Authorities and organizations with security tasks

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Authorities and organizations with security tasks ( BOS ) is a collective term for institutions that are entrusted with the defense of dangers . In general, these emergency services are also referred to as blue light organizations , but they represent a more comprehensive area of emergency organizations . This can be done in the context of direct or indirect state administration, on the basis of a public contract to private organizations / companies or on voluntary initiative.

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The traditional expression "blue light organization" is not used in the same way in all countries, but generally stands for those civilian units that use blue lights in road traffic, i.e. typically fire brigade , rescue service (including emergency doctor ) , civil protection , civil protection , police (and others forces of internal security as Zollwache and prison services , etc..). In the context of modern concepts for civil protection and disaster control, the term emergency organizations is seen more comprehensively: In addition to classic standing units and military units in support operations, there are also - in some cases non-governmental - functionaries (those who are usually on the move with a "yellow light"; . maintenance staff on the road , preservation forces in the protection against natural hazards for flood protection , avalanche protection , etc., repair forces in the supply of electricity, water and gas or the backup service for hazardous materials , so-called. Hazmat ; forces) included. In addition to the ground-based forces, there are also the corresponding units of air and water. A definition for authorities and organizations with security tasks reads as follows: “Institutions and their auxiliary bodies appointed to carry out public tasks to avert danger or combat damage.” Internationally one speaks of authorities and organizations with safety- and security-related tasks . So there are only those emergency organizations that are intended to be active in the field of "security and order" and whose purpose is not limited to advice, basic medical care, humanitarian and charitable work or general technical services.

Comprehensive coordination of all these forces is the central concern in civil protection and disaster control.

Germany

The authorities and organizations with security tasks (BOS) in Germany include all organizations that take on internal security tasks. This includes police measures, but also assistance in the event of accidents and disasters .

In addition to public organizations, the BOS also includes non-profit associations and in the rescue service also private companies. In addition to the police , customs , the technical relief organization (THW) and the fire services, BOS also includes the organizations of the rescue service and disaster control .

Private security services and the Bundeswehr per se are not part of the BOS , as only institutions are considered that are responsible for internal security or aid to others. However, parts of the Bundeswehr, such as the field hunter's field of the Bundeswehr as well as the SAR units and vehicles from Bundeswehr hospitals and some local medical services involved in the rescue service, as well as the Bundeswehr fire brigade, provided it is integrated into the communal alarm and deployment regulations (AAO) , belong to it the BOS.

The regulatory agencies are also not counted among the BOS. If these are to be regarded as part of the police under state law (e.g. in Hesse), they can be regarded as police BOS.

The BOS in Germany use their own radio network, the BOS radio , which is part of the non-public mobile land radio service .

Below is an overview of the various institutions that belong to the BOS.

Internal security

The following organizations are responsible for internal security :

police

defense of Constitution

The Office for the Protection of the Constitution is also part of the BOS, although it does not have law enforcement rights.

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Non-police security

Authorities

Organizations

Situation of the aid organizations

The aid organizations Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund , Deutsche Lebens-Rettungs-Gesellschaft , German Red Cross , Malteser Hilfsdienst and Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe are not members of the BOS. However, they often make their staff available as executives for the rescue service or disaster control (as public service organizations). The aid organizations usually receive the material, such as vehicles, free of charge from the state or the BBK, as well as the health insurance companies. Both rescue services and disaster control are part of the BOS. If the personnel of the aid organizations are used for these activities, they are also part of the BOS. The other fields of activity of the aid organizations, such as broad-based training (but not the helper training), social services, youth work, etc. Ä., But do not belong to the BOS.

Austria

In Austria, the term “BOS” - defined in ÖNORM S 2304 Integrated Disaster Management from 2011 - is only slowly gaining ground. In the legal system it is only used in § 20 (5) lit. j Motor Vehicle Act (here explained with "Authorities and organizations with security functions"), mentioned in § 2 (2) Z 1 Frequency Usage Ordinance (here explained with "Authorities and organizations with security tasks") as well as in Article 2 of the Telecommunications Fee Ordinance.

Within the organizations, the term is mainly used with the introduction of the new radio system of the BOS .

Switzerland

In Switzerland, the names authorities and organizations for rescue and safety (BORS) or blue light organizations are used for relevant bodies .

See also

literature

  • Russel R. Daynes: Organized Behavior in Disaster . Heath Lexington Books series: Studies and Social Economics Series , Heath & Co, Lexington MA, 1970 - the standard work in disaster research, Disaster Research Center, Delaware

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Blue light organizations , babs.admin.ch, accessed February 18, 2014.
  2. ↑ a b Example from ÖNORM S 2304: 2011 07 15 Integrated Disaster Management - Terms and Definitions , 2.14. Entry in austrian-standards.at ; Quote from the draft
  3. ↑ see leaflet E4-003-16: Rescue dogs in the DLRG
  4. ^ Rescue service cooperation in Schleswig-Holstein
  5. ↑ § 20 (5) lit. j Motor Vehicle Act
  6. ↑ § 2 (2) Z 1 Frequency Usage Ordinance
  7. ↑ Art. 2 Telecommunication Fee Ordinance
  8. ^ Ordinance on the coordination of telematics of the authorities and organizations for rescue and security
  9. ↑ Review: Niell A. Britton: Organized Behavior in Disaster: A Review Essay . In: international Journal of Mass Emergencies and Desasters , November 1988, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 363-395 ( PDF cidbimena.desastres.hn).