Civil safety exercise on Thursday, 24 September

Updated on 18/09/2026

In preparation for the national resilience day, which will take place on 13 October 2026, the prefecture will conduct a full-scale civil safety exercise on 24 September 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., to respond to the scenario of a flood of the Eure River affecting the municipalities of Ézy-sur-Eure, Ivry-la-Bataille, and Garennes-sur-Eure.

The objective of the exercise, led by the prefecture, is to test the overall implementation of civil protection measures in response to a flood of the Eure: risk assessment, alert dissemination, activation of municipal safeguarding plans, protection of populations—including opening of municipal reception centers, mobilization of civil protection associations, and communication actions during operations.

During the exercise, residents of campsites in the three municipalities affected by the flood will be evacuated.

Baptiste le Nocher, sub-prefect and director of cabinet, will oversee operations from the departmental operational center (COD), which will be activated at the prefecture.

The public alert and information system "FR-Alert" will also be activated in order to inform users about the risks and alert procedures implemented in the department in the event of a technological or natural disaster. The area covered by the activation of FR-Alert may extend beyond the territory of the three affected municipalities. All individuals with a 4G or 5G-enabled mobile phone located in the area will receive a message on the actions to take in case of flooding, including the notice « exercise – exercise – exercise ». In this case, as it is an exercise, no action is expected from the population, except for residents of the three affected campsites.

The exercise will also enable the activation at the prefecture of a public information cell (CIP) to answer questions and provide instructions on what to do in case of an actual flood.

In 2026, the actions of the "Tous résilients face aux risques" programme will take place throughout the year, with the highlight on 13 October, in line with the United Nations (UN) International Day for Disaster Reduction. This day aims to raise awareness among the population, businesses, local authorities, and associations about natural and technological risks in their immediate vicinity, and to promote good practices and life-saving actions to take in the event of a disaster. This year, around ten events of various types have been labelled by the prefecture of Eure, such as the Risks Village in Évreux on 15 and 16 September 2026, or the resilience week organized by the Seine-Eure urban community from 22 September to 10 October 2026.