We're not exactly sure what that is to the right of the old civil defense logo, but we're told by the New York Times that, after some 67 years, some outfit called the National Emergency Management Association has decided to replace the well known civil defense logo with the logo representing their not so well known 501(c)(3)organization.
If it's any help, NEMA's website indicates that they are associated with the equally unknown EMAC or Emergency Management Assistance Compact and the ever popular Emergency Management Accreditation Program or EMAP as it is commonly called.
On the face of it, it appears that they are privatizing the civil defense function through a series of 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporations.
So the next time you feel the need to "Duck and Cover," don't think of that old, outdated relic from the cold war, Civil Defense, get up to date and think - National Emergency Management Association.
It's your new 501(c)(3) ticket to survival.
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