Albania
- National Civil Protection Agency (AKMC)akmc.gov.al
Your country
What this means where you live.
Security decisions are made at every level, from Brussels to your street. Find out who is responsible where you live, what they publish, and who you can ask.
01 · National agencies
Who handles emergencies where you live.
Civil protection and preparedness agencies for every EU and NATO country. Where a country runs a public "get ready" website for households, it is listed too.
Austria
- Federal Ministry of the Interior (crisis and disaster management)bmi.gv.at
- Austrian Civil Protection Association (household advice)zivilschutzverband.atFor households
Belgium
- National Crisis Centrecrisiscenter.be
- Risk info for citizensrisico-info.beFor households
Bulgaria
Canada
- Public Safety Canadapublicsafety.gc.ca
- Get Prepared (household advice)getprepared.gc.caFor households
Croatia
- Civil Protection Directoratecivilna-zastita.gov.hr
Cyprus
- Cyprus Civil Defencemoi.gov.cy
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
- Rescue Boardrescue.ee
- Crisis information for householdskriis.eeFor households
Finland
- Ministry of the Interior (rescue services and preparedness)intermin.fi
- Preparedness guide for householdssuomi.fiFor households
- Security Committeeturvallisuuskomitea.fi
France
- General Secretariat for Defence and National Security (SGDSN)sgdsn.gouv.fr
- Government risk information for citizensgouvernement.frFor households
Germany
Greece
- General Secretariat for Civil Protectioncivilprotection.gov.gr
Hungary
- National Directorate General for Disaster Managementkatasztrofavedelem.hu
Iceland
- Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Managementalmannavarnir.is
Ireland
Italy
- Civil Protection Departmentprotezionecivile.gov.it
Latvia
- State Fire and Rescue Servicevugd.gov.lv
Lithuania
- Fire and Rescue Departmentpagd.lrv.lt
- Preparedness advice for householdslt72.ltFor households
Luxembourg
- High Commission for National Protectionhcpn.gouvernement.lu
- Crisis information for citizensinfocrise.public.luFor households
Malta
- Civil Protection Departmentcpd.gov.mt
Montenegro
Netherlands
- National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism (NCTV)nctv.nl
- Denk Vooruit (household preparedness)denkvooruit.nlFor households
North Macedonia
- Crisis Management Centrecuk.gov.mk
- Protection and Rescue Directoratedzs.gov.mk
Norway
- Directorate for Civil Protection (DSB)dsb.no
- Household preparedness advicesikkerhverdag.noFor households
Poland
Portugal
- National Emergency and Civil Protection Authorityprociv.gov.pt
Romania
- General Inspectorate for Emergency Situationsigsu.ro
- Fii Pregătit (household preparedness)fiipregatit.roFor households
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
- Directorate-General for Civil Protection and Emergenciesproteccioncivil.es
Sweden
- Swedish Civil Defence Agency (MCF, formerly MSB)mcf.se
- Krisinformation (official crisis information)krisinformation.seFor households
Türkiye
United Kingdom
- Prepare (government emergency advice)prepare.campaign.gov.ukFor households
United States
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)fema.gov
- Ready.gov (household preparedness)ready.govFor households
No country matches that search. The list covers EU and NATO members.
02 · EU and NATO
Where Europe and the alliance come in.
National governments do most of the work, but the EU and NATO set shared standards, pool help in disasters and fund research. These are the bodies worth knowing.
European Union
European Commission — Preparedness
Home of the Preparedness Union Strategy (March 2025) and the 72-hour advice
commission.europa.eu ↗EU Civil Protection Mechanism (DG ECHO)
How EU countries send each other help in disasters; includes a profile of every country's national system
civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu ↗Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC)
The EU's 24/7 crisis hub; daily maps of current emergencies
erccportal.jrc.ec.europa.eu ↗Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre (JRC)
The EU's research on disaster risk
drmkc.jrc.ec.europa.eu ↗ENISA — EU Agency for Cybersecurity
Cyber threats to everyday services
enisa.europa.eu ↗NATO
NATO — Resilience, civil preparedness and Article 3
NATO's baseline requirements for national resilience
nato.int ↗Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC)
NATO's civil disaster response hub
nato.int ↗NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence (Riga)
Research on disinformation and influence
stratcomcoe.org ↗NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (Tallinn)
Cyber defence research and training
ccdcoe.org ↗NATO Energy Security Centre of Excellence (Vilnius)
Protecting energy infrastructure
enseccoe.org ↗Crisis Management and Disaster Response Centre of Excellence (Sofia)
Crisis management training
cmdrcoe.org ↗Civil-Military Cooperation Centre of Excellence (The Hague)
How armed forces and civilians work together
cimic-coe.org ↗Shared by the EU and NATO
03 · Who decides
Who decides?
Every topic is traced to the level where decisions are made, because that is where your question has to go.
| Level | What it decides | Who you can ask |
|---|---|---|
| Europe | Strategy, shared funding and common standards, such as the EU Preparedness Union Strategy and NATO spending targets | Your MEP; your national government |
| National | Defence budgets, civil-protection law, national warnings and household guidance | Your MP; the national civil-protection agency |
| Regional | Emergency planning, health systems, coordination of emergency services | Regional council or mayor; the regional emergency-planning body |
| Local | Warning systems, shelters, evacuation routes, support for vulnerable residents | Your councillor or mayor; the council's emergency-planning officer |
| Community | Neighbours, volunteers, civic groups, workplaces | Each other |
Example: in England and Wales, 42 Local Resilience Forums bring together police, fire, ambulance, councils, the NHS and utilities to plan for emergencies, and many publish a Community Risk Register anyone can read.
Coming next
Tools for asking good questions.
Every Homefront episode ends with questions you can put to the people who decide. These are the tools we are building to go with them.
Where to find your plan
A country-by-country guide to local emergency plans and risk registers, starting with the UK's Local Resilience Forums.
Your questions
Every question from every episode in one place, sorted by who to ask: your council, your region, your government or Europe. Copy one and send it.
Links checked 17 October 2026. Agencies get renamed and reorganised (Sweden's MSB became the MCF in January 2026), so if a link has moved, let us know.