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Estonian Rescue Board

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Jurisdiction
  
Government of Estonia

Website
  
www.rescue.ee

Headquarters
  
Raua 2, Tallinn

Estonian Rescue Board

Agency executive
  
Kalev Timberg, Director General

Parent agency
  
Ministry of the Interior

The Estonian Rescue Board (Estonian: Päästeamet) is an autonomous governmental institution within the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The Rescue Board is responsible for inland fire and rescue services in Estonia. In general, operational services are organized at county level and the Rescue Board has administrative duties, but there are also some operational units directly under The Rescue Board's control.

Among other duties, the Board carries out explosive ordnance disposal in Estonia through the Estonian EOD Center, which has received U.S. State Department funding. Estonian de-mining personnel have deployed to Afghanistan, and to Georgia, after the South Ossetia War of 2008.

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Estonian Rescue Board Wikipedia