Contingency plan and risk and vulnerability analysis

The overall contingency plan for Longyearbyen and the Longyearbyen Local Council was adopted at the Local Council meeting on June 26, 2017. It was last revised on May 24, 2023.

Overall contingency plan for Longyearbyen Local Council 2017 – Revised 2023 pdf, 733 kB.

The new comprehensive ROS analysis for Longyearbyen was adopted at the local council meeting on September 19, 2023.

Good local preparedness is a fundamental prerequisite for good national preparedness. Good preparedness in Longyearbyen is important for our residents and for preparedness in Svalbard. Good preparedness in Svalbard is important for Norway. 

A new comprehensive ROS analysis for Longyearbyen was adopted at the local council meeting on September 19, 2023. pdf, 1 MB, opens in new window.

Crisis communication plan for Longyearbyen Local Council 2023–2026 pdf, 1 MB, opens in new window.

Longyearbyen's psychosocial crisis team was established in the fall of 2016. The crisis team is a collaboration between Svalbard Church, Longyearbyen Hospital, and Longyearbyen Local Council. The crisis team was established to ensure necessary care and support for people who have been involved in accidents/crises and their relatives. The team has been active in various incidents over the past year. 

The "Mandate and Organization of Longyearbyen's Psychosocial Crisis Team" was formally adopted at the local council meeting on June 26, 2017. 

The mandate and organization of Longyearbyen's psychosocial crisis team can be found here External link.

Support services/helplines nationally and in Longyearbyen External link.