Professional paper
PROTECTION AND RESCUING OF CIVILIANS IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. Crisis Management
Branimir Molak
Abstract
The article discusses the need to establish an integral system for protecting and rescuing of civil population, goods and environment in the Republic of Croatia, based on the experience made by high-developed countries (especially by the USA) and by Croatia during the defensive war. Victims of war, return of displaced persons to their homes and the reconstruction of the damaged regions of Croatia together with huge material damages caused by natural disasters in peace-time (droughts, hail-storms, earthquakes, etc.), which in Croatia amount to more than 800.000 a day, oblige Croatia to establish an identical or a similar system. The level of organization of each country in defending and protecting its citizens, goods and environment is an interior issue of a particular country. Thus each country should be done at minimal costs and in accordance with the most urgent tasks in a particular country. This is especially true of the war-impoverished Croatia. In many countries there is an independent state body to deal with emergency situations (ministry, agency, etc.). It takes a high position in the state hierarchy, is well equipped with professionals and exercises broad authorities.
Keywords
authorities; crisis; crisis management; damages; emergency situations; imperilling; level of organization; risks; victims
Hrčak ID:
139413
URI
Publication date:
15.9.1994.
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