Emergency bag and supplies

What to pack in your emergency bag

Adults up to 25 kg, children up to 10 kg. Label it with your name and address. Tick off what you have packed, your browser remembers it.

• ID documents and health insurance card
• Cash and a bank card
• Medicines you take regularly
• Food and water for 2–3 days
• Charged power bank and charger
• Battery radio and torch
• Clothes, raincoat, sturdy shoes
• Blanket or sleeping bag
• Hygiene items and respirators
• Knife, can opener, bowl and spoon
• Contacts written on paper
• Things for children and pets

Done. Your bag is packed. Twice a year, check the water, batteries, medicines and that your documents are still valid.

Supplies for 3 days

How much water and food to keep at home in case there is no power or water for three days.

Family plan

If phones stop working, you will know where to meet. Agree on it in advance and write it down on paper:

• A meeting place, for example at the metro entrance or in front of the school.
• A backup meeting place in case the first one doesn't work, for example a park or grandma's.
• A contact outside your town through whom you can pass on messages.

In the app you can write down your plan, send it to your family and let them know with one tap by text message: "I'm OK". The plan stays only on your phone.

Before you leave your home

1. Turn off gas, water and electricity You can leave the fridge and freezer on.
2. Put out fires, close windows, lock up Take your keys with you.
3. Tell your neighbours Especially older people and those who cannot hear sirens.

Guideline based on recommendations of the Czech Fire Rescue Service. In a real emergency, always follow the instructions of the emergency services. Updated 4 October 2026.