You NEED to get shots! Go to a local ER or walk in and see if they’d offer free shots or a discount for: Tetanus, typhoid, Hepatitis and whatever the medical professional recommends. You NEED to make sure YOU are SAFE and don’t get sick!

Bring an orange colored vest or similar bright color and stencil pet rescue on the back if possible.

You will need to go to a Kinko’s or similar printing / sign shops that can either make a magnetic sign for your car or can sell one that you can stencil yourself. You need it to read, “Disaster Animal Rescue” to be able to get into the area.

Bring all the supplies you can both for rescue and for YOURSELF remember you are essentially there on your own and need to take care of yourself. Try to pick up some fresh food like subs (both veggie and meat) on your way in to give those who’ve been there a while some much needed decent food.

 
You should go with AT least one other person but probably no more than 4.

As with the supply list, solicit anything you can from local businesses friends and family and make sure you have enough gas.

Before flying, check to make sure rental cars are available.  Keep in mind that you may be sleeping in your vehicle (accomodations are difficult if not impossible to find)

Buy ahead of time and or bring from home:  rubber boots, pack clothes that you may have to wear for several days (there may not be a laundry facility) , fanny pack, baseball hat, towels, tank tops (it might be hot), light blanket, cell phone car charger, map, flashlight, work gloves & rubber gloves & disposable latex gloves, knee pads (if you are going to be cleaning out cages on your knees).

Buy when you arrive, stop at a Walmart: handi wipes, anti-bacterial hand gel, toothbrush, floss, deodorant, first aid kit, shampoo, mosquito repellant, sunscreen, food that you can keep in the car (energy bars, trail mix, dried fruit, canned fruit cups, pouches of Tuna), as many cases of water as you can fit.