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The French government is reportedly planning to send a “survival manual” to every household in the country with instructions on how to prepare for an “imminent threat” including armed conflict, a health crisis or a natural disaster.
If approved by François Bayrou, the prime minister, the 20-page booklet will be sent to households before the summer, French media reported.
It will be divided into three parts with advice on how to protect “yourself and those around you”, what to do if a threat is imminent – with a list of emergency numbers, radio channels and a reminder to close doors and windows if the threat is nuclear – and details of how to get involved in defending your community, including signing up for reserve units or firefighting groups.
And what about an emergency where you lose internet and/or electricity?
In an emergency, i don’t think people would grab the 20 page book and all huddle around it. You would read it when it arrives, note the location of your nearest emergency resource, toss it in a drawer, probably forget it’s there.
You didn’t even answer the question. The answer is you won’t have Internet to DoWnLoAd it. So having a hard copy is a good idea for everyone to have. Still a lot more useful then a brick your phone / computer will be.
An emergency doesn’t necessarily mean your house is on fire. Recently I read a text saying that while the situation is dire, cities on the Russo-Ukrainian frontline which are targets of bombings on a daily basis still go about their daily routines as normal. But they are in an emergency, and a pamphlet like this hidden away in a drawer somewhere could definitely be useful.
I think that’s exactly what the book is for.
Information about what to do in the case of a nuclear or cyber attack in a physical booklet would be helpful to have lying around.
And without it most people would not even read anything about it until it’s too late. Even with this argument it still accomplishes its goal better than a webpage or download that 80% of people will procrastinate on or forget completely. Case in point, the information has been out there on the internet for decades yet nobody is prepared for an emergency until it’s at their front door. And if the internet is out you already missed your chance.