's model for responding to a disaster situation is applicable to any type of disaster and so is applicable to earthquakes. The only problem is that it is only relevant for cases where a disaster has happened before, since it is based on using prior knowledge and prior responses to new situations. The chance of earthquakes happening more than once in the same location is extremely rare in this country, but may be applicable regionally. The sequence of events she describes in responding to such a situation is logical, except for one major component which it seems to overlook: that communications between regions may not be possible after an earthquake because of downed power lines and telephone communications. Cell phones and two-w
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