Short answer. In Georgia, the Emergency Management Service (EMS) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs tells every household to keep a ready emergency bag with what is needed for the first 72 hours, starting with 3 litres of water per person per day 1. Call 112 for police, fire/rescue or ambulance 1. No official public shelter list, siren code or cell-broadcast system is published 23.
Who is responsible for civil protection in Georgia?
The Emergency Management Service, a State Sub-agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, leads the national civil security system in peacetime 26. The Public Safety Management Center 112, also under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, runs the single emergency number 112, created in 2012 4. The EMS publishes a 20-page booklet, Rules of behaviour in emergencies, produced with the support of the Polish government; it covers earthquakes, fire and other hazards, the 72-hour bag, evacuation plans and the 112 service 1. No print year appears in it; the file on es.gov.ge was last modified in December 2021 1.
What does each Georgia page cover?
| Page | What you will find |
|---|---|
| Emergency supplies | The official 72-hour bag and the 3 L/day water figure 1 |
| Kit checklist | The EMS list, line by line 1 |
| Public shelters | What the law counts as a shelter, and why no public list exists 23 |
| Alerts | How the public is warned, and the 112 Georgia and EMS Georgia apps 24 |
| Iodine | What the only official text says, and what could not be confirmed 5 |
| Building a shelter | Owners' legal duties and the missing shelter decree 23 |
| Emergency contacts | 112, EMS numbers, access for deaf people 146 |
What is clear, and what is not?
Clear and official: the 72-hour bag and its list 1, the 112 number 1, the legal duty of mobile operators and the public broadcaster to relay emergency messages at EMS request 2.
Not yet in place: the Government decree that should set shelter characteristics and registration, and the regulation of the national notification system. A 2025 amendment, in force on 1 September 2025, again tells the Ministry of Internal Affairs to draft both 3.
Not confirmed: any current iodine tablet distribution, stockpile or sale status. The iodine page explains why and is kept out of search results until this is checked 5.
Which Phaenyx guides go further?
- The 72-hour kit and water per person
- Earthquake preparedness and flood preparedness
- Family emergency plan
- Potassium iodide
Frequently asked questions
What is the emergency number in Georgia?
112, for police, fire/rescue and ambulance. It is free, works 24/7 from any fixed or mobile phone and even without a SIM card 1.
How long should Georgian households be ready to cope alone?
The EMS refers to the first 72 hours: keep a ready bag with what you need for that period 1.
Does Georgia have public bomb shelters?
The law allows metro structures, caves, bunkers, tunnels and suitable basements to be used as shelters and has EMS units register them, but no official public list, map or count was found 2.
When was this information checked?
All sources on these pages were consulted on 20 October 2026.
Sources
- 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)
- Parliament of Georgia / Legislative Herald — Law of Georgia on Civil Security, No. 2608-IIს, consolidated — https://matsne.gov.ge/ka/document/view/4243170?publication=16 (accessed 2026-10-20)
- Parliament of Georgia / Legislative Herald — Amendment to the Law on Civil Security, No. 802-IIმს-XIმპ, 26 June 2025 — https://matsne.gov.ge/ka/document/view/6542896 (accessed 2026-10-20)
- Public Safety Management Center 112 — Mobile Application – 112Georgia — https://112.gov.ge/?p=22696 (accessed 2026-10-20)
- Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia — Methodological instructions on large-scale radiation accidents (Order No. 8/ნ, 14 Jan 2004, annex) — https://matsne.gov.ge/ka/document/view/1357887 (accessed 2026-10-20)
- Emergency Management Service — Home page — https://es.gov.ge/ (accessed 2026-10-20)
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Sources
- Emergency Management Service, Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia · საგანგებო სიტუაციების დროს ქცევის წესები (Rules of behaviour in emergencies) checked 2026-10-20
- Parliament of Georgia / Legislative Herald (matsne.gov.ge) · სამოქალაქო უსაფრთხოების შესახებ (Law of Georgia on Civil Security, No. 2608-IIს, consolidated) checked 2026-10-20
- Parliament of Georgia / Legislative Herald · „სამოქალაქო უსაფრთხოების შესახებ“ საქართველოს კანონში ცვლილების შეტანის თაობაზე (No. 802-IIმს-XIმპ, 26 June 2025) checked 2026-10-20
- Public Safety Management Center 112, Ministry of Internal Affairs · Mobile Application – 112Georgia checked 2026-10-20
- Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia / Legislative Herald · მსხვილმასშტაბიანი რადიაციული ავარიების დროს სანიტარიულ-ჰიგიენური და სამკურნალო-პროფილაქტიკური ღონისძიებების ორგანიზების მეთოდური მითითებები (Order No. 8/ნ, 14 Jan 2004, annex) checked 2026-10-20
- Emergency Management Service · შინაგან საქმეთა სამინისტროს საგანგებო სიტუაციების მართვის სამსახური (home page) checked 2026-10-20