France is planning to distribute 20-pest survival manual booklets in each house to prepare them for possible emergency situations including war in the country.
The purpose of survival manual is to encourage citizens to develop their flexibility in front of different crises, a spokesperson of Prime Minister Francois Bayoro told CNN. The spokesperson said, “This includes natural disasters, technical and cyber events, health crisis such as Kovid -19 and security crisis such as terrorist attacks and armed conflict.”
Manual, if approved by Prime Minister Bairo, will have three sections – with tips useful to stay safe during each emergency situations and protect their family.
The guidelines will include knowing which radio stations have to tune, taking into account a list of emergency contacts (such as police, fire departments and ambulances), and ensure that all doors are closed in terms of nuclear explosion.
The manual will also describe how a person can help protect the community, such as joining reserved units or voluntarily with local fire fighting teams.
In 2022, France launched a official website, which advises to prepare for an emergency.
The new booklet is inspired by similar initiatives in Sweden and Finland, where manuals instruct people how to handle emergency situations such as military conflicts, power cuts, communication failures under internet and phone services and on extreme weather events.
The French survival book will also recommend keeping every house ‘survival kit’. This includes six liters of bottled water (1.6 gallons), a dozen tins of food, battery and a power outage and medical supply such as saline solutions, compressed and paracetamol.
A Prime Minister’s spokesperson said, “The first step in the civil engagement is to be informed about the dangers and stay updated. The engagement may also mean that the associations should be included in the association, such as the Reserve Forces. We are doing everything that we can ensure that the civil is ready to respond to the incident of crisis.”
French President Emmanuel Macron announced a significant security reform earlier this month, including a plan to increase the number of operating reservoirs from 40,000 to 100,000 by 2035. During a visit to a military base in eastern France, he said that more investment, military upgradation and new equipment would be announced soon.
“Our country and our continent should continue to defend themselves, equip yourself, and prepare whether we want to avoid war. This is the option we have created and will continue. No one can say what will happen in the coming months and years,” Mr. Macron said.
