Ordinance on the Catastrophe Act - Civil Command Staff of the Canton

1. The Civil Leadership Staff of the Canton (KFS) has the following preparatory tasks in accordance with § 12 of the law

a) the processing of the legal foundations for the functioning of governmental activities during times of disasters and acts of war;

b) the designation of vital services and the personnel required for them, as well as the assurance of the functioning of these services;

c) ensuring communication, particularly within the authorities, between them, the municipalities, the population, and with the military;

d) the implementation of measures that strengthen the morale of the population in times of disasters and acts of war.

1. In the event of a disaster, the Civil Command Staff of the Canton may be allocated the following resources in particular

a) Primary

1. Police;

2. Fire departments;

3. Public works yards;

4. Hospitals.

b) Subsidiary

1. Civil protection;

2. Other civilian resources and aid organizations;

3. Military.

1. In the event of acts of war, the Civil Leadership Staff of the Canton may be allocated the following resources in particular

a) Primary

1. Civil protection;

2. Police;

3. Workshops;

4. Hospitals;

5. Other civilian resources and aid organizations.

b) Subsidiary

1. National economic supply;

2. Army.

1. The authority to requisition all necessary material resources is vested in the government council and the staffs.

2. Civil protection provides the members of the Civilian Executive Staff of the Canton with personal equipment items.

3. The civilian helpers designated by the operations management are required to wear identification marks.

1. The Civil Command Staff of the Canton and the Appointee are subordinate to the Government Council.

2. The competent department is the Police Department.

1. The Civil Command Staff Canton is convened by the appointed officer upon determination of the disaster situation.

2. The Civil Command Staff Region and the Civil Command Staff Municipality are convened by the chairperson.

3. The operational units and civilian aid organizations call up their members upon the order of the superior authority.

1. The deployment formations designate the points of entry themselves.

1. The Executive Council designates the authority responsible for the continuous operational readiness of the administrative shelter.

1. The Government Council shall appoint a Civil Leadership Staff Region (RFS) as needed.

1. Municipalities are required to establish their own organization for the event of a catastrophe or acts of war.

2. Municipalities with a joint leadership staff must designate an individual responsible for the tasks of disaster and war preparedness for each of their municipal areas.

3. Subject to the provisions of the federal government and the canton concerning civil protection, national economic supply, and cultural property protection.

1. The Municipal Council or the authority stipulated in the municipal regulations designates a Civil Management Staff Municipality (CMS), which typically includes the following members

a) the municipal president or a member of the municipal council, as chairperson;

b) the municipal clerk, as minute-taker;

c) a police officer;

d) the fire chief;

e) the local head.

2. The Civil Management Staff Municipality may be supplemented by other suitable persons, particularly by the specialists of technical services and health services, and the person responsible for economic national supply.

1. The Municipal Civil Command Staff shall propose to the municipal council all appropriate preparatory and implementation measures in the area of civil disaster and war preparedness.

2. In the event of a disaster or acts of war, the Municipal Civil Command Staff shall coordinate immediate measures, as long as this task is not being performed by the appointed official. The Municipal Civil Command Staff shall promptly contact the cantonal appointee, as long as the Cantonal Civil Command Staff is not yet operational.

1. Regulations of Municipalities in the Area of Civil Disaster and War Preparedness are Subject to Approval by the Police Department.

1. Regarding the organization, training, and specific tasks, the Civil Command Staff of the Canton shall issue guidelines, which are to be approved by the Government Council.

1. The Central Office for Economic National Supply is responsible for procuring all essential goods necessary for the supply of the civilian population in the disaster area and for ordering their distribution.

1. The Cantonal Civil Command Staff shall coordinate the deployment of all personnel and material resources related to medical services of the canton for the treatment and care of patients in the event of a disaster and in the event of military conflicts.

2. For the purposes of this provision, all injured and ill military and civilian persons are considered patients.

1. The Civil Command Staff of the Canton may, in the event of a disaster or acts of war, have authority over all public and private hospitals and homes.

2. It may also assign civilian patients to medical facilities outside the canton or to those of the military as part of the coordinated medical service.

1. The training of all persons who perform functions in disaster management under the law or this regulation is conducted through courses and exercises.

2. The decision on the delegation to participate in courses and exercises at the cantonal and regional level is made by the government council upon the request of the commissioner.

3. The municipalities are responsible for the training of their organs themselves.

1. Within the scope of the regulation on compensation for operations as provided for in § 4 paragraph 1 of the law, the government council also regulates the compensation for preparatory measures, particularly for training.

1. The compensation rates for the use of premises and materials are governed by the federal regulations concerning military facilities; differing local customary rates remain reserved.

1. The training costs shall be covered by the canton for individuals fulfilling functions at the cantonal or regional level, and by the municipalities for individuals active at their level.

1. The Executive Council concludes the necessary insurance contracts.

2. The details are regulated by the Executive Council through a specific ordinance (§ 4 para. 1 of the law).

1. This regulation shall enter into force simultaneously with the amendment to the Disaster Law of June 26, 1983, on January 1, 1984.

2. It shall be published in the Official Gazette.