Denmark

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Capital: Copenhagen
Population: 5.4 million
Language: Danish

14 counties divided into 275 municipalities (from 2007: 5 regions, 98 municipalities)
Ministry of Interior, assisted by the Emergency Management Agency, co-ordinates civil preparedness planning and the implementation of associated measures
Each ministry is responsible for civil protection planning in their area of activity
A National Regional Preparedness system operates through six regional centers, supported by preparedness commissions at the municipality level
Conscription allows the National Rescue Preparedness system to establish and train a peacetime reserve
Legislation has established the requirement for a single rescue preparedness authority at both the regional and municipal level
Municipal rescue preparedness level provides initial response, supported by National Rescue Corps in complex situations
Police are responsible for planning and co-ordination.

Danish Red Cross

The Danish Red Cross works at national and international level
The Danish Red Cross does not have an auxiliary role to the government but the National Society co-operates and is at the government’s disposal in case the government requests voluntary support
At national level the Danish Red Cross focuses on first aid education of the public, training of trainers for first aid, and first aid teams
At national level, the Danish Red Cross Asylum Department operates reception centers for asylum seekers and a diverse variety of services linked to reception and has thus a preparedness system in receiving any given number of asylum seekers to Denmark at any given time
The Danish Red Cross also provides tracing activities, psychological and psycho-social support to repatriated Danish citizens affected by catastrophes abroad e.g. after the tsunami in December 2004
At international level, the Danish Red Cross provides capacity building support including support to programme implementation within several different areas/sectors to a number of partner Red Cross national societies. The Danish Red Cross also supports the Federation and local national societies during emergencies - partly through provision of ERU’s – Emergency Response Units.

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Informed, Prepared, Together, Resilience

Understanding the principles
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Community-based emergency excercise guide

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