GT 342 Civil protection
A disaster within the meaning of the Baden-Württemberg State Disaster Control Act is an event that endangers or damages the lives or health of numerous people or animals, the environment, significant material assets or the vital supplies of the population to such an unusual extent that it appears necessary to place the cooperation of authorities, agencies and organizations required to avert and combat it under the unified control of the disaster control authority.
The District Office has the task of preparing for disasters, combating disasters and assisting in the temporary repair of damage.
This includes, for example, determining which dangers may be imminent and recording which emergency personnel and resources are available, as well as ensuring that they are operational in the event of an emergency. The tasks also include the development and continuation of alarm and deployment plans as well as regular exercises with the agencies and organizations involved in the event of a disaster.
Disasters can occur, for example, due to extreme weather conditions, earthquakes, major fires or serious accidents involving trains, buses, aircraft or incidents in industrial plants.
If the management of the district office declares a disaster, the administrative staff and the command staff are convened depending on the event.
The administrative staff carry out the administrative and organizational tasks assigned to them if a special event requires more coordination and decision-making than usual. Examples are Fundamental decisions on the evacuation of large residential areas, mass vaccinations, informing the population about large-scale hazardous situations or targeted flooding in the event of flooding.
The command staff of the fire department, the rescue service, the technical relief organization and the disaster control units of the district coordinate and initiate the operational-tactical measures. In particular, it determines the focal points of the operation as well as the organization of the area, the forces, the time and the operation-related information and communication channels.
In Germany, disaster control is the responsibility of the federal states. Baden-Württemberg divides the disaster control authorities into three administrative levels:
The supreme disaster control authority: The Ministry of the Interior in Stuttgart. It is responsible for tasks that extend beyond an administrative district or the state borders.
To the homepage of the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of the Interior
The higher disaster control authorities: The regional councils, e.g. the regional council of Stuttgart, responsible, among other things, for the vicinity of nuclear facilities and for tasks that extend beyond a district.
To the homepage of the Stuttgart Regional Council
Information about the Neckarwestheim nuclear power plant
To the homepage of EnBW-Neckarwestheim
The lower disaster control authorities: these are the district administration offices and mayors' offices of the urban districts, i.e. the district administration office in the Ludwigsburg district.
The district office has the task of preparing for disasters, combating disasters and assisting in the temporary elimination of damage.
This includes, for example, determining which dangers may be imminent and recording which emergency personnel and resources are available, as well as ensuring that they are operational in the event of an emergency. The tasks also include the development and continuation of alarm and deployment plans as well as regular exercises with the agencies and organizations involved in the event of a disaster.
Disasters can occur, for example, due to extreme weather conditions, earthquakes, major fires or serious accidents involving trains, buses, aircraft or incidents in industrial plants.
If the management of the district office declares a disaster, the administrative staff and the command staff are convened depending on the event.
The administrative staff carry out the administrative and organizational tasks assigned to them if a special event requires more coordination and decision-making than usual. Examples are Fundamental decisions on the evacuation of large residential areas, mass vaccinations, informing the population about large-scale hazardous situations or targeted flooding in the event of flooding.
The command staff of the fire department, the rescue service, the technical relief organization and the disaster control units of the district coordinate and initiate the operational-tactical measures. In particular, it determines the focal points of the operation as well as the organization of the area, the forces, the time and the operation-related information and communication channels.
Citizen information
How can I prepare myself for an emergency?
Once an emergency has occurred, it is usually too late to take precautionary measures. If there is a fire, you have to react immediately and if an evacuation is imminent, you can't start packing what you need first.
How do I prepare for a disaster (e.g. food, water, electricity, medication) and how do I behave correctly in the event of a storm, flood, fire or leakage of hazardous substances?
The population information "Behavior in crisis situations" from the civil protection department of the Ludwigsburg district provides information and helpful tips on these and many other questions. You will also find links to further information.
The organizations involved in civil protection listed below make a significant contribution to an efficient and well-functioning emergency preparedness system and are therefore important and indispensable partners in civil protection.
Volunteer fire departments of the towns and municipalities
www.kfv-ludwigsburg.de/
German Federal Agency for Technical Relief
www.lv-bw.thw.de/
German Red Cross
www.drk-ludwigsburg.de/
Workers' Samaritan Federation
www.asb-kreisverband-ludwigsburg.de/
Malteser Hilfsdienst
www.malteser.de
St. John's Ambulance
www.johanniter.de
DLRG
www.bez-ludwigsburg.dlrg.de
DRF Luftrettung
www.drf-luftrettung.de/
These are supported by the
Theleading emergency physician group (LNA) of the Ludwigsburg district in conjunction with the organizational leaders of the rescue service (OrgL RD) and the
Emergency Pastoral Care
www.nfs-bw.de/
and other volunteer and full-time employees in a wide variety of areas in the service of the general public.
If you are interested, you too can become active in disaster control, please contact one of the above-mentioned offices.
The warning app of the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance NINA(EmergencyInformationand NewsApp) warns you throughout Germany and - if you wish - on a location-specific basis of dangers such as flooding and other so-called major emergencies.
NINA also offers basic information and emergency tips in the area of civil protection. The NINA warning app mainly obtains data from the Modular Warning System (MoWaS), which has been used by the federal government and all federal states for civil protection and disaster control warnings since 2013. The app also contains additional up-to-date information, e.g. from the German Weather Service (DWD) and current water levels from the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration (WSV). NINA is therefore another important channel for warning the population in Germany.
Requirements: You can use NINA for the operating systems iOS (from version 7.0) and Android (from version 4). The app is available via iTunes and Google Play Store.
If you or people in your area need help, you can contact
the fire and rescue services
by calling the Europe-wide emergency number 112
and the police by calling 110
Poison emergency number : +49 761 19240
Report the incident as follows:
- Where did it happen?
- What has happened?
- How many people are injured?
- What is the nature of the injuries?
Wait for questions from the control center dispatcher and do not hang up prematurely!!!
The control center will end the call after it has collected all the necessary information.
Please remember that in the event of a disaster many of the available units are already in action and therefore please only call 112 for the fire and rescue services or 110 for the police in emergencies! Thank you very much.
Federal alerts and information
www.warnung.bund.de
Robert Koch Institute (RKI)
www.rki.de
Current warning situation report of the German Weather Service (DWD)
http://wettergefahren.de/
Special information service of the state government of Baden-Württemberg
www.infodienst-bw.de
Baden-Württemberg Flood Forecasting Center
www.hvz.baden-wuerttemberg.de
Smoke alarms save lives - fire protection and fire prevention
www.rauchmelder-lebensretter.de
Offers for children, parents and teachers (grades 2-6)
www.max-und-flocke-helferland.de
Homepage of the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK)www.bbk.bund.de
BBK guidelines (leaflets):
Behavior in particularly dangerous situations
Behavioral instructions for CBRN events
(chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear)
and many more ... simply browse under the Service --> Publications tab
