Overview
- The nationwide pilot now covers nearly seventy municipalities across all twenty-five safety regions under commission from VNG, the safety regions and the Ministry of Justice and Security.
- These local hubs are intended to provide reliable information, device charging via generators, facilities to report missing persons and access to drinking water during major disruptions.
- Authorities will run 2026 in blocks to test staffing, information flows, roles for community initiatives and continuity during prolonged crises, leading to a formal recommendation in early 2027.
- Exact sites are still being finalized, with confirmed participants including Rotterdam, Maassluis, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht and Westerveld, and designated locations announced in parts of Gelderland.
- The initiative extends recent public preparedness efforts such as the Denk vooruit campaign encouraging three-day supplies and cash for scenarios like extended power outages or cyberattacks.