Italian Civil Protection

The Civil Protection Department has been grounded in the offices of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers since 1982. The Department has the fundamental role of gathering and coordinating the national resources necessary and ensure assistance to the population in case of emergency.

From the tragic delay of relief and the lack of coordination that characterized the management of the Irpinia earthquake of 1980, it became clear that a permanent civil protection structure was needed.

With the law n. 225 of 1992, the Department becomes the junction point of the National Service of Civil Protection. In 2018, the Civil Protection Code strengthens and enhances this function.

The Department carries out tasks of guidance, promotion and coordination of the entire National Service of Civil Protection.