Often during a disaster, as resources become over extended, it takes the community working together to assist each other in time of need.

Before a disaster:

• Get to personally know your neighbors and others in your community
• Learn what resources and equipment they may have to assist you and vice versa
• Share phone numbers of your family and close friends
• Let your neighbor know where you may be temporally located
• Ask if a neighbor can check on your residence while you are away
• Learn if there is someone in your community in the medical profession