Ordinance on the Civil Protection Act - Subject Matter

1. This ordinance regulates 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 government council issues the performance mandate and is responsible for determining the duration of training, for the basic training as per Article 33 of the Civil Protection and Civil Defense Act, and for addressing claims for damages as per Article 60 BZG.

2. The Department of Internal Affairs and Security issues directives for civil protection deployments in restoration works and deployments for the benefit of the community, establishes specialized areas in the Civil Protection Organization (CPO), and approves exceptions; it designates civil protection measures for which substitute contributions may be used.

3. The office is responsible for all other tasks and decisions in civil protection that are delegated to the canton and for which no specific authority, organization, or individual is explicitly responsible. It issues the necessary instructions for implementation, particularly concerning organizational structures and staffing, functions and ranks, relief from functions, assignments as well as premature discharges, the nature and duration of training services, and joint training with partner organizations.

4. The municipalities designate a reporting and contact point for the cantonal civil protection office.

1. The office, in collaboration with partner organizations such as the Cantonal Police and Fire Department, establishes the necessary technical and organizational prerequisites for the alert and mobilization of the civil protection organization and issues the required directives.

1. The personnel and recruitment data required for control management in civil protection are acquired from a reporting and contact office designated by the municipality and from the Army's Personnel Information System by the cantonal civil protection office for further processing.

2. The office manages the personnel data necessary for the implementation of civil protection.

1. The classification of individuals subject to civil protection duty according to basic functions is based on the cantonal numerical register for recruitment.

2. Individuals fit for civil protection service, for whom no current assignment opportunities exist, may be deferred for a maximum of three years or assigned to the personnel reserve.

3. There is no entitlement to be assigned to the active roster of the civil protection organization.

1. Promotions of individuals subject to protective service duties are only possible after successful completion of the function-specific training. The office may, by way of exception, authorize protective service individuals to assume certain functions even if they have not yet completed the corresponding training.

1. Orientation of Service Providers Regarding Upcoming Civil Protection Courses

The orientation of service providers about the upcoming civil protection courses is generally conducted by the summoning authority at least three months prior to the service.

1. For basic, supplemental, leadership, and further training, the office issues service notices and formal summonses.

2. Civil protection duty-bound individuals who do not have a formal summons four weeks before the start of service must report to the cantonal civil protection office.

1. For refresher courses of formations within the cantonal civil protection organization, the office shall issue service notices and deliver written summonses.

2. Summonses for deployments may be issued at short notice.

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

1. The remuneration is in accordance with the "Functions/Salary" table of the department.

2. During civil protection training events, the effective working days are considered participant days.

1. The Authority may mandate training courses.

1. The Office annually reviews the achievement of the agreed training and performance objectives. It periodically inspects the operational readiness of the civil protection companies and submits the results to the Department of Internal Affairs and Security for review.

1. Municipalities must submit applications for deployments to the office at least six months before commencement.

2. The office generally approves deployments only if they align with the purpose and tasks of civil protection. Such deployments must not compete with the private sector.

1. The office, in agreement with the municipalities, establishes the boundaries of the assessment areas.

2. If protection spaces are available for 100% of the permanent residential population in the assessment area, substitute contributions can be made.

3. The determination of the amount of the substitute contributions is carried out by the Office for Real Estate.

1. The following priority order generally applies to the use of substitute contributions

a) Construction, equipment, operation, maintenance, and preservation of public shelters;

b) Coverage of the operating and maintenance costs of protective facilities, insofar as they exceed the annual lump-sum contribution from the federal government;

c) Alarm and telematics equipment;

d) Civil protection materials.

1. The authority inspects the installations and shelters at least every seven years.

1. The office determines the equipment of the civil protection organization and regulates the procurement and distribution.

2. Evaluation and procurement are to be coordinated with partner organizations as far as possible.

3. The office may enter into agreements on joint procurement with other cantons, the Federal Office for Civil Protection, and partner organizations.

1. The office regulates the settlement of costs and compensations with the federal government, municipalities, partners, and third parties.

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