so making them a possible marker for enemy bombers to locate their targets.

In September 1935, four years before WW2 began, British prime minister, Stanley Baldwin, published a circular entitled Air Raid Precautions (ARP) inviting local authorities to make plans to protect their people in event of a war.

The Civil Defence Service was a civilian volunteer organisation in Great Britain during World War II. Established by the Home Office in 1935 as Air Raid Precautions (ARP), its name was officially changed to the Civil Defence Service (CD) in 1941.

During WWII however, air forces now pose a threat to the American Home Front and the need for a civilian defense force becomes more critical. On May 20, 1941 President FDR signs an executive order that formed the Office of Civilian Defense and appointed Mayor La Guardia of New York City with overseeing this department.

During the war, every street had its wardens. These were local men who had volunteered for duty as fire or air-raid wardens. The duties were very similar, but fire wardens were usually...

2024年11月19日 · Air raid wardens in the 1940s were ordinary folks who stepped up during extraordinary times in World War II. They oversaw blackout measures, ensuring communities remained dark to avoid enemy bombers. Their duties included: These wardens also guided civilians to shelters when air raid sirens sounded, providing a sense of …

Grandfather lived in the end house next to a woodworking shop fitter’s factory, which was soon bombed and left partly derelict. On the corner of this building was the remains of an office, which,...

2018年7月29日 · The documents, which include testing materials and certificates for successful air raid warden candidates, also reveal the way the belligerents of the second world war increasingly attacked ...

In September 1935, the British prime minister, Stanley Baldwin, published a circular entitled Air Raid Precautions (ARP) inviting local authorities to make plans to protect their people in event of a war. Some towns responded by arranging the building of public air raid shelters. These shelters were built of brick with roofs of reinforced concrete.

ARP wardens were volunteers in part of a wider organisation known as Air Raid Precautions (ARP). Its remit was to protect and support civilians in and in connection with WW2 air raids. This page describes the recruitment of ARP wardens; who they were; how they were organised; their role; uniform; training; exercises and typical work - which was ...