The affected country also establishes or supports the first arriving INSARAG team to establish an RDC and an UCC. They further conduct needs assessments and identify their priorities and where international teams can be best deployed to fill the gaps or augment the national rescue operations. Preliminary sectors can be established in the preparation phase also.

受灾国也需建立RDC和UCC，或支持最先抵达的INSARAG队伍建立RDC和UCC，随后进一步进行需求评估、确定优先事项、判断国际救援队伍部署的最佳地区，以此填补国家救援行动的缺口或加强国家救援行动能力，也可以在准备阶段就先建立初始分区。