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Protección Civil - Civil Protection

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image by Randy Young, 6 October 2017

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Civil Defence Flag

The El Salvador Civil Defense is called Protección Civil (Civil Protection). In fact, it is formally called Dirección General de Protección Civil (General Directorate of Civil Protection).
The flag is an orange horizontal flag, with the logo in the middle, as seen in this picture (first flag from left to right).
Source: www.elsalvadornoticias.net
For more information go to: Protección Civil (official website)
Esteban Rivera, 17 October 2010

Dirección General de Protección Civil, Prevención y Mitigación de Desastres (National System of Civil Defence, Prevention and Disaster Mitigation) was created by the Law on Civil Defence, Prevention and Disaster Mitigation, promulgated by Decree No. 777, issued on 18 August 2005 and published on 31 August 2005 in the official gazette, No. 160/368. The Law established the Sistema Nacional de Protección Civil, Prevención y Mitigación de Desastres (National System of Civil Defence, Prevention and Disaster Mitigation).

The organization and operation of the Dirección General de Protección Civil, Prevención y Mitigación de Desastres is prescribed by Decree No. 56, issued on 24 May 2006 and published on 26 May 2006 in the official gazette, No. 96/371.
http://proteccioncivil.gob.sv/descargas-leyes-y-reglamentos/
Official website

Additional photos
http://proteccioncivil.gob.sv/autoridades-del-sistema-nacional-de-proteccion-civil-presentan-plan-divino-salvador-2015/
http://proteccioncivil.gob.sv/plan-divino/
https://aps.com.sv/proteccion-civil-declara-alerta-naranja-en-ocho-departamentos-y-amarilla-en-seis-ante-arribo-a-el-salvador-de-tormenta-tropical-selma/
https://www.elmetropolitanodigital.com/2016/07/proteccion-civil-presenta-plan-divino-salvador-para-vacaciones-agostinas/
http://elmundo.sv/selma-se-disipa-en-territorio-salvadoreno-pero-mantienen-alertas/
http://www.lapagina.com.sv/nacionales/119412/2016/07/08/Proteccion-Civil-decreta-alerta-verde-por-lluvias-a-nivel-nacional
http://sanmiguel.sv/plan-verano-en-el-salvador-contara-con-mas-de-45-mil-personas/
https://www.solonoticias.com/2017/07/27/proteccion-civil-lanza-plan-divino-salvador-2017-las-fiestas-agostinas/
https://www.solonoticias.com/2017/10/03/proteccion-civil-emite-alerta-amarilla-29-municipios-del-pais/
https://verdaddigital.com/index.php/politica/16237-16237
Ivan Sache, 9 April 2018