c) Early Warning and Early Response Tools to Systems The need for an Implementation plan with timelines, resources and persons responsible. It identifies resources, conducts situational analyses, maps vulnerabilities and sets out a training plan. Looking at community resources which could provide assistance in disasters, these include shelters, warehouses, energy sources, community organizations, fire and police stations, financial institutions and health and education facilities. Resources also include community organizations or groups which can effectively participate in disaster management at the household level. Key contact personnel from various organizations and from each population area are identified with contact numbers. This part of the plan must be updated regularly as it is likely to outdate quickly whenever people’s positions change. No matter how much preparedness has taken place, a disaster system is judged mainly by its response. Among the items included are a standard disaster assessment instrument, a register of messages and dispatch of vehicles and personnel. An important 19 part of any response is the