The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (Swedish: Myndigheten för samhällsskydd och beredskap, MSB) is a Swedish administrative authority, organised under the Ministry of Defence. The agency is responsible for issues concerning civil protection, public safety, emergency management and civil defence. Responsibility refers to measures taken before, during and after an emergency or crisis. MSB work in close cooperation with the municipalities, the county councils, other authorities, organisations and the private sector to achieve increased safety and security at all levels of society. This is done through education, support, training exercises, regulation and supervision.[1]
| Myndigheten för samhällsskydd och beredskap | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1 January, 2009 |
| Preceding agencies |
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| Headquarters | Karlstad |
| Employees | 1,000 |
| Annual budget | SEK 1.2 billion (2019) |
| Minister responsible | |
| Agency executive | |
| Parent agency | Ministry of Defence |
| Website | www.msb.se |
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The agency covers the whole spectrum of contingencies; from everyday road traffic accidents and fires, up to chemical emergencies, power cuts and other technical failures. Additionally, more serious emergencies, such as bomb threats and other antagonistic attacks, epidemics, natural disasters and war. In most cases, the responsibility for on-scene action does not lie with the Civil Contingencies Agency but with municipal rescue services, law enforcement agencies or other agencies.[1]
History
editThe Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency was established 1 January 2009, when Swedish Rescue Services Agency (Swedish: Räddningsverket), the Swedish Emergency Management Agency (Swedish: Krisberedskapsmyndigheten) and the Swedish National Board of Psychological Defence (Swedish: Styrelsen för psykologiskt försvar) were merged into one body.[2] In 2022 the Agency for Psychological Defence was established as a separate agency.[3]
During the 2018 Sweden wildfires, Sweden requested help from European Union through the Emergency Response Coordination Centre at the European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations department. Sweden received help from Estonia, France, Finland, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Poland and Portugal. The help included firefighters, equipment and water bombing aircraft.[4][5][6][7]
From 1 January 2026 the agency will be renamed as the Agency for Civil Defence.[8]
Organisation
editThe MSB is based in Stockholm, Karlstad, Kristinehamn and Ljung. The MSB also has some colleges in Sandö, Revinge and Rosersberg. The agency has about 850 employees, led by Director-General Charlotte Petri Gornitzka. It's organised into five departments: Risk & Vulnerability Reduction Department, Emergency Management Development Department, Coordination and Operations Department, Evaluation and Monitoring Department and the Administration Department.[9][10]
Directors-General
edit- 2009–2017: Helena Lindberg[11]
- 2018–2021: Dan Eliasson
- 7 January 2021–10 December 2021: Camilla Asp (acting)[12]
- 10 December 2021–present: Charlotte Petri Gornitzka[13]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "About". MSB. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ "Vision, concept and cornerstone". MSB. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ https://www.msb.se/sv/amnesomraden/msbs-arbete-vid-olyckor-kriser-och-krig/msbs-arbete-inom-ramen-for-psykologiskt-forsvar/. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Nyheter, S. V. T. (30 July 2018). "Så tog bränderna över den svenska sommaren". SVT Nyheter. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "French soldiers land in Sweden to battle wildfire inferno". thelocal.se. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Sweden rushes firefighting aircraft to tackle fast-spreading wildfires". Deutsche Welle. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "The Swedish town on the frontline of the Arctic wildfires". The Guardian. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ url= https://www.msb.se/sv/om-msb/press/#/pressreleases/mikael-frisell-utsedd-ny-generaldirektoer-samt-nytt-namn-paa-myndigheten-3350820
- ^ "Management". MSB. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ "Departments and Sections". MSB. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ "MSB:s generaldirektör Helena Lindberg föreslås bli riksrevisor" (in Swedish). Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency. 2017-02-03. Archived from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Camilla Asp utses till överdirektör och vikarierande generaldirektör för Myndigheten för samhällsskydd och beredskap" (Press release) (in Swedish). Government of Sweden. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ Charlotte Petri Gornitzka to become Director-General of MSB (in Swedish) 2023-03-25