Bosnia Civil protection

Central

The Ministry of Security is in charge of:

  • Fulfilment of international commitments and co-operation in enforcing civil protection;
  • Coordination of entities civil protection services and plans;
  • Development of protection and rescue plans and programmes.

Responsible ministries/bodies

Ministry of Security


Regional 

Responsibilities common to both Entities

  • Ensure a safe and secure environment by the maintenance of civilian law enforcement agencies. 

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The FBiH Parliament adopts the federal programme on the development of protection and rescue from natural and other disasters in the FBiH. Its duties include:

  • Assessment of danger from natural and other disasters in the Federation;
  • Proposing the federal programme;
  • Adopting the Plan for protection and rescue from natural and other disasters in the FBiH;
  • Establishing a unified methodology for the assessment of damages resulting from natural and other disasters;
  • Assessment of the state of protection and rescue in the FBiH and rules on structuring, preparation and operation of civil protection in the Federation;
  • Declaring the state of natural or other disaster in the FBiH;
    Providing the necessary funding in the budget of the FBiH for financing protection and rescue in the FBiH;
  • Other duties of protection and rescue, as defined by the law and other regulations.

Federal ministries and other bodies of the FBiH have responsibility in the field of:

  • Organisation, planning and insurance of the implementation of preventive measures of protection;
  • Participation in the preparation of Risk Assessment for the FBiH, the
  • Federal Programme and the Federal Plan;
  • Implementation of measures of protection and rescue;
  • Provision of information to the Federal Department of Civilian
  • Protection of importance for planning, organising and implementing protection measures;
  • Reporting on exercises of protection and rescue.
  • Other tasks in the field of protection and rescue.

Administrative, professional and other activities in the field of protection and rescue are implemented by the Federal Department of civilian protection as an independent body. 

The Federal Department of civilian protection is in charge of:

  • Implementation of the established policy and execution of federal laws and regulations in the field of protection and rescue;
  • Assessment of danger;
  • Development of the Federal programme of protection and rescue of natural and other disasters;
  • Proposal of the Federal plan of protection and rescue from natural and other disasters;
  • Regulations on the content, manner and deadlines for reporting on natural and other disasters;
  • Organisation, preparation and training of headquarters, units and staff responsible for civil protection and protection and rescue services;
  • Organisation and coordination of the implementation of protection and rescue measures, and organisation of the implementation of fire protection and fire fighting;
  • Organisation of the Federal civil protection operations centre;
  • International cooperation in the field of protection and rescue;
  • Issuing instructions for implementing the federal policy, law and other regulations in the field of protection and rescue to the cantonal and municipal bodies;
  • Inspection in the field of protection and rescue;
  • Records and other tasks in the field of protection and rescue;
  • Organisation and implementation of the demining programme in the framework of the Strategy for Anti-Mine Actions in BiH.

Republika Srpska

The Ministry of Interior is responsible for:

  • Measures in case of the state of imminent threat of war and of state of emergency;
  • Police;
  • Fire fighting (shared with the Municipalities);
  • Monitoring, coordination and implementation of identified
    policies and guidelines;
  • Enforcement of laws and regulations in the field of civil protection;
  • Development of civil protection programmes in the Republic;
  • Making of vulnerability assessments in the whole territory of the Republic;
  • Plan of civil protection;
  • Collection of data on all types of phenomena and dangers that can lead to natural and other disasters of humans and material goods in the affected areas;
  • Monitoring, reporting and alert;
  • Organisation, preparation and training of civil protection in accordance with the training programmes and plans;
  • Organising and equipping of units of civil protection at the national level;
  • Research projects in the field of civil protection;
  • Provision of expert assistance;
  • Adoption of guidelines and instructions for CPAs in local self-government units in the field of civil protection;
  • Demining;
  • International cooperation in the field of civil protection;
  • Recovery from natural and other disasters;
  • Undertaking of preventive, operative and postoperative measures in case of natural and other disasters.

Intermediate Level

Cantons (FBiH)

  • Establishment and control of the police forces;
  • Examination of the state of preparations for protection and rescue;
  • Measures for organising, developing and strengthening of civil protection in the canton;
  • Adoption of programmes of development of protection against natural and other disasters;
  • Regulations on the organisation and functioning of civil protection;
  • Organisation of the cantonal civil protection operations centre and provision of its functioning;
  • Regulation of issues of financing of protection and rescue in the canton;
  • Cantonal legislation on establishing civil protection headquarters, appointment of a commander and a chief of staff, and determining the function of the cantonal ministries, cantonal civil protection administration and other bodies of cantonal government;
  • Development of the cantonal plan of protection from natural and other disasters;
  • Declaration of the state of natural or other disaster in the canton and prevention, mitigation and elimination of harmful consequences for people and material goods.

Responsible ministries/bodies

Federal Department of Civilian Protection

Ministry of Interiors (RS)
 
Local

FBiH’s Municipalities

  • Protection and rescue of people and material goods from element and natural disasters (organisation, implementation, responsibilities for measures).

Republika Srpska’s Municipalities

  • Civil protection;
  • Fire fighting (shared with the Republika Srpska).


Sources:

Council of Ministers of BiH portal, Ministry of Security

FBiH Government portal, Federal Department of Civilian Protection

Government of RS portal, Ministry of Interiors

Law on protection and rescuing people and property from natural and other disasters ("Official Gazette of FBiH" no. 39/03, 22/06 and 43/10).

Constitution of Republika Srpska, Official Gazette of Republika Srpska, 6/92, 8/92, 15/92, 19/91, 21/92, 28/94, 8/96, 13/96, 15/96, 16/96 and 21/96.

Zakon o republickoj upravi [Law on Republic administration- unofficial translation], Official Gazette of Republika Srpska 118/08

Zakono Principima Lokalne Samouprave U Federaciji Bosne I Hercegovine [Law on the principles of local government in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina - unofficial translation]. “Official Gazette of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina”, 49/06, 51/09

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