Danish Emergency Guidance for Foreigners: How to Prepare for Crises

Danish authorities advise everyone in Denmark to keep emergency supplies at home. You should prepare enough food and water for at least three days. This advice comes from the Danish Emergency Management Service, known as DEMA. Preparing helps during power cuts, floods, or major disruptions to public services.

Foreign residents face unique challenges during local emergencies and system failures. DEMA recommends keeping cash in small amounts at home. Card machines and ATMs might stop working in a major crisis. People using foreign bank accounts might lose access to transfers completely.

You should also print copies of your essential documents. This includes insurance policies, bank details, work contracts, and SIRI residence letters. These papers prove your right to live and work in Denmark. Keeping a printed list of important phone numbers is also helpful.

Stock your pantry with dry foods like pasta, tinned tomatoes, and crispbread. Check use-by dates on items you already store. DEMA provides its official emergency guidance checklist in English on its website. The Local Denmark reported on these official recommendations for foreign residents.