The role of the Department of Security and Emergency Services is to prepare the Soviet emergency system to deal with various emergency situations, both routine and in times of emergency, and to provide a response and assistance to activities in the areas of ongoing security.
Responsibility for the supervision and enforcement of municipal bylaws.
The department works to prepare the council for emergencies and ensure proper functioning as much as possible in each of the various emergency situations that may occur in the council. The emergency system operates in a coordinated and integrated manner, in times of routine and emergency, and includes government ministries, the Home Front Command (IDF), the Israel Police, Magen David Adom, and other fire and rescue services.