Air Raid Precautions
Before the raids started, the warden was regarded with much amusement as a 'busybody' or as a 'Nosey Parker'. When the Blitz began everybody was glad of his/her help and consideration.
The warden was a reporter in the bombed area and all Civil Defence Services depended on his judgment. He must give the correct reports on where the bomb fell and what damage had been done so that the right number of services could be sent. When the bomb fell, he must be able to tell the Rescue Party where the bodies lay, living or dead, underneath the debris.
The warden must know his Report Form (see Archive Resources) off by heart so that he could give all his information in the proper order. The logical sequence of its items made it easy for telephonists to record on similar forms the information sent in by the wardens.