Regulations on the Emergency Organisation of the Canton of Nidwalden (Emergency Organisation Regulations) (Notorganisationsreglement) - Jurisdiction

1. The organization of assistance in the event of incidents is fundamentally the responsibility of the municipalities. The canton supports the municipalities through the cantonal command staff and its specialized departments.

2. In events that reach the scale of disasters and for which municipal resources are insufficient for mitigation, the canton deploys its agencies and resources to coordinate and reinforce municipal measures.

1. The Cantonal Emergency Organization regulates the automatic establishment of the command and operational structure at the cantonal level, as well as their alert procedures. The regulations apply in all situations and are structured in a modular fashion (building block principle) according to necessity.

1. The political responsibility for managing a disaster lies with the Government Council. It shall take the necessary measures, if needed, by deviating from the normal competency order.

2. The authorities, officials, employees, and functionaries of the canton shall principally continue their tasks. They are obligated to make themselves available to the leadership organization. They shall make the necessary preparations for this within the framework of their duty sheets. The Personnel Office shall regulate the administrative inclusion of this obligation in the respective employment contracts and job descriptions.

3. Designations, such as Government Council, official, service chief, etc., shall be construed to include female staff as well.

1. For managing a special or extraordinary situation, the Government Council generally has the following own and external resources at its disposal, according to Annex 1

1. Own resources

a) Leadership organization (command staff);

b) Cantonal emergency forces;

c) Municipal emergency organizations.

2. As external resources, it may

a) Request civilian inter-cantonal and national resources and

b) Request military resources.

1. The Government Council

1. appoints the members of the cantonal emergency organization for special and extraordinary situations and approves the corresponding organizational charts;

2. declares a state of emergency and mobilizes the necessary leadership organization for it (Emergency Law Art. 2);

3. is responsible for informing the public, authorities, and official bodies;

4. may obligate additional forces to provide assistance through precautionary agreements (organizations, associations, businesses, individuals, etc.). Such agreements are to be coordinated with the municipalities before their conclusion;

5. requests the necessary intercantonal or national assistance upon the request of the deployed disaster management team, if their own and obligated forces are insufficient;

6. designates a coordination office for the emergency organization.

1. The operational readiness of the individual emergency services, such as the police, fire department, health services and medical services (KSD), technical operations, civil protection, etc., at the cantonal level must be ensured by the competent directorates with regard to joint deployment.

1. The Coordination Office

1. ensures the administration and logistics of the cantonal emergency organization;

2. conducts personnel control and proposes the assignment of functions;

3. coordinates training with private and public providers;

4. ensures organizational and material logistics for training at the municipal and cantonal levels;

5. coordinates preparations for public alerting;

6. coordinates and plans communication within the network;

7. ensures the maintenance of the infrastructure of the cantonal emergency organization;

8. establishes and manages the cost control for the budget of the cantonal emergency organization.

1. The organizational structure of the Cantonal Command Staff (KFS) is structured according to appendix 2/3 in a modular manner into a Command Staff "UNO," "DUE," and Command Staff "TRE." The alerting of staff members is based on a modular principle and tailored to the needs according to the respective situation. The activation of the "UNO" module lies with the police alarm center.

2. The "UNO" Command Staff ensures leadership according to appendix 2 in disaster and emergency situations for 365 days/24 hours, and designates the necessary deputies in cases of absence. The alerting occurs via an appropriate call system. The general tasks for the preparation and deployment of the members of the "UNO" staff are regulated in the staff regulations and special duty descriptions.

3. The "DUE" Command Staff is convened by the "UNO" staff according to appendix 2 and particularly includes the deputies of the "UNO" staff as well as other members of the cantonal command staff as needed.

4. The "TRE" Command Staff is convened by the government council according to appendix 3 and consolidates the cantonal administration into an efficient staff organization for emergencies. The cantonal command staff "TRE" particularly ensures the leadership of the canton in special and extraordinary situations and has at its disposal the necessary protective structures and equipment.

