There is now a tendency, in industrialized countries, to develop an expertise in some types of responses to emergencies. Canada is a good example with a team that can supply very large quantities of drinking water, and this, very rapidly. Often, following a disaster, particularly in developing countries, the population is left with no source of drinking water. It is a major cause of illnesses.
I know that the French have set up a response team to intervene after an earthquake, when many people are still under the rubble, in order to rescue them rapidly. They have medical doctors who can go there rapidly and operate on the spot.
However, I suppose that there are other countries that also have that expertise. I know that Japan also has a specific expertise in earthquake response. Is there someone in your department who follows those developments in the world so that we could call on those resources if needed or we might offer ours if they could be useful somewhere else?