Civil protection and rescue services
Focal points of disaster control
The tasks of the civil defence and disaster control/danger prevention division are carried out by the employees at the Staßfurt site, Lehrter Straße 15.
The department is not only responsible for identifying risks and assistance potential and preparing for a large number of different disasters and major incidents, but also for a number of other tasks.
In order to be able to react quickly and safely, not only in the event of a disaster, close cooperation with the emergency response units and facilities is necessary.
The tasks of the Civil Protection department also include the preparation and realisation of exercises.
On the following pages you will find a selection of information on the subject of civil protection:
Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance
Saxony-Anhalt | Flood Forecasting Centre
Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Home Affairs | Food security
Main tasks of the rescue service
The organisation of the rescue service in the Salzland district is based on the Rescue Service Act of the state of Saxony-Anhalt (RettDG-LSA). This law regulates emergency rescue and qualified patient transport (rescue service).
As a public task within the framework of services of general interest and hazard prevention, the rescue service must ensure that the population is provided with emergency rescue and qualified patient transport services on a permanent basis that cover the entire area and meet demand.
This is ensured by the ground-based rescue service in cooperation with the air rescue service. Where necessary, co-operation with water rescue and mountain rescue services as well as fire brigades must be ensured. The districts and independent cities are responsible for the ground-based rescue service. They fulfil this task within their own sphere of influence.
Within the Office of Fire and Disaster Protection/Rescue Service, the Rescue Service department is responsible for providing the population with emergency rescue and qualified ambulance services across the board and in line with demand.
The range of services provided by the department essentially comprises the provision of an economical, high-quality emergency rescue system
The focus is on
- Analysis of spatial and temporal accessibility in the district
- Demarcation of the existing supply areas
- Determining the optimal locations of rescue centres and emergency doctor locations
- Cross-border areas of application
- Vehicle systems and deployment strategies
- Rescue equipment capacities
- Provision of rescue equipment and associated personnel
- Budget negotiations with the health insurance funds
- Profitability analyses