Inