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In Iceland, the Police (Icelandic: Ríkislögreglan, lit. 'the State Police') is the national police force of Iceland.It is responsible for law enforcement throughout the country, except in Icelandic territorial waters which fall under the jurisdiction of the Icelandic Coast Guard. [2]
This is a list of fire departments in the world. A fire department or fire brigade also known as a fire and rescue service or fire service is a public or private organization that provides firefighting, rescue and emergency medical services for a certain jurisdiction, which is typically a municipality, county or fire protection district.
4.23 Iceland. 4.24 Ireland. 4.25 Isle of Man. ... Philippine Ports Authority – Port Police Department ... Fire and Rescue Police ...
The government of Iceland has contracted out this service since 2001. [5] The type of aircraft normally used is a Beechcraft Super King Air 200 operated by the airline Mýflug (Myflug Air). Mýflug has one dedicated air ambulance in Iceland, based at Akureyri, the site of the country's second largest hospital. There are normally 2 aircraft ...
A volcano erupted in southern Iceland, near the town of Grindavík and the Blue Lagoon spa, marking the region's seventh eruption in a year. ... a regional police chief told Icelandic media that ...
Bishop's Office (Biskupsstofa) Courts in Iceland; Icelandic Civil Aviation Administration (Flugmálastjórn Íslands) Police (Lögregla) State Directory of Prisons (Fangelsismálastofnun ríkisins) Sýslumenn; Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration (Vegagerðin)
The Reykjanes Fires (Icelandic: Reykjaneseldar) were a series of volcanic eruptions that took place on the Reykjanes Peninsula in south-west Iceland between approximately 1210 and 1240. They caused widespread physical and economic damage, covering large areas of the peninsula in lava and tephra and causing the mass starvation of livestock, as ...
In Denmark the police use of weapons is recorded by the police department. The police department classifies tear gas as the use of a firearm. In 2006 the death of four people by police shootings prompted an investigation into the use of firearms by the Danish police force from 1996 to 2006.