Protective structures

Protective structures include shelters for the population and for cultural property, protected premises for the management capacities and the readiness of civil protection resources, and medical facilities.

As a rule, every inhabitant in Switzerland should have a place in a shelter. Thanks to the obligation to build shelters, the cantons can close remaining gaps and take account of population growth.

With regard to protected premises, a distinction is made between command posts, facilities for rescue units, and first aid posts and hospitals.

Cultural property shelters are underground civil engineering structures designed to ensure the safe storage of movable cultural property in the event of armed conflicts or natural disasters.