UiT student Sofie Ekeli Klingan from Holmestrand studies social security and the environment. In the student collective, she has a contingency stock of food and water. – But I don’t have an external heat source. That’s where I fall short, she says. Since 2018, the recommendation has been that everyone should have a contingency stock of food, water and other essentials that will last for three days. This week, the Directorate for Social Security (DSB) extended the recommendation to one week. Klingan thinks she has enough water and food if there is a crisis. But the winter cold makes her insecure. – The fact that I don’t have an external heat source is worrying. It makes me more exposed. She told that in Helgemorgen on Sunday morning. DSB’s list for an emergency stockpile: This is what you should have in your house to get by for three days. The advice from DSB has not yet been updated to last for seven days: 9 liters of water per person Two packages of crispbread per person One package of oatmeal per person Three cans of canned dinners or three bags of dry food per person Three cans of long shelf life cold cuts per person Some bags of dried fruit or nuts, biscuits and chocolate Medicines you depend on Wood, gas or kerosene stove for heating Grill or cooker that runs on gas Candles, flashlight with batteries, kerosene lamp Matches or lighter Warm clothes, blanket and sleeping bag First aid kit Battery-powered DAB radio Batteries , battery bank and mobile charger for the car Wet wipes and disinfectant Drying/toilet paper A little cash Extra fuel and wood/gas/kerosene/rubbing alcohol for heating and cooking Iodine tablets for pregnant women, nursing mothers and children under 18 (for use in nuclear incidents) Source: Directorate for social security and preparedness (DSB) Also missing a heating option Another person who became aware and started to take preparedness recommendations seriously last year is comedian Christer Torjusen. Comedian Christer Torjussen tries to have a contingency stock for himself and his family. Photo: Odd Henry Lindtner / news He says that the family should manage for a week. – I’m fine with water and some dry goods. But the question is how long bags of waffle mix will keep us alive. Torjussen admits that maintaining the warehouse has not gone so well. And he has the same deficiency as the student. – I also don’t have anything to heat the food with. In a crisis you have to be able to help yourself, so I have a lot I need to upgrade, says Torjussen. – The population part of the preparedness The director of DSB, Elisabeth Sørbøe Aarsæther, says they understand the concern about heating food. – It is a concern that something can be done about. The most important thing is that you know what you have and what you lack, she says. A contingency store with only dry food can be a solution. The director of the Directorate for Community Security and Emergency Preparedness, Elisabeth Sørbøe Aarsæther. Photo: Philip Hofgaard Aarsæther explains that the new recommendation is about the population being part of the country’s preparedness. She says that before it was natural for the population to have their own warehouses. They were therefore part of the preparedness chain. But in recent decades, people have distanced themselves from that way of thinking. – Now we raise the flag. All in all, preparedness in Norway is now much better, says the DSB director. Challenge with storage Student Klingan believes that many students will have problems with storage space for a week’s emergency storage. – It is a change to go from 9 liters to 21 liters of water per person. In a student collective where it is already cramped, there may be a lack of space. Klingan says that high food prices also make it difficult. – I think there are students who see it as a challenge. I think the increase can be a little scary. These are some of the things DSB recommends the public to keep in stock. Photo: DSB The DSB director admits that storing water is the biggest concern they also have. Aarsæther says that they want to increase people’s awareness of emergency storage. She suggests that several people can join forces on this. – We can be standby friends with each other. We can check if there is anyone we know who has water storage facilities or a bed to lend should something happen. We would like to have that conversation going in the student community and in workplaces. How distant is the dream of Mars? Can Europe live without the US? And how important is it with decentralized studies? We also look at the grim statistics behind the increasing death toll on Norwegian roads.
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22-year-old has emergency storage for water and food – power shortage worries – news Troms and Finnmark
