Safety region

Safety region
Safety region
Also known as:; Veiligheidsregio (Dutch);
	; Safety regions of the Netherlands
Location	European Netherlands
Number	25 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 Regional Medical Assistance Organisation [nl]) in their respective region.^[1]

List of safety regions

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