CoR - Poland Civil protection

Central

The Council of Ministers is responsible for:

General interior security with respect to criminal acts or natural catastrophes;
Civil defence and crisis management;
Search and rescue, oversight of ambulance services;
Overseeing law enforcement agencies: the police, the Border Guard, the State Fire Service, and the State Security Service (Służba Ochrony Państwa).

Supervising and coordinating the actions of the government administration in crisis management;
Allocating funds to help the victims of disasters; and
Computerization of emergency systems to improve and accelerate rescue actions and assistance.

The Government Centre for Security (Rządowe Centrum Bezpieczeństwa) is a state budget unit subordinate to the Prime Minister, a Crisis Management

Centre) is in charge of:

Monitoring potential threats;
Agreeing ministerial crisis management plans;
Emergency preparation;
Assessing emergency preparedness;
Coordination of information during a crisis situation;
Cooperating with external organisational entities, sections and units of international organisations in charge of crisis management and protection of critical infrastructure;
Conducting trainings and exercises and participating in national and international exercises;
Coordinating crisis and emergency management efforts.

Regional

Regional authorities are responsible for:

Voivodship Emergency Response Board;
Voivodship crisis management plan, in accordance with national guidelines;
Voivodship crisis management centres;
Managing the monitoring, planning, response and removal of the results of the threats on the territory of the voivodship;
Performing civil security and civil planning tasks;
Managing the organisation and delivery of exercises and training on crisis management;
Assist lower governmental levels if their resources are inadequate;
Supervise planning and response on county and municipal levels;
Counteracting, preventing and removing the terrorism effects; and
Implementing critical infrastructure protection tasks.

Intermediate level

County authorities are responsible for:

Powiat Emergency Response Board;
Powiat crisis management plan;
Powiat Crisis Management Centres;
Civil protection;
Fire protection;
Management of monitoring, planning, response and removal of the consequences of the threats on the powiat territory; and
Performance of civil planning tasks.

Local level

Local authorities are responsible for:

Gmina Emergency Response Board;
Gmina Emergency Response Center
Gmina crisis management plan;
All local public issues relating to civil protection;
Fire protection;
Maintaining public order;
Monitoring of threats;
Early warning systems;
Alarms;
Coordinating rescue operations and evacuations; and
The mayor defines the civil protection tasks for all municipal institutions.
National defence tasks (including keeping a register of pre-recruits, conduct defence exercises and trainings, planning and preparation of medical cover for defence needs, keeping control of subordinate units in this area, etc.).

Responsible ministries/bodies

Ministry of the Interior and Administration

Governor (wojewoda)

Voivodship Emergency Response Board;

Voivodship Crisis Management Centres

Counties