In this area there is a registry for people with "special needs". An honest attempt to take care of those on the registry is made. If it looks like a person dependent on power may, or does lose power emergency services tries to get them out and to a special shelter that can accommodate their situation. That said there are simply not that many suitable shelters and there are always more people than can be transported.

In the last few years emergency services have sometimes made heroic efforts to save people but there are hard limits as to what can be expected. People who are not mobile are pretty commonly held back during mass evacuations so the maximum number of people can be given the best chance of getting out. Triage works the same way. Using a cold and seemingly heartless logic to save the greatest number of people. Tough calls to make but that is the nature of emergency services.

This is part of the story behind the registry. If registered with emergency services they can be evacuated ahead of a predicted emergency. Before a mass evacuation is necessary. Before being dependent on a wheelchair, respirator or oxygen becomes an issue.