The state institution which prepares and co-ordinates civil defence is the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which employs its executive agencies, county governments and local governments for this purpose.
Tsiviilkaitset ettevalmistavaks ja koordineerivaks riiklikuks institutsiooniks on Siseministeerium, kes rakendab selleks oma ametid, maavalitsused ja kohalikud omavalitsused.