National Service for Disaster Prevention and Response
{{Short description|Chilean public service responsible for disaster risk management}}
{{Infobox government agency
| name = Servicio Nacional de Prevención y Respuesta ante Desastres
| type = Public agency
| logo = Logo SENAPRED.jpg
| logo_width = 200px
| image =
| dissolved =
| jurisdiction = National
| employees =
| budget =
| minister5_name =
| website = {{URL|https://senapred.cl/}}
| prime_minister_name =
}}
The National Service for Disaster Prevention and Response (Spanish: Servicio Nacional de Prevención y Respuesta ante Desastres), often abbreviated as SENAPRED, is a Chilean public service responsible for advising, coordinating, organizing, planning, and supervising activities related to Disaster Risk Management in Chile. It was created by Law No. 21,364 in 2021 to replace the former National Emergency Office of the Ministry of the Interior (ONEMI), within the context of the reform of Chile's emergency management system.{{Cite web |title=¿Qué es la Senapred? Ex Onemi cambió de nombre y toma relevancia en Incendios Forestales |url=https://redgol.cl/tendencias/Que-significa-la-Senapred-que-llego-a-reemplazar-a-la-Onemi-20230202-0116.html |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=RedGol |language=es-ES}}{{Cite web |last=Andrés Barra |date=2023-02-03 |title=Senapred: qué es y cómo funciona el nuevo organismo que reemplazó a la Onemi |url=https://www.latercera.com/servicios/noticia/senapred-que-es-y-como-funciona-el-nuevo-organismo-que-reemplazo-a-la-onemi/XAT5CCVSW5EP7MXLHHRLQ3LUGU/ |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=La Tercera}}
History
Following the earthquake on February 27, 2010, there emerged a clear necessity to reform Chile's emergency infrastructure. This infrastructure had remained unchanged since 1974, during the onset of the military dictatorship.{{Cite web |last=Dote |first=Sebastián |date=2022-11-16 |title=Gobierno concreta el fin de la Onemi: será reemplazada por el Senapred |url=https://www.eldinamo.cl/pais/2022/11/16/gobierno-concreta-el-fin-de-la-onemi-sera-reemplazada-por-el-senapred/ |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=El Dínamo |language=es}} This marked the beginning of a process of reforms in the sector,{{Cite web |date=2022-11-16 |title=Fin de la Onemi tras 48 años: Será reemplazada por Servicio Nacional de Prevención y Respuestas ante Desastres |url=https://www.emol.com/noticias/Nacional/2022/11/16/1078545/fin-de-la-onemi.html |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=Emol |language=es}} which culminated in the enactment of Law No. 21,364, published on August 7, 2021, replacing the former ONEMI with the National Service for Disaster Prevention and Response.{{Cite web |title=¿Qué es la Senapred? Ex Onemi cambió de nombre y toma relevancia en Incendios Forestales |url=https://redgol.cl/tendencias/Que-significa-la-Senapred-que-llego-a-reemplazar-a-la-Onemi-20230202-0116.html |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=RedGol |language=es-ES}}{{Cite web |title=La Onemi llega a su fin: Sinapred será su reemplazo a partir de enero del 2023 |url=https://www.publimetro.cl/noticias/2022/11/16/la-onemi-llega-a-su-fin-sinapred-sera-su-reemplazo-a-partir-de-enero-del-2023/ |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=Publimetro Chile |language=es}}{{Cite web |title=Gobierno decretó estado de catástrofe en el Ñuble por incendios forestales « Diario y Radio Universidad Chile |url=https://radio.uchile.cl/2023/02/03/gobierno-decreto-estado-de-catastrofe-en-el-nuble-por-incendios-forestales/ |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=radio.uchile.cl |language=es-ES}}
Its first intervention of national relevance was the emergency management response to the forest fires in Chile in 2023.{{Cite web |title=Gobierno decretó estado de catástrofe en el Ñuble por incendios forestales « Diario y Radio Universidad Chile |url=https://radio.uchile.cl/2023/02/03/gobierno-decreto-estado-de-catastrofe-en-el-nuble-por-incendios-forestales/ |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=radio.uchile.cl |language=es-ES}}
Organization
The SENAPRED is a territorially decentralized public service with legal personality and its own assets. It is organized based on a national direction and regional directions in each of Chile's regions.{{Cite web |date=2021-01-06 |title=Sobre ONEMI {{!}} SENAPRED |url=https://senapred.cl/nosotros/ |access-date=2023-02-07 |language=es-CL}} It is subject to the supervision of the President of the Republic of Chile through the Ministry of the Interior and Public Security.{{Cite web |last=Nacional |first=Biblioteca del Congreso |title=Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional {{!}} Ley Chile |url=https://www.bcn.cl/leychile |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=www.bcn.cl/leychile |language=es}}
Its national director is Mauricio Tapia.{{Cite web |date=2021-01-06 |title=Sobre ONEMI {{!}} SENAPRED |url=https://senapred.cl/nosotros/ |access-date=2023-02-07 |language=es-CL}}