Directorate for Civil Protection and Emergency Planning
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The Directorate for Civil Protection and Emergency Planning (Norwegian: Direktoratet for samfunnssikkerhet og beredskap, DSB) is a Norwegian government agency under the Minister of Justice and the Police
. DSB's purpose is to help prevent loss of life and protect the health, environment, important social functions and property in connection with accidents, disasters and other incidents in peace, crisis and war. Civil defence is subject to the DSB.
The Directorate has responsibilities in connection with prevention, crisis management, studies and analysis, civil-military cooperation, training and evaluation and supervision.
The Directorate is based in Tønsberg
, 20 civil defence districts, five civil defence camps, five schools and five regional offices for electrical inspections. DSB has about 670 employees, of which about 240 are based at the new main office in Tønsberg. DSB also has operational responsibility for the Government's central plant in the Hole in Buskerud
, a war headquarters for the government.
Minister of Justice and the Police (Norway)
In Norway, the Minister of Justice and the Police is the head of the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police and a member of Government of Norway. Current minister is Grete Faremo of the Norwegian Labour Party who is part of the second cabinet Stoltenberg...
. DSB's purpose is to help prevent loss of life and protect the health, environment, important social functions and property in connection with accidents, disasters and other incidents in peace, crisis and war. Civil defence is subject to the DSB.
The Directorate has responsibilities in connection with prevention, crisis management, studies and analysis, civil-military cooperation, training and evaluation and supervision.
The Directorate is based in Tønsberg
Tønsberg
is a city and municipality in Vestfold county, southern Norway, located around north-east of Sandefjord. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tønsberg....
, 20 civil defence districts, five civil defence camps, five schools and five regional offices for electrical inspections. DSB has about 670 employees, of which about 240 are based at the new main office in Tønsberg. DSB also has operational responsibility for the Government's central plant in the Hole in Buskerud
Buskerud
is a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and Vestfold. The county administration is located in Drammen.-Geography:...
, a war headquarters for the government.