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An orange triangle on a white disc on blue is used in many countries as the
symbol for Civil Defense.
Antonio Martins, 30 August 1999
BTW, you used to see a version of the civil defense emblem Antonio mentions
in the U.S. as well--a blue sign with a white trangle, a red disk, and thereon
the initials CD. It was posted at air raid shelters, etc. But I don't recall ever seeing it on a flag.
Joe McMillan, 31 August 1999
The 1977 Protocols to the 1949 Geneva Convention provided in Article 66 that the international distinctive sign of civil defence is an equilateral blue triangle on an orange ground. I believe many civil defense organizations used a triangle emblem well before that. U.S. civil defense facilities since the World War II period have been marked by a blue sign with a white triangle and the letters "CD" on the center forming a circle. The U.S. Federal Emergency
Management Agency seal is a variant of the U.S. COA with a white triangle on a blue roundel above the eagle's head.
Joe McMillan, 10 July 2000
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