It has come to my attention that the Emergency Preparedness Plans of the counties of the USA are poorly arranged in a manner that is understandable and usable by the people who may be looking for help. Some Red Cross chapters are very far away and difficult to contact during an emergency or post catastrophe. Imagine if you just lost your home, have no food, no shelter, no means of travel, and don't know where your family is. You can't find your papers and don't know where you can find some assistance. Where do you go? What do you do? Who can you call (assuming you have a cell phone that actually works)?
Call or visit your local county and ask for specifics. Some actually have distribution sites, field hospital set-up site plans, and plans for movement of elderly under assisted living care, etc. Sometimes fire departments may be in charge of cooking hot meals for community members in need, etc. KNOW YOUR COUNTY PLAN! DON'T COUNT ON RED CROSS OR FEMA ALONE!

Let's keep the mystery in life. It's more fun that way.