Germany's Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance provides household preparedness guidance that aims beyond a basic three-day start. Use the current BBK checklist alongside local information for your municipality.
Understand the ten-day aim
BBK encourages being able to supply yourself for as long as ten days, while recognising that a three-day reserve is already helpful and can be built on. Read its current guide in a language you can use. Do not confuse a target for household reserves with an instruction to remain at home during every incident.
- Use the official BBK page.
- Check local authority warnings separately.
Extend what already works
Begin with familiar meals and accessible water storage, then add another day at a time if appropriate. Consider food that does not need refrigeration or cooking, dietary needs and pets. Keep a separate list of hygiene, lighting and communication requirements. Follow this site's drinking-water baseline with extra provision for other uses and individual needs.
- Rotate older food through normal meals.
- Avoid buying large quantities of unfamiliar products.
Keep local arrangements visible
Ask the municipality about relevant public information and support, and learn how warnings will reach you. If you use the NINA app, check official setup instructions and language options. No stockpile guarantees uninterrupted care or makes outdoor combustion equipment safe indoors. Follow incident-specific shelter or evacuation directions from authorities.
- Keep important contacts on paper.
- Review accessibility and equipment backup arrangements.
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