Overview
- Location
- Bulgaria
Description
Mission
Fire Safety and Rescue Directorate General is a structural unit of the Ministry of Interior and performs its activity according to the Law for the Ministry of Interior, the Rules for its application and the laws of the Republic of Bulgaria.
Disaster Reduction Goal
In 2012 with the latest changes in the Disaster Protection Law a Consultative Council for supporting the Council of Ministers in forming the state policy for disaster protection was created. It was designed as the new National Platform for disaster risk reduction in Republic of Bulgaria. The order of Procedure of the Council came into force on 28 May 2012.
The Council consist of a Chairman and members. The Chairman of the Council is the Minister of Interior. The Chairman leads the work of the Council and is supported by Secretary. Secretary is the Director of CD Fire Safety and Civil Protection, Ministry of Interior.
Other members of the Council are deputy ministers from all the other ministries, the Chairman of the National Security State Agency, State Reserve and War-time Stocks State Agency, Nuclear Regulatory Agency, the Bulgarian Red Cross, the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bulgarian Industrial Association and the National Association of Municipalities in Republic of Bulgaria, a representative of the Bulgarian Academy of Science and a representative of the Scientific-expert group created under the Council.
The general aim of the Consultative Council is to support the Council of Ministers in Republic of Bulgaria to form the state policy for disaster protection and disaster risk reduction.