The Federal Office for Civil Protection (FOCP) is the federal office responsible for the

civil defense Civil defense or civil protection is an effort to protect the citizens of a state (generally non-combatants) from human-made and natural disasters. It uses the principles of emergency management: Risk management, prevention, mitigation, prepara ...

services of the Swiss cantons and municipalities. It is subordinated to the

Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport The Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS, , , , ) is one of the seven departments of the Swiss federal government. It is headed by a member of the Swiss Federal Council, the Swiss defence minister. Organisation The ...

Tasks

The role of the Federal Office for Civil Protection is to ensure the co-ordination of leadership, protection, rescue and assistance in co-operation with the five pillars of civil protection, i.e. the police, the fire brigade, civil protection, technical services (water, electricity, communication) and public health services in the event of a disaster, emergency or armed conflict. The FOCP consists of six business units, including: *

Spiez Laboratory The Spiez Laboratory (German: ''Labor Spiez'', French: ''Laboratoire de Spiez'', Italian: ''Laboratorio Spiez'') is the Switzerland, Swiss institute for the protection of the population against nuclear, biological and chemical threats and dan ...

(the national institute for protection against atomic, biological and chemical threats and risks) * National Emergency Operations Centre: responsible for warning the population in the event of an emergency

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* Federal offices of Switzerland {{gov-stub