The BM OKF is a national law enforcement agency. Its main tasks are the prevention of disasters; the implementation of rescue operations in civil emergencies; the organisation and management of protection; the elimination of harmful consequences; and the implementation of reconstruction and rehabilitation.
The basic function of the National Directorate General for Disaster Management (NGDGM), Ministry of the Interior is protecting the lives and the property of the population living in Hungary and ensuring the safe operation of the national economy and protecting the elements of the critical infrastructure. Owing to the fact that is a highly important public safety task; NDGDM is a law enforcement body with a national competence.
Its main mission is preventing disasters as an authority; carrying out rescue operations in civil emergencies; organizing and controlling protection activities; eliminating the negative consequences of emergencies and performing reconstruction and rehabilitation.