Danish Emergency Management Agency
The Danish Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) (Danish: Beredskabsstyrelsen) is a Danish governmental agency under the Ministry of Defence. Its principal task is to manage an operational part who work out of six Emergency Management Centres, and administrative and legalizing part, who supervises the national and municipal rescue preparedness and advises the authorities on matters of preparedness. DEMA works in closely structured co-operation with the EU, UN and several neighbouring countries.
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Entrance to DEMA | |
| Organisation overview | |
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| Formed | 23 December 1992 |
| Type | Emergency management |
| Headquarters | Birkerød, Denmark |
| Employees | 600 staff ~450 conscripts every 9 months 400+ volunteers |
| Annual budget | 496 million DKK (2005) |
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| Parent Organisation | Ministry of Defence |
| Website | Official Webpage Official Twitter |
DEMA is capable of deploying abroad on request from another state or an international organisation. The decision to render assistance is taken in co-counsel with the Danish Foreign Ministry. DEMA can give support in instances of natural disasters and accidents, technological events and crises and civil wars. It is able to react quickly in acute situations and leave its home base within hours on smaller missions, and have the ability to deploy a mobile hospital in only 24 hours.