Emergency supplies and crisis preparedness

In short: An emergency stock secures supply during a power cut, severe weather or other crises. The Federal Office of Civil Protection (BBK) recommends supplies for about ten days.

In more detail: The idea is food and drinks that keep for a long time and can be eaten without cooking or with simple means.

In detail

• Water: About 2 litres per person per day for drinking, plus water for cooking (trinkwasser-in-der-notlage).
• Food: Tins, pasta, rice, legumes, crispbread, dried fruit, nuts.
• Rotation: Consume supplies in everyday life and replenish them (mindesthaltbarkeitsdatum-und-verbrauchsdatum).
• Cooking option: Camping stove with enough fuel, use only outdoors or well ventilated.
• Hygiene and medicines: First-aid kit, hygiene items, personal medicines.
• Light and radio: Torch, candles with care, wind-up or battery radio.
• Documents: Important papers in a folder.
• Planning: Discuss a family emergency plan (stromausfall-vorbereiten, erste-hilfe-grundlagen).