Editing Oklahoma City bombing (section)

===Humanitarian aid===
The national humanitarian response was immediate, and in some cases even overwhelming. Large numbers of items such as wheelbarrows, bottled water, helmet lights, knee pads, rain gear, and even football helmets were donated.<ref name="USDJ2"/>{{sfn|Hamm|1997|pp=62-63}} The sheer quantity of such donations caused logistical and inventory control problems until drop-off centers were set up to accept and sort the goods.<ref name="Terrorism Info"/> The Oklahoma Restaurant Association, which was holding a trade show in the city, assisted rescue workers by providing 15,000 to 20,000 meals over ten days.{{sfn|Linenthal|2003|p=47}}

[[The Salvation Army]] served over 100,000 meals and provided over 100,000 ponchos, gloves, hard hats, and knee pads to rescue workers.<ref>{{cite news|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.deseret.com/1995/6/5/19216327/warm-blast-of-generosity-overwhelms-oklahomans/|title=WARM BLAST OF GENEROSITY OVERWHELMS OKLAHOMANS|work=[[Deseret News|Desert News]]|date=June 5, 1995}}</ref> Local residents and those from further afield responded to the requests for [[blood donation]]s.{{sfn|Hamm|1997|p=60}}<ref name="SDBB">{{cite web |title=San Diego Blood Bank History |publisher=San Diego Blood Bank |url=http://www.sandiegobloodbank.org/about_us/history.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302080328/http://www.sandiegobloodbank.org/about_us/history.php |archive-date=March 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |access-date=February 6, 2007 }}</ref> Of the over 9,000 units of blood donated, 131 were used; the rest were stored in [[blood bank]]s.<ref name="GAO">{{cite web|last=Heinrich|first=Janet|title=Maintaining an Adequate Blood Supply Is Key to Emergency Preparedness|publisher=[[Government Accountability Office]]|url=http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d021095t.pdf|date=September 10, 2002|access-date=September 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224105302/http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d021095t.pdf|archive-date=December 24, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>