CIVIL PROTECTION AS A SEGMENT OF SECURITY IN LOCAL COMMUNITY

Abstract

A man, individualy or as a part of society, in the past faced different dangers and threats to his personal safety and safety of his property. Until the mid of the 20th century the greatest danger to states, men, material and cultural assets was war. After the development of science, technique and biggertrafficing of goods and services, development of the whole society, the most often threats to man and normal functioning of the society are natural disasters like floods, mudslides, earthquakes, winds, fir etc. For this kind of safety threats to people and property, aside fromother subjects of security, civil protection takes central position. Its role is recognizable not only local or on state level but on international level as well. As a segment of security civil protection has always existed as mans follower and guarantor of survival but in different from and with different actions. This paper has a goal to point out significance and role of civil protection on all levels of organization and especially in the local community its organization and actions, and this paper will also show historical development and its connection to local government and civil defense. This paper will also point out the necesity for its existance locally, in regards to that level of organization of population, people exercise their rights and satisfy their basic needs.