The key to any disaster is to BE PREPARED, not be UNPREPARED, the Cascadia Subsuduction is more than 300 years overdue of a Major or Great Quake. It's better to prepare and practice now, than having to do and worry about it when the SHTF and more as it will create a chaotic atmosphere where most will now know what to do and what they have stored in their preparedness or disaster kits.

Those that are injured, panicked and the lawless will however be taken cared for at one time or another, it'll take some time to get national guard units into those hard hit areas to supplement to the law enforcement efforts and more.

Remember prepare yourself, family, neighbors than worry about helping your neighborhood and more after those priorities are met and done with, than help where you can, they'll need all the help after the big one jerks loose.