Protezione Civile

The (Civil Protection), officially (Civil Protection Department), is the national body in Italy that deals with the prediction, prevention and management of emergency events. It was established in 1992 by , which was updated in 2012, and it is supervised by the office of the Prime Minister. The duties of the are to predict, prevent and manage at national level disasters and catastrophes, both natural and human-made. The main goal is to protect the sake of life, the properties, the settlements and the environment from damage and dangers.

The current chief is Fabrizio Curcio.

In order to cope with the risky and difficult situations, the needs a great deal of volunteers and all the other existing forces. More than 5,000 local volunteering organizations participate to the activities that represent the backbone of the department. Provided by Wikipedia