| To protect yourself, your families and neighbors against a disaster, it is important to prepare various necessary items in advance. You should prepare not only emergency foods and other daily necessities that will be needed at the evacuation shelter, but also scoops, hammers and tools you can use to rescue neighbors trapped in the rubble. It is also important to know where these rescue tools are stored and to practice using them, so that when you need to, you can get them easily and use them immediately. |