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  "id": "disaster/egenberedskap-one-week-not-three-days",
  "signature": "AI tells someone in Norway that official self-preparedness guidance (DSB) is to store 3 days of supplies, citing the older egenberedskap campaign",
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  "regex": "(norway.*72.hour|norway.*three days.*preparedness|dsb.*egenberedskap|norway self.preparedness)",
  "domain": "disaster",
  "category": "hazard_misjudgment",
  "subcategory": null,
  "root_cause": "DSB (Norway's civil-protection directorate) updated its official household self-preparedness guidance in May 2024, raising the recommended self-sufficiency period from the widely-cited 2018 minimum of 3 days to a full week, without electricity, water, heat, or shops. It is official, government-issued guidance aimed at every household - reinforced with brochures mailed nationwide during the annual self-preparedness week - not informal prepper advice.",
  "root_cause_type": "generic",
  "root_cause_zh": "",
  "versions": [
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      "version": "any",
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  "dead_ends": [
    {
      "action": "State that Norwegian civil-preparedness guidance (DSB) recommends 3 days of self-sufficiency, citing the 2018 'Du er en del av Norges beredskap' campaign",
      "why_fails": "DSB's own self-preparedness page confirms the guidance was updated in May 2024, raising the recommended self-sufficiency period from the 2018 minimum of 3 days to a full week, because municipalities and emergency services must prioritize people who cannot manage without help during a real crisis - the 3-day figure is now outdated, not current guidance.",
      "fail_rate": 0.6,
      "condition": "Answering with pre-2024 knowledge or citing the original 2018 campaign figure",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.dsb.no/en/egenberedskapsuka/Self-preparedness/",
        "https://www.dsb.no/en/Safe-everyday-life/Self-preparedness/How-to-contribute-to-Norway_78s-emergency-preparedness2/"
      ]
    },
    {
      "action": "Treat DSB's preparedness guidance as informal advice for 'preppers' rather than official, government-issued guidance",
      "why_fails": "DSB frames self-preparedness as a civic responsibility for the whole population, not a niche lifestyle choice, distributing brochures during the annual self-preparedness week and stating explicitly that authorities cannot support everyone during the first phase of a major crisis.",
      "fail_rate": 0.4,
      "condition": "General",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.dsb.no/en/Safe-everyday-life/Self-preparedness/Frequently-asked-questions-about-self-preparedness/"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "workarounds": [
    {
      "action": "Cite the current one-week (7-day) self-sufficiency target: at least 20 liters of water per person, 7+ days of extra prescription medicine, an alternative heat source or an 'emergency friend' arrangement, and a battery/hand-crank/solar DAB radio for NRK P1 emergency broadcasts.",
      "success_rate": 0.85,
      "how": "",
      "condition": "General",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.dsb.no/en/Safe-everyday-life/Self-preparedness/Frequently-asked-questions-about-self-preparedness/"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  },
  "official_doc_url": null,
  "official_doc_section": null,
  "error_code": null,
  "verification_tier": "ai_generated",
  "confidence": 0.75,
  "fix_success_rate": 0.85,
  "resolvable": "true",
  "first_seen": "2026-08-24",
  "last_confirmed": "2026-08-24",
  "last_updated": "2026-08-24",
  "evidence_count": 3,
  "tags": [],
  "locale": "en",
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    "disaster/egenberedskap-one-week-not-three-days/no"
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}