Government Civil Support Agency

**THIS FACTION NO LONGER EXISTS AS A FUNCTIONING ENTITY IN TWR**

## Lore Overview

The **Government Civil Support Agency** (abbreviated as GCSA) is a post-Flash federal agency of the United States of America. It was created alongside the United States Civilization Preservation Force (USCPF) as a collection of all former agencies combined into one singular entity. The GCSA's mission was to provide assistance to Americans in the wasteland and begin the process of rebuilding the country.

## History

After the Flash destroyed the world in November of 2032, the United States was in bad shape. Society had collapsed and Americans were left to fend for themselves in the post-apocalyptic hellscape that was the nuclear winter that followed shortly after the nuclear detonations. With the shortage of food, supplies, growing threat of banditry and the newer presence of mutants, Americans turned to the federal government for assistance in their time of need. With the passing of the American Preservation Act of 2033, two new entities were created to ensure the safety of Americans; the USCPF and the GCSA. Several federal government agencies such as FEMA, CDC, DEA, and other entities were merged under a singular agency.

With the soldiers being overwhelmed by desperate refugees at checkpoints across the nation, the GCSA stepped in to relieve the pressure and assisted those in need. The GCSA provided a large quantity of civil relief aid to the population of the new American wastelands. Thankfully for them, the USCPF came to protect the GCSA and the many refugee camps they had established. Later on, the GCSA began to operate more on their own terms and would establish local auxiliary police forces to help bring law and order to these refugee camps turned federal settlements, many of them being inside former population centers from before the Flash.

During the Reconstruction Era between the 2080s and 2090s, the eastern half of the United States had been rebuilt to a large extent to which its activities were no longer needed, and focus was placed out west where progress was slower. Former government agencies once under the GCSA's jurisdiction were released as new federal entities as they once were before the Flash. However, with the Atlanta Crisis and the Second American Civil War in full steam, the GCSA was introduced back into the lands of affected war zones to act as humanitarian relief.

## Operations

Being a collection of different federal agencies, the GCSA is tasked with many distinctive roles to perform when out in the field. As a result, the agency is divided into many different corps; the Civil Engineer Corps, Civil Peace Corps, Civil Aid Corps, and Civil Assistance Corps. The gear each corps are given specific equipment for each corps for their respective role in the field.

#### Civil Engineer Corps

The Civil Engineer Corps are the engineering branch of the GCSA. Their primary role when out in the field is repairing and setting up infrastructure and restoring utilities. They are primarily given construction related tools to assist in their duties.

#### Civil Peace Corps

The Civil Peace Corps is the security branch of the GCSA. Their primary role is based on keeping the peace in areas they manage, including refugee centers and aid stations. As a result, their kit consists of law enforcement related tools like handcuffs, batons, including kevlar vests and firearms of civilian and police grade.

#### Civil Aid Corps

The Civil Aid Corps is the medical branch of the GCSA. Their primary role is focused on providing medical assistance to those who require it. In turn, they are given at minimum first aid kits, but the level of supplies and tools depend on how well established the GCSA is in a given area and the severity of injuries.

#### Civil Assistance Corps

Like the name suggests, the Civil Assistance Corps is mostly a branch of the GCSA focused on being well rounded in most aspects and able to assist other corps in their duties.

## Relations

#### United States of America

Being an agency of the US, it is only natural that both have a positive relationship. The GCSA has worked countless times with the USCPF and local law enforcement in times of great strife, including natural disasters, war zones, and of course areas still affected by the Flash.

#### People's Republic of Tidewater

While being a government agency of the United States, and opinions between each other vary from person to person, the GCSA doesn't officially hold any direct aggression toward the PRT. Furthermore, the PRT recognizes the GCSA as noncombatants and respects them as such.