Government Centre for Security

According to the Crisis Management Act, the KPZK is updated at least once every two years or when procedures require adjustment due to legal changes or operational needs identified during procedural reviews.

On March 3, 2022, the Council of Ministers adopted the updated National Crisis Management Plan, featuring task modules to facilitate planning and decision-making during crises. This modular approach was tested in preparations for the Euro 2012 tournament, World Youth Day, and the NATO Summit in Warsaw. Each module is versatile and can be used across various threats, such as the "Ensuring Sanitary and Epidemiological Safety in the Country" module, applicable in floods, epidemics, or terrorist incidents.

The plan includes over 190 modules covering a wide range of actions by the Prime Minister, each ministry head, the heads of ABW (Internal Security Agency) and AW (Foreign Intelligence Agency), provincial governors, and the RCB director. These modules are organized into catalogs (from I to XXXV), each overseen by a specific minister or governor. In a crisis such as a flood, relevant catalogs are assigned to ministers responsible for internal affairs, public administration, health, transportation, etc. The lead entity (minister/provincial governor) selects the necessary catalogs, and the relevant minister activates specific modules in consultation with the lead entity. Each entity must prepare its assigned modules according to the KPZK template.

The KPZK’s security matrix identifies 19 types of threats, including floods, epidemics, chemical contamination, telecommunications disruptions, energy system disturbances, extreme cold, heavy snowfall, hurricanes, large-scale fires, epizootic diseases, maritime disasters, droughts, heatwaves, radiological contamination, civil disorder, terrorist events, disruptions in IT networks and systems, and hybrid actions.

While not all crises can be predicted, the plan’s innovative design allows modules to be applied even to unforeseen events.

The main change in the KPZK is the division into two parts – A and B.

Part A focuses on actions to minimize crisis risks and outlines tasks for public administration during the prevention and preparation phases of crisis management. Part B details actions after a crisis occurs, addressing the response and recovery phases.

Part A Includes:

• Threat characterization and risk assessment, including for critical infrastructure.
• Responsibilities of crisis management participants during the prevention and preparation phases.

Part B Specifies:

• Responsibilities of crisis management participants,
• Threat monitoring tasks,
• Crisis response procedures, detailing actions of ministries and governors,
• Coordination among crisis response services,
• Deployment protocols for necessary resources during crises,
• Resource allocation for crisis situations,
• Standard operational procedures for crisis tasks, including critical infrastructure protection,
• Communication system organization,
• Organization of threat monitoring, warning, and alarm systems,
• Public information guidelines for threat and emergency response,
• Evacuation plans for threatened areas,
• Rescue, medical, social, and psychological support organization,
• Damage assessment and documentation methods,
• Activation procedures for strategic reserves,
• Priorities for critical infrastructure protection and restoration,
• Agreements related to crisis management plan implementation,
• KPZK abbreviations and update procedures.