Two days before the earthquake, my husband, for the first time in his life, bought a large quantity of body warmer. I was surprised when he brought theme home, but when the earthquake came two days later, we relied on these body wamers 24 hours a day. That was the second surprise for me. When we moved house in 1954, we were using charcoal in the house and we still had some that was left over from that time. This was yet another surprise. When we were young, we lived in hardship, so I think we were helped by this strange coincidence. I hope others will take heart from our experience
(Female,aged 74,Higashinada Ward)

I poured hot water about halfway up an empty PET bottle(square ones are stronger then round),screwed the lid on tight, wrapped two towels round it and used it under the blanket when I went to bed. The evacuation center was cold and my feet got so cold that I could not get to sleep, but this hot water bottle helped me out. The bottle will become a little warped due to heat but mine did not break.I got the hot water from the kettle that the Self Defense Force soldiers used to put on the bonfire. Of course, I had to stand in line to get it.
(Female, aged 31,Higashinada Ward)

Fire Deperment Advice
In evacuation centers, it was possible for the disaster headquarte to distribute food and blankets to people, given a certain amount of time.
However, we were unable to go so far as to distribute heating equipment.
We hope we can make important note of these evacuees`ideas.