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national federation of civil protection
Fédération Nationale de Protection Civile
FormationDecember 14, 1965 (1965-12-14)
Legal statusVoluntary association
PurposeFirst aid, Humanitarian Aid
HeadquartersAsnières-sur-Seine, France
Region
France
President
François Richez
Volunteers
32,000
Websitewww.protection-civile.org

The national federation of civil protection (French: fédération nationale de protection civile), or the FNPC, is one of the a French humanitarian and first aid voluntary association.

Its logo, a blue triangle on white and orange ground, comes from the international distinctive sign of civil defence,[1] which is a protective sign under the protection of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949.

This voluntary association is not to be confused with the French Sécurité Civile, which is a government agency, and is only one of the many French civil protection associations.

  1. ^ Defined in article 66 of the Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts; June 8, 1977

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