The Finnish Rescue Services have prepared official guidelines for possible drone threat situations, which are also followed by the Town of Jakobstad. The Ministry of the Interior encourages everyone to familiarize themselves carefully with these guidelines.

General guidance for preparedness for various disruptions, crisis situations and exceptional circumstances has been compiled on the Town of Jakobstad’s website. Read more about the topic here.

If you receive an emergency warning about a potentially dangerous drone:

Go indoors.

If you are indoors

• Stay indoors and keep away from windows and doors.
• Stay in the middle of the building, in a room with solid walls.

If you are in a vehicle 

• Leave the vehicle and go indoors.
• The driver must make sure the parked vehicle does not block emergency vehicles.

If you cannot get indoors

• Find the safest place possible where you can stay behind walls or other barriers. 
• If you are in wooded or open terrain and see a drone, move below ground level if possible, for example into a ditch or hollow.

Moving outdoors in the area specified in the emergency warning may be dangerous. It is very important that you avoid going outside and stay indoors whenever possible. Emergency warnings are kept in force for as short a time as possible to minimise disruption to society.

If you work in a role that is critical to society and need to get to work, follow your employer’s instructions and processes. Check with your employer in advance what to do in an emergency.

Source: Rescue Services