Safety and Anticipation
Safety is the most important part of the municipality’s well-being. Safety is also a fundamental human right of citizens and a common matter, which can be influenced by the actions of different authorities, communities, businesses and citizens themselves.
Anticipation and contingency planning
According to the Local Government Act, the basic duty of the municipality is to promote residents’ well-being and the vitality of its territory, and to organize services for its residents in an economically, socially and environmentally sustainable manner. According to the Emergency Powers Act, the municipality has to ensure its duties the best possible way, including the exceptional circumstances, through contingency planning, advance preparations for activities in exceptional circumstances and other measures.
By anticipation, the municipality takes care of the services and decision making that are important to residents also in the normal time of disturbance and exceptional circumstances. In the time of disturbance circumstances, the services might experience power breaks, but the aim is to return the services to normal as soon as possible. The municipality informs the public of the development of possible disturbance circumstances on its website, on the social media channels and via the news medium. The universal jurisdiction gives the municipality a wide range of possibilities to act on behalf of their residents in different disturbance circumstances.
Why anticipation is important?
With anticipation, the society and every municipality citizen can grow their own tolerance and recovery of disturbance. Anticipating situations facilitates operations in the event of disruptions and speeds up recovery from disruptions. Being prepared can even save lives.
According to the 72-hour recommendation, homes should be prepared to be self-sufficient for at least three days in the event of disturbance circumstances. It would be great, if at homes can be found food, water and medicine for at least three days. It would also be important to know the basics of anticipation i.e. to know for example where to find the correct information about a disturbance circumstance and how to manage in a cold home.
Here is a link to the 72-hour recommendation website:
How is the municipality anticipating?
The general part of the municipality of Pielavesi contingency plan is a description of the municipality’s anticipation for disturbance and exceptional circumstances. The plan’s general part is created so that the text itself is in the public domain, while the material is collected in annexes, which must be kept secret under the Openness Act.
Self-management anticipation
72 hours(opens in a new window, switching to another service) is an anticipation recommendation for households created by public authorities and organizations.
For example, prolonged power break could cause a situation, which is why the society’s offered services are disrupted or even interrupted. Homes should be prepared to be self-sufficient for at least three days in the event of disturbance circumstance. It would be great, if at homes can be found food, water and medicine for at least three days. It would also be important to know the basics of anticipation i.e. to know for example where to find the correct information about a disturbance circumstance and how to manage in a cold home. Household anticipation is a great benefit to the society and above all, to the individual. That is why it is a good idea for everyone to be prepared for disturbances.
You can find more information about emergency supplies: https://pelastustoimi.fi/en/home-everyday-life/accident-prevention/emergency-supplies (opens in a new window, switching to another service)
Informing and important contact details
- In an urgent emergency, you must always call the general emergency number 112. It is also recommended to download the 112 app to your phone.
- To report incidents, you can find the number of the municipal on-call services on this website: Error Reports and Service Requests
- The municipality informs the public of the development of possible disturbance circumstances on its website, on the social media channels and via the news medium.
- Be careful of the news that circulate solely on social media and verify the origin of the specific information.
- Rescue services also inform in case of emergencies. For general guidelines on rescue services, you can see the website: www.pelastustoimi.fi/en/
Danger notice
The danger notice is the most important way for authorities to warn their residents. The danger notice is always given in addition to the general danger signal sounded by the civil defense siren. The danger notice is read on the radio and it is displayed on the page 112 of text-TV and if necessary, on TV as a running text at the top of the screen. The danger notice is also published in the 112 Finland app, YLE app, and on pelastustoimi.fi(opens in a new window, switching to another service) and 112.fi(opens in a new window, switching to another service) websites.
Danger signal
General danger sign(opens in a new window, switching to another service)a(opens in a new window, switching to another service)l(opens in a new window, switching to another service) is one minute long rising and falling alarm signal or authorities announced warning. The rising section is 7 seconds long and the falling section is also 7 seconds long. The danger notice is always related to the general danger signal. When you hear the general danger signal, go indoors and follow news and authority bulletins. Remember to verify the origin of the news and bulletins.