A successful disaster response depends greatly on how well and how quickly resources can be mobilized and allocated. To do this effectively, there must be a system in place that can collect, prepare and send the resources; and a system at the other end that can effectively receive and deploy them. The information gained from the Northridge Earthquake and the lesson learned by the City of Los Angeles and its surrounding areas can be of great value to jurisdictions around the world in planning and preparing for future disaster and emergency situations.