Autumn will bring France a survival guide titled 'Stay Calm', revealing its contents
France is set to distribute a 30-page survival guide titled "Tous résilients" to households starting from autumn 2025. This guide aims to help citizens prepare for various crises by offering practical advice and steps to take in emergencies.
The guide is structured around three main themes:
- Se préparer (Prepare): This section provides guidance on how to anticipate and get ready for crises. Families are encouraged to agree on meeting points, learn local risks, and assemble a basic emergency kit.
- Se protéger (Protect): This section explains what actions and reflexes to adopt during different types of emergencies. It explains what different sirens mean, what to do with an SMS alert, and when to stay put, move upstairs, or evacuate.
- S’engager en tant que réserviste (Engage as a reservist): This section encourages citizens to contribute to national resilience by getting involved in civil protection, fire-service, armed forces, or police volunteer work.
The guide covers a wide range of potential crises such as natural disasters (storms, heat waves), industrial accidents, armed conflicts, epidemics, cybersecurity threats, and terrorism. It explains relevant safety gestures, trusted information sources, and how to assemble a survival kit with essentials like water, a flashlight, a first aid kit, and a radio.
"Tous résilients" is inspired by a similar Swedish civil defense pamphlet but adapted to France's current risk environment. It aims to be accessible to all ages and is intended as a practical reference for all households, complementing an existing government portal on risks.
The European Commission has also pressed for public training, awareness campaigns, and cross-border drills to enhance preparedness across the continent. Other European countries like Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and Norway have already started similar initiatives, providing advice tailored to their local conditions.
In the UK, officials suggested that a modest 72-hour kit at home is common sense, not 'prepper' behavior, after a winter wobble that almost caused the grid to fail in April 2025.
The release of the "Tous résilients" guide is timed around France's National Resilience Day in mid-October 2025. Distribution methods include a nationwide letterbox drop, digital release, and printed stacks at town halls. The guide is meant to stitch all the government's risk categories into one fridge-door reference, understandable for kids and grandparents.
In essence, "Tous résilients" is a comprehensive preparedness manual designed to empower French citizens with knowledge and readiness to face diverse modern crises through preparation, protection, and community engagement.
- As part of France's policy-and-legislation initiatives, the distribution of a 30-page survival guide titled "Tous résilients" is planned for autumn 2025, offering practical advice on how to prepare for various crises.
- The general-news about France's preparedness for crises has extended to the European Commission, prompting public training, awareness campaigns, and cross-border drills to enhance preparedness across the continent, with other European countries following suit.
