Safety region

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Safety region
  • Also known as:
  • Veiligheidsregio (Dutch)
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Safety regions of the Netherlands
LocationEuropean Netherlands
Number25 safety regions
Subdivisions
  • Municipalities

In the European Netherlands, a safety region (Dutch: veiligheidsregio) is a public body whose task is to facilitate regional cooperation in dealing with crises, disasters and disruptions of public order.

Each municipal executive belongs to one of the twenty-five safety regions.[1] Together they are responsible for drawing up joint regulations for crisis management and for administering the emergency services (fire brigade and  [nl]) in their respective region.[1]

List of safety regions[]

No. Safety region Province Chairperson Seat
1 Groningen  Groningen Mayor of Groningen Groningen
2 Friesland (Fryslân)  Friesland Mayor of Leeuwarden Leeuwarden
3 Drenthe  Drenthe Mayor of Assen Assen
4 IJsselland  Overijssel Mayor of Zwolle Zwolle
5 Twente Mayor of Enschede Enschede
6 Noord- en Oost-Gelderland  Gelderland Mayor of Apeldoorn Apeldoorn
7 Gelderland-Midden Mayor of Arnhem Arnhem
8 Gelderland-Zuid Mayor of Nijmegen Nijmegen
9 Utrecht  Utrecht Mayor of Utrecht Utrecht
10 Noord-Holland-Noord  North Holland Mayor of Alkmaar Alkmaar
11 Zaanstreek-Waterland Mayor of Zaanstad Zaandam
12 Kennemerland Mayor of Haarlemmermeer Haarlem
13 Amsterdam-Amstelland Mayor of Amsterdam Amsterdam
14 Gooi en Vechtstreek Mayor of Hilversum Hilversum
15 Haaglanden  South Holland Mayor of The Hague The Hague
16 Hollands Midden Mayor of Leiden Leiden
17 Rotterdam-Rijnmond Mayor of Rotterdam Rotterdam
18 Zuid-Holland-Zuid Mayor of Dordrecht Dordrecht
19 Zeeland  Zeeland Mayor of Terneuzen Middelburg
20 Midden- en West-Brabant  North Brabant Mayor of Tilburg Breda
21 Brabant-Noord Mayor of 's-Hertogenbosch 's-Hertogenbosch
22 Brabant-Zuidoost Mayor of Eindhoven Eindhoven
23 Limburg-Noord  Limburg Mayor of Venlo Venlo
24 Zuid-Limburg Mayor of Maastricht Maastricht
25 Flevoland  Flevoland Mayor of Almere Lelystad

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Ministry of Justice and Security (April 2013). "Safety Regions Act". Retrieved 6 December 2020.


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