What emergency supplies should you keep in Georgia?

Short answer. Georgia's Emergency Management Service (EMS) tells households to keep, in advance, a ready emergency bag holding what is needed for the first 72 hours ¹. The official list starts with water, 3 litres per person per day, then long-shelf-life food, a hand-held radio, a flashlight, a first-aid kit, a whistle, wipes, a map, a compass, a mobile phone and rope ¹.

How long should your supplies last in Georgia?

The EMS booklet Rules of behaviour in emergencies sets the period at 72 hours ¹. In its words, you should have ready in advance an emergency bag "in which the items needed during the first 72 hours are placed" ¹. The booklet does not set a longer target, such as one or two weeks. If you want to go further, our guide to two weeks of supplies explains how other agencies size a longer stock.

How much water does Georgia recommend?

3 litres per person per day ¹. Over the 72-hour period, that comes to 9 litres per person, or 36 litres for a household of four (simple multiplication of the official figure). The booklet gives no separate figure for pets or for cooking and hygiene. Our guides on water per person and water storage containers cover storage in more detail.

What goes in the Georgian emergency bag?

The list does not mention medicines, documents or cash, but the 112 service's flood advice does name medicines among the things to take when evacuating ². A printable version is on our Georgia kit checklist.

What else does official advice ask you to prepare?

• Know the evacuation plan posted in buildings: follow the green lines and do not use the lift ¹.
• In flood-prone areas, prepare in advance a list of things to take when evacuating: medicines, water, food, warm clothes and a backpack ².

Georgia's booklet also covers earthquakes and fire ¹; see our guides on earthquake preparedness, flood preparedness and a home fire escape plan.

Where can you get the official booklet?

The EMS booklet is a free download from es.gov.ge, under Multimedia > Advice and instructions; the EMS also posts hazard videos on its YouTube channel ¹. The 112 website has a "Useful tips" page organised by hazard ².

Frequently asked questions

Is the Georgian kit meant to stay at home or to be carried?

The EMS describes it as an emergency bag, ready in advance ¹. It also asks you to know the evacuation plan of your building ¹, so keep the bag where you can take it quickly.

Does Georgia give a food quantity?

No. The list names long-shelf-life food such as crackers, without a quantity ¹. Our food shelf-life guide can help you choose.

Should batteries be included?

The list asks for the radio, flashlight and mobile phone each with a power source ¹. See our emergency radio and emergency lighting guides.

Is this the same as the 72-hour kit elsewhere?

The period is the same 72 hours used by many agencies; our 72-hour kit guide compares lists.

Sources

1. Emergency Management Service, Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia — საგანგებო სიტუაციების დროს ქცევის წესები (Rules of behaviour in emergencies) — https://es.gov.ge/pdf/catalog.pdf (accessed 2026-10-20)
2. Public Safety Management Center 112 — სასარგებლო რჩევები (Useful tips) — https://112.gov.ge/?page_id=1305 (accessed 2026-10-20)