| Agency Name: | Sistema Nacional de Protección Civil, Prevención y Mitigación de Desastres |
| Formed: | August 31, 2005 |
| Jurisdiction: | Government of El Salvador |
| Headquarters: | 15 Av. Norte y 9a C. Poniente Torre del Ministerio de Gobernación San Salvador |
| Telephone: | +503 2281-0888 |
| Chief1 Name: | Jorge Antonio Meléndez |
| Chief1 Position: | General Director |
| Chief2 Name: | Baudilio Ventura Portillo |
| Chief2 Position: | Sub-director |
| Parent Agency: | Ministry of the Interior |
| Website: | www.proteccioncivil.gob.sv |
The National Civil Defence System for Disaster Prevention and Mitigation of El Salvador (in Spanish: Sistema Nacional de Protección Civil, Prevención y Mitigación de Desastres), commonly known as "Protección Civil", is an entity created to prevent disasters or reduce their impact on society, and coordinate disaster relief efforts.[1]
The Salvadoran Civil Defence System is part of a Central American network of governmental disaster relief agencies known as the Coordination Center for the Prevention of Natural Disasters in Central America (in Spanish: Centro de Coordinación para la Prevención de los Desastres Naturales en América Central (CEPREDENAC)). CEPREDENAC was created in the context of the Central American Integration System (SICA).[2]