Federal Agency for Technical Relief

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The Federal Agency for Technical Relief is Germany’s official civil protection and disaster relief organization, staffed largely by volunteers and deployed for technical and humanitarian assistance at home and abroad.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil protection organization
disaster relief organization
federal agency of Germany
abbreviation THW NERFINISHED
cooperatesWith European Union civil protection mechanisms
United Nations organizations NERFINISHED
country Germany NERFINISHED
deploymentType domestic operations
international missions
employs volunteers
fieldOfWork civil protection
disaster management
emergency power supply
flood protection
infrastructure support
logistics
technical rescue
hasLegalStatus federal public authority
hasMainTask disaster relief
humanitarian assistance
support in major accidents
support in public emergencies
technical assistance in civil protection
hasPaidStaff full-time employees
hasRole assisting in reconstruction after disasters
providing specialized technical units
supporting authorities in large-scale emergencies
hasStructure federal headquarters
local sections
regional offices
state associations
hasVolunteerProgram youth organization
headquartersLocation Bonn NERFINISHED
isFinancedBy federal budget of Germany
isStaffedMostlyBy volunteers
legalBasis German federal law on civil protection and disaster relief
mottoLanguage German
nativeName Bundesanstalt Technisches Hilfswerk NERFINISHED
operatesIn Germany NERFINISHED
foreign countries
parentOrganization Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community NERFINISHED
provides training in disaster response
training in technical assistance
supports fire services
other relief organizations
police
youthOrganizationName THW-Jugend NERFINISHED

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Federal Ministry of the Interior oversees Federal Agency for Technical Relief