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3

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France's official guide 'Tous responsables' and the environment ministry's kit page tell households to prepare a kit for the first 72 hours of a crisis. The advice dates from at least August 2024, and a prefecture message in October 2026 repeated it.

“Lorsqu'une crise survient, les premières 72h sont souvent les plus éprouvantes. En vous préparant en amont, vous permettez aux secours de se concentrer sur les personnes en grande difficulté.”

When a crisis strikes, the first 72 hours are often the hardest. By preparing in advance, you allow emergency services to concentrate on the people in greatest difficulty.

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The figure over time

03710142025202612 Aug 2024: 3 days
Days over time, from the first date we can document. Yellow marks a range.

Every dated step

  1. 27 Oct 2026

    Restated3Seine-Maritime prefecture, not national

    A message from the Seine-Maritime prefecture promotes the 72-hour kit. France 3 reports that the kit is not new and that the message follows on from the national resilience day.

    France 3 Normandie ↗Press

  2. 13 Oct 2026

    Restated3

    France holds its national resilience day. The ministry page we read does not mention the kit, so this is recorded as activity only.

    ecologie.gouv.fr ↗Official

  3. 20 Nov 2025

    Restated3

    The SGDSN publishes the 'Tous responsables' guide, with a 72-hour kit and 6 litres of water per person.

    ecologie.gouv.fr ↗Official

  4. 12 Aug 2024

    First seen3

    The ministry's 72-hour emergency kit page is first published.

    ecologie.gouv.fr ↗Official