National Emergency/ Disaster Management Authority: Sector for Emergency Management, Ministry of Interior
 
Main Tasks (at the national level):

• To protect lives and property in the event of natural or man-made disasters.

• To work in the field of emergency prevention and ensure a prompt first response in the event of emergencies, including:

           - Natural disasters, such as earthquakes, floods, storms, heavy rainfall, electrical discharges, hailstorms, atmospheric disasters, drought, rock and snow avalanches, ice accumulation on flowing water, and landslides;           - Man-made disasters, such as fires, explosions, major structural damage, traffic accidents, accidents in tunnels, incidents at power, oil, and gas               facilities, facilities that store or use radioactive substances, and failures in telecommunication and information systems;           - Hazards to human life, health, and the environment, due to hazardous materials; epidemics of contagious diseases (including those affecting livestock); agricultural pests; plant diseases; and other large-scale phenomena that may endanger life, health, or the environment, or cause               significant damage.

• In accordance with the Law on Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Management, the Sector for Emergency Management of the Ministry of the Interior, coordinates the activities of all relevant stakeholders in the disaster risk reduction and emergency management system.