Safety region

In the European Netherlands, a safety region () 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. Together they are responsible for drawing up joint regulations for crisis management and for administering the emergency services (fire brigade and ) in their respective region.

List of safety regions No.Safety regionProvinceChairpersonSeat1Mayor of GroningenGroningen2Mayor of LeeuwardenLeeuwarden3Mayor of AssenAssen4Mayor of ZwolleZwolle5Mayor of EnschedeEnschede6Mayor of ApeldoornApeldoorn7Mayor of ArnhemArnhem8Mayor of NijmegenNijmegen9Mayor of UtrechtUtrecht10Mayor of AlkmaarAlkmaar11Mayor of ZaanstadZaandam12Mayor of HaarlemmermeerHaarlem13Mayor of AmsterdamAmsterdam14Mayor of HilversumHilversum15Mayor of The HagueThe Hague16Mayor of LeidenLeiden17Mayor of RotterdamRotterdam18Mayor of DordrechtDordrecht19Mayor of TerneuzenMiddelburg20Mayor of TilburgBreda21Mayor of 's-Hertogenbosch's-Hertogenbosch22Mayor of EindhovenEindhoven23Mayor of VenloVenlo24Mayor of MaastrichtMaastricht25Mayor of AlmereLelystad

See also Municipal Health Service

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