The National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) (

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: ''Nationale Alarmzentrale'', French: ''Centrale nationale d'alarme'',

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: ''Centrale nazionale d'allarme'') is a government organisation of the

Swiss Confederation ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

based in

Zürich , neighboring_municipalities = Adliswil, Dübendorf, Fällanden, Kilchberg, Maur, Oberengstringen, Opfikon, Regensdorf, Rümlang, Schlieren, Stallikon, Uitikon, Urdorf, Wallisellen, Zollikon , twintowns = Kunming, San Francisco Zürich ...

. The NEOC is dealing with exceptional events, especially where increases in radioactivity are involved. The NEOC is also managing incidents involving large-scale

chemical accident A chemical accident is the unintentional release of one or more chemical hazard substances which could harm human health and the environment. Such events include fires, explosions, leakages or release of toxic or hazardous materials that can cause ...

s, as well as overflowing or rupturing of dams (the majority of electrical energy in Switzerland is produced as

hydroelectricity Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies one sixth of the world's electricity, almost 4500 TWh in 2020, which is more than all other renewable sources combined an ...

). The NEOC is charged with ordering measures to protect the population in cases of emergency. It is part of the Swiss Federal Office for Civil Protection (FOCP) which in turn is a sector of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports.

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{{coord missing, Switzerland Government of Switzerland Emergency management in Switzerland Antinuclear shelters in Switzerland

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