Short answer. Serbia's Ministry of Interior asks households to prepare water, food, medicines, clothing, documents, money, blankets, tents and battery torches for a sudden departure, plus an evacuation kit 1. Its family handbook lists a first-aid kit with quantities, from bandages and sterile gauze to gloves, a resuscitation mask and a thermal blanket 2. No official duration or water quantity is set 1.
What is on the official household list?
From the MUP Sector for Emergency Situations' advice to citizens 1. Where no quantity is given, none is set.
- Water
- Food
- Medicines
- Clothing and footwear
- Documents
- Money
- Blankets
- Tents
- Battery torches (flashlights)
- Evacuation kit (komplet za evakuaciju) and the necessary evacuation equipment, plus an evacuation plan for pets and livestock
What do I take if I am evacuated?
From the same Ministry page 1:
- Personal documents
- Health insurance card
- Hygiene kit
- Canned food
- Water in plastic bottles
- Portable radio
What is in the official first-aid kit?
From the Family handbook for behaviour in emergencies 2:
| Item | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Individual first dressing with one pad (12 cm x 10 cm) | 1 |
| Calico bandage, woven edge (8 cm x 5 m) | 2 |
| Calico bandage, woven edge (2.5 cm x 5 m) | 1 |
| Sterile gauze (1 m) | 1 |
| Sterile gauze (1/2 m) | 2 |
| Sterile gauze (1/4 m), individually packed (80 cm x 25 cm) | 4 |
| Petrolatum gauze (10 cm x 10 cm) | 2 |
| Adhesive plaster | 2 |
| Adhesive dressing (10 cm x 8 cm) | 2 |
| Triangular bandage (100 x 100 x 140 cm) | 5 |
| Cotton wool | 100 g |
| Disposable gloves | 5 pairs |
| Scissors with curved tip | 1 |
| Safety pins | 5 |
| Disposable resuscitation mask | 2 |
| Thermal insulating foil (space blanket) | 1 |
The handbook also names baking soda as an improvised decontamination agent, with no quantity 2.
How does this compare with a general 72-hour kit?
The Serbian list names items but sets no duration 1. To decide how much to store, our guide what goes in a 72-hour emergency kit compares several agencies, and how much water per person covers water. For first aid, see the first-aid kit guide; for special needs, children, seniors and people on medication and pets.
What about ready-made kits?
Phaenyx has a kit page for readers who prefer a ready-made base. Whatever you choose, check it against the lists above: the official Serbian list is the reference, not any product, and personal items such as medicines, documents and the health insurance card always have to be added by you.
Frequently asked questions
Does the Serbian list say how much water to store?
No. Water is on the list, but no quantity or duration is set for households 1.
Why are tents on the list?
The Ministry's advice is framed around a sudden departure from home, and tents are named with blankets and other equipment for that case 1.
Why is baking soda in the handbook?
The handbook names it as an improvised decontamination agent 2. See our radiation decontamination guide.
Does Serbia require each household to keep this kit?
The law obliges citizens to keep equipment for personal and mutual protection and leaves the list to a government decree 3. Whether that decree sets a household list could not be confirmed.
Sources
- Ministarstvo unutrašnjih poslova, Sektor za vanredne situacije — Савети грађанима — http://prezentacije.mup.gov.rs/svs/saveti.html (accessed 2026-10-20)
- Ministarstvo unutrašnjih poslova Republike Srbije, Sektor za vanredne situacije / Misija OEBS u Srbiji — Porodični priručnik za ponašanje u vanrednim situacijama — https://www.osce.org/files/f/documents/4/1/118659.pdf (accessed 2026-10-20)
- Narodna skupština Republike Srbije (consolidated text via Paragraf) — Zakon o smanjenju rizika od katastrofa i upravljanju vanrednim situacijama ("Sl. glasnik RS", br. 87/2018) — https://www.paragraf.rs/propisi/zakon-o-smanjenju-rizika-od-katastrofa-i-upravljanju-vanrednim-situacijama.html (accessed 2026-10-20)
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Sources
- Ministarstvo unutrašnjih poslova, Sektor za vanredne situacije · Савети грађанима checked 2026-10-20
- Ministarstvo unutrašnjih poslova Republike Srbije, Sektor za vanredne situacije / Misija OEBS u Srbiji · Porodični priručnik za ponašanje u vanrednim situacijama checked 2026-10-20
- Narodna skupština Republike Srbije (consolidated text via Paragraf) · Zakon o smanjenju rizika od katastrofa i upravljanju vanrednim situacijama ("Sl. glasnik RS", br. 87/2018) checked 2026-10-20