Defense Civil Preparedness Agency [DCPA]

397.1 Administrative History
Established: In the Department of Defense (DOD), by DOD Directive 5105.43, May 5, 1972.

Predecessor Agencies:

• Federal Civil Defense Administration (FCDA), Office for Emergency Management (OEM), Executive Office of the President (EOP, 1950- 51)
• FCDA (1951-58)
• Office of Defense and Civilian Mobilization (ODCM), EOP (1958)
• Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization (OCDM), EOP (1958-61)
• Office of Civil Defense (OCD), DOD (1961-64)
• OCD, Department of the Army, DOD (1964-72)

Functions: Coordinated and directed federal, state, and local civil defense program activities, including fallout shelters; chemical, biological, and radiological warfare defense; emergency communications and warning systems; postattack assistance and damage assessment; preparedness planning; and government continuity.
Abolished: By EO 12148, July 20, 1979, retroactive to July 15, 1979, pursuant to Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, effective April 1, 1979.
Successor Agencies: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Related Records:
Record copies of publications of the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency in RG 287, Publications of the U.S. Government.
Records of the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization, RG 304.
Records of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, RG 311.
Records of the Office of Emergency Preparedness, RG 396.



 Source:  http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/397.html

Where are they actually stored?
How many records are there?

0397	Records of the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency
	Cluster(s): General Government
	NRCA	Atlanta, GA	0.1 cu. ft.
	NRDA	Chicago, IL	19 cu. ft.
	NRGA	Denver, CO	8 cu. ft.
	NWCS-C	College Park, MD	8 cu. ft.	139 Maps and Charts
	NWCS-C	College Park, MD	6 cu. ft.	212 Architectural and Engin. Drawings
	NWCS-M	College Park, MD	0 cu. ft.	3 Sound Recordings
	NWCS-S	College Park, MD	0.1 cu. ft.
	NWCS-S	College Park, MD	12 cu. ft.	9,825 Still Pictures
	NWCS-S	College Park, MD	0 cu. ft.	5 Filmstrips
	NWCS-S	College Park, MD	0 cu. ft.	69 Posters
	NWCT2	College Park, MD	555.971 cu. ft.
	TOTAL:		609.171 cu. ft.	10,253 items