5. The "UNO/DUE" Command Staff appoints the necessary operation leaders as needed during deployment according to appendix 1. The necessary operational forces of the police, fire department, health services and emergency medical services (KSD), technical operations, civil protection, etc., are subordinated to the operational leader as needed. Additional specialists, who have not already been involved by the operational forces, are summoned by the "UNO/DUE" staff.

6. The command infrastructure of the cantonal command staff is initially ensured by the police and is supplemented and replaced as quickly as possible by the services of the KFS.

1. The Chief of Staff is appointed by the Government Council and is typically an employee of the cantonal administration.

2. The Chief of Staff submits proposals to the Government Council for the staffing of the staff organization "UNO," "DUE," and "TRE."

3. The Chief of Staff leads the operational organization and is directly accountable to the Government Council for it. His duties are detailed in a specific list of duties as outlined in Appendix 4.

1. The Chief of Staff directs the operation planning for managing special and extraordinary situations. He issues the necessary directives to the competent bodies of the cantonal administration as well as to the municipalities. He is supported by a "Coordination Office for Emergency Organization," which serves as a specialized unit with a separate performance mandate.

2. The operation planning includes the following general measures

1. Implementation of the Federal Council's civil protection concept based on federal and cantonal legislation in all areas that do not fall under the jurisdiction of partner organizations;

2. Management of staffing for the cantonal emergency organization;

3. Ensuring the personnel, material, and organizational readiness of the cantonal emergency organization, including the necessary leadership infrastructures;

4. Coordination and management of the cooperation between partner organizations with regard to special and extraordinary situations, particularly the preparation of decision-making bases;

5. Inter-cantonal and nationwide cooperation and coordination of emergency organizational measures within the framework of the NSK (National Security Cooperation) as well as through professional contacts, participation in expert committees, etc.;

6. Ensuring the readiness of the systems for alerting the population;

7. Ensuring technical communication (connections) in the network.

1. In Operations, the Emergency Organization is entrusted with the following general tasks

1. Leadership and structuring of the emergency organization in operations;

2. Information and alerting of the population in special and extraordinary situations;

3. Ensuring media information in special and extraordinary situations;

4. Support for municipal management staffs in operations;

5. Consultation and submission of emergency measures in special and extraordinary situations to the government council;

6. Appointment of operational leaders for regional/cantonal long-term events;

7. Coordination and regional allocation of special resources (construction machinery, special technical equipment, additional services, etc.);

8. Coordination and assurance of inter-cantonal and national assistance through additional operational and reserve elements.

1. The Cantonal Command Staff is responsible for the planning, management, and execution of training in conjunction on municipal and cantonal levels and issues the necessary directives for it.

2. The Chief of Staff controls and supports the training of municipal emergency organizations.

3. The participating directorates, in collaboration with the Command Staff, ensure the professional training of emergency forces within the framework of municipal and cantonal emergency organizations.

4. The Chief of Staff is supported by the cantonal administration in the execution of the training and annually requests the necessary costs through the regular budget.

5. The Chief of Staff coordinates the training of municipal and cantonal emergency organizations at the federal level with civilian and military entities.

6. The Chief of Staff plans and coordinates integrated training with the partners of the emergency organization.

1. The Finance Directorate ensures the insurance coverage of the members of the cantonal leadership staff both within and outside the cantonal administration.

1. **Compensation of the Cantonal Emergency Organization**

The compensation for the cantonal emergency organization is governed by the Act on the Compensation of Members of Authorities (Compensation Act). Employees of the cantonal administration and autonomous institutions are to be compensated in accordance with §§ 27 and 28 of the Implementing Ordinance on the Personnel Act concerning the salary system and remuneration (Remuneration Ordinance).

2. **Compensation of Emergency Forces**

The compensation for emergency forces is governed by the applicable cantonal statutory rates (or agreements) of the partner organizations (Police, Fire Department, Healthcare and Emergency Services (KSD), Technical Services, Civil Protection, etc.).

3. **Compensation of Contractually Bound Emergency Forces**

The compensation for emergency forces bound by agreements is governed by the provisions of the agreement.

1. This regulation shall enter into force on July 1, 2004.

2. All directives and decrees in conflict with this regulation are repealed.