The article presents the most important elements of the crisis management system in Hungary. An attempt was made to analyze the activities of the State Crisis Management Directorate, which, as a crisis management entity, is an important element in preventing and responding to disasters and catastrophes. The nature of the institution and the most important points of the Act on Crisis Management were presented. The new Hungarian constitution imposed the task of creating an integrated crisis management system, which consists of three pillars: firefighting, civil defense, and industrial protection. Membership in the European Union has imposed an obligation on Hungary to create a legal system in this case, and therefore the system is similar to the Polish one. Differences may appear in structural and planning solutions for potential threats and in practice. The new system takes into account Hungary's three-tier security risk classes and regional divisions. Although similar solutions were already visible since 2000, it was only in 2012 that they could be considered integrated under the new law. According to the author, there is a greater need to prepare for potential threats and non-military disasters, and the Hungarian system takes them directly into account in an integrated manner. The desirability of solutions also takes into account the need for cooperation with other countries. Thus, the knowledge and the possibility of comparing the Hungarian system with the Polish one should be evident for potential cooperation.