Directorate for Civil Protection and Emergency Planning

Directorate for Civil Protection and Emergency Planning
DSB headquarters at Kaldnes in Tønsberg

The Directorate for Civil Protection and Emergency Planning (Norwegian: Direktoratet for samfunnssikkerhet og beredskap, DSB) is a Norwegian government agency under the Minister of Justice and the Police. DSB's purpose is to help prevent loss of life and protect the health, environment, important social functions and property in connection with accidents, disasters and other incidents in peace, crisis and war. Civil defence is subject to the DSB.

The Directorate has responsibilities in connection with prevention, crisis management, studies and analysis, civil-military cooperation, training and evaluation and supervision.

The Directorate is based in Tønsberg, 20 civil defence districts, five civil defence camps, five schools and five regional offices for electrical inspections. DSB has about 670 employees, of which about 240 are based at the new main office in Tønsberg. DSB also has operational responsibility for the Government's central plant in the Hole in Buskerud, a war headquarters for the government.

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