The categories of hungarian volunteers, possibilities of improvement in the mirror of flood protection

Abstract

During flood and inland waters, mass of Hungarian volunteer people help to solve the protection tasks. The increase of their number is primary interest of the country, therefore we must know their volunteer categories according to the Hungarian law regulations, their strength and weaknesses, the possibilities of their improvement and motivation. The planning and the use of the categories during flood protection tasks can produce different results. Citizens, civil protection organizations, volunteer civil organizations, economical organization categories and international volunteers together provided the necessary volunteer strength against the historical Danube river flood in the year 2013. The leaders of the defense have roles and responsibilities to constantly gather, motivate and use the volunteers successfully. The author of this article will examine the possibilities of improvements in order to give suggestions to improve the protection results.