Norwegian Civil Defence (original) (raw)

Norwegian Civil Defence (Norwegian: Sivilforsvaret) is the civil defence organization of Norway. The Norwegian Civil Defence sorts under the which again reports to the Ministry of Justice and Public Security. The organization is based on conscription where both men and women between the age of 18 and 55 can be called to serve. The Civil Defence are to support the police, fire departments, health care or other public agencies in case of larger incidents which those departments don't have the manpower to handle.