That event and the ensuing fallout caused the community to pull together in ways I couldn't have imagined. Those 'preppers' sent out open invitations and tried to help as many people as they could, because they had the ability to provide that help.
You know, I think the Netflix Carmen would have been better if they had done good flashbacks. Carmen was a teen right? Why not do flashbacks of when Carmen and Chase were partners and working together? Or when Chase was chasing Carmen? Or more about when Carmen quit?