Security points
Security points are designated gathering places that local authorities can set up to provide residents with support and assistance during serious incidents and crises. There, you can warm up, charge your mobile phone, get drinking water and perhaps something to eat.
What a security point can offer
What is available at a security point may vary slightly depending on what has happened. However, the The Civil Defence and Resilience Agency recommends that a security point should offer the following:
- Shelter from the weather.
- Information about what has happened and the measures being taken by the authorities.
- Drinking water.
- Hot water, for example for preparing baby formula or rehydrating freeze-dried food. Coffee, tea and, for example, rosehip soup should be available on site.
- Facilities for charging mobile phones and electronic devices.
- Access to a first aid kit.
- Access to a toilet.
- Lighting.
- Information on the nearest open civil defence shelter, pharmacy, petrol station, health centre and grocery shop.
- Information on where to get crisis support.
- Information on accommodation and food options during prolonged incidents.
- The ability to call 112.
Find out if your local authority has safety hubs
You can find out in advance if your local authority has safety hubs and where they are located. Check your local authority’s website or contact them to ask.
Do not forget your own home preparedness
The most important role of safety hubs is to provide support to the most vulnerable members of society, such as the elderly, people with disabilities and children. A safety point is not intended to replace an individual’s own home preparedness. If you manage well in everyday life, you need to be prepared to look after yourself for a while in the event of, for example, a power cut. The better prepared you are, the more of society’s help can go to those most in need.
Sources
Sources
Krisinformation.se gathers information from Swedish authorities. All source pages are in Swedish.