Ordinance on the Civil Protection Act - Subject Matter

1. This regulation governs the execution of the tasks assigned to the canton and the municipalities in civil protection.

1. The Office for Military and Civil Protection (hereinafter referred to as the Office) is the authority responsible for civil protection in the canton.

1. The cantonal command staff (KFS) is divided into a core staff, an extended staff (services), and command support.

2. The KFS is subordinate to the Director of Security.

3. The Government Council sets the details of the organization.

4. With the consent of the chief of staff, additional persons may be involved in the collaboration.

1. The Leadership Teams of the Municipalities (GFS) consist of at least three persons.

2. The Municipal Council determines the organization of the Leadership Team and elects the members.

1. The Director of Security shall select the Deployment Coordinators.

1. For everyday incidents and major events, an operational command of the organizations involved in the operation is responsible for the overall leadership.

2. For operations that last for an extended period, if multiple partner organizations are collaborating, municipal leadership staffs assume coordination or leadership. The operational command is subordinate to them.

3. If several municipalities are affected, the cantonal leadership staff takes over the coordination or leadership.

4. Operations coordinators support the leadership staffs.

1. The personnel and recruitment data necessary for control management are acquired by the office from a registration and contact point designated by the municipality and from the Army's personnel information system for further processing.

1. Members of the leadership staffs, as well as specialists, receive an assignment in the status of a protection service obligation holder.

1. The classification is carried out according to the function table for civil protection service members.

1. Promotions and Removals from Office are Carried Out by the Respective Elective Body.

1. The orientation of the service providers is generally carried out by the requesting entity at least three months before the service.

1. The respective competent authority issues written summonses.

1. The command leadership or the responsible command staff issues summonses for members of the command staffs.

2. Summonses for operations of civil protection personnel can be issued at short notice.

1. The remuneration shall correspond to the ranks of those subject to compulsory service.

2. During training events, the actual working days are considered as participant days.

1. Exempted Protection Service Obligors are not entitled to make up the service within the same year.

1. The office is responsible for the basic, cadre, and staff training of the management bodies of the KFS, the GFS, and the personnel for command support.

2. The respective responsible authority may deploy specialized personnel for courses and exercises as well as request leadership personnel.

1. The respective responsible authority coordinates joint exercises of the command staffs with the partner organizations.

1. The alerting is ensured by the cantonal emergency call center of the Cantonal Police.

1. The office, in conjunction with the municipalities, ensures a comprehensive siren network and its constant operational readiness. It is responsible for conducting the annual siren test alarms.

2. The emergency call center of the cantonal police activates the siren alarm upon instruction from the leadership bodies.

3. The municipal council is responsible for providing information when the management of particular or extraordinary situations falls under its jurisdiction. It may delegate this task to the GFS. In all other cases, the government council is responsible for information management. It may delegate this task.[5]

1. The office regulates the accounting of costs and compensations with the federation, the municipalities, the partners, and third parties.

2. If multiple municipalities are affected, the canton coordinates the distribution of incurred costs in special and extraordinary situations.

1. This Regulation shall enter into force on January 1, 2005.