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hazard prevention
A legal and administrative term for all measures that the state, especially the police, fire department, and public order offices, takes to prevent or eliminate dangers to public safety and order.
Die Evakuierung des Gebäudes war eine notwendige Maßnahme der Gefahrenabwehr.
The evacuation of the building was a necessary hazard prevention measure.
The word is composed of 'die Gefahr' (danger) and 'die Abwehr' (defense). So it literally describes the defense against dangers.
Die Polizei ist für die Gefahrenabwehr im öffentlichen Raum verantwortlich.
The police are responsible for hazard prevention in public spaces.
'Gefahrenabwehr' (hazard prevention) is a term from legal and administrative language. You find it mainly in official texts from the police, fire department, or authorities.
Das neue Gesetz regelt die Zuständigkeiten bei der Gefahrenabwehr.
The new law regulates responsibilities in hazard prevention.
This noun is often used in fixed combinations, for example 'Maßnahmen der Gefahrenabwehr' (hazard prevention measures), or as a genitive attribute, as in 'das Recht der Gefahrenabwehr' (the law of hazard prevention).
Die Stadt hat neue Maßnahmen zur Gefahrenabwehr bei Hochwasser beschlossen.
The city has adopted new measures for hazard prevention during floods.
prevention
'die Prävention' and 'die Gefahrenabwehr' both have to do with preventing harm. 'Prävention' is a general word and can be used in many areas, for example health, school, work, or crime. 'Gefahrenabwehr' is a legal and administrative term. It fits especially with the police, fire department, or public order office when dangers to public safety are prevented or eliminated. Learners may confuse the words because both can refer to preventive measures. In everyday language, however, people are more likely to say 'Prävention'. 'Gefahrenabwehr' sounds official and fits the state and public authorities.
Nach dem Sturm sperrte die Feuerwehr die Straße zur Gefahrenabwehr.
After the storm, the fire department closed the road for hazard prevention.
Beim Elternabend geht es heute um Prävention von Gewalt in der Schule.
At the parents' evening today, the topic is the prevention of violence at school.