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I'm happy to say all this is addressed in our CERT training, so my wife and I have plans on getting back together if we are separated; ham radios with set frequencies for communications; we _are_ a first aid station, and we're around the corner from our fire department but we don't expect much from them -- they'll be handling big events like fires and structural failures; lots of AM/FM radios with lots of batteries, along with ham radios with memories set to the sheriff's repeaters in local counties; water filters; food; clothing; and so on.

We don't expect aid for at least a week after a big quake; we're prepared for a month with nothing but what we've got at home. We don't expect aid stations, hospitals, nor nothing. I wouldn't say I'm _prepared_ for it, but we've got the gear to survive homeless for a month, including food, water, shelter, clothes, and first aid. We're trained and prepared for light search and rescue. We can report conditions to the sheriff's office over our ham radios, meaning if we do have a raging fire or the apartments across the street have collapsed on dozens of people, we can let them know and maybe get some help.

The major issue is major injury. If we suffer broken bones or worse, there's not much help for us and not much hope for being helpful at all. We're then victims just like everyone else. All the plans go out the window. We all assume it's those other poor victims who'll be crushed or trapped, not us.