Learn to assess your home and workplace for hazards or damage. Learn to assess your community for hazards, needs and available resources. Response teams should arrange to participate in annual earthquake exercises sponsored by local government and businesses. As part of the community response team planning process, teams should conduct an inventory of the skills and resources available at home, work and community. You should have this information on hand before an earthquake for efficient, effective responses.
Own chain saws, citizens band radios, four-wheel drive vehicles, motorcycles and water purifiers.
Every home or office has people with special needs. Your neighborhood response team should work with these individuals in advance to determine what extra assistance or supplies they may require after an earthquake or other emergency. In addition to the water, food and other supplies that everyone needs to stock, members of the community response team should store tools. Items such as the following should be stored in a central and easily accessible location.