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Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the Citizen-Corps-Active-In-Disaster (CAIND) according to a new viewpoint based on changes in basic theoretical concepts and establish a development plan. Methods: A documentary survey was administered, and the study followed the technical approach method. Detailed information on CAIND was taken from scholarly monographs, specialty publications, and previous studies, including master and doctorate dissertations. Results: CAIND may be defined as legal auxiliary organizations composed of local residents who volunteer to prepare for “all kinds of disasters as well as prevention activities” and instill the ideology of “leading service organizations of safety as a form of community involvement,” “resident-friendly organizational activities based on autonomous operation,” and “performing activities which supplement their demands according to the realization of social welfare and regional conditions.” Conclusion: The newly established basic theoretical concept included the concepts of “professionalism and possibilities,” “social expandability,” “voluntary participation,” and “the realization and complementation of social welfare”