PREPAREDNESS.
A PRACTICAL RESPONSIBILITY.

Start with everyday dependencies

Power, water, transport and communication support ordinary routines. A disruption can affect how you receive information, reach family members or access essentials. Preparedness begins by understanding those dependencies and deciding what alternatives are realistic for your circumstances.

Anticipate. Prepare. Manage.

Anticipate the situations relevant to your household. Prepare a plan and the skills and resources to use it. Manage changing conditions by checking information, making proportionate decisions and reviewing the result.

Three foundations

• Mindset: understand responsibilities, make considered decisions and recognise when you need help.
• Skills: practise communication, navigation, safe equipment use and other relevant tasks.
• Resources and systems: organise household reserves, essential documents, equipment and routines.

Prepare together

Include children, older relatives, people with disabilities, medical needs and pets in your planning. Talk to neighbours where appropriate. Preparation supports the work of public services and helps you follow instructions when circumstances change.

Use official guidance

Luxembourg publishes My guide to 72 hours of self-sufficiency. Use it as a starting point for your household checklist. The EU Preparedness Union Strategy addresses population preparedness alongside the work of institutions and services.

DSS shares these preparedness objectives. Alignment does not mean official endorsement, accreditation or a guarantee that training will prevent harm.

Choose one useful action

Write down your contact arrangements, review an essential supply or practise one skill. Use the self-check to identify a starting point, then choose training or household guidance that fits your needs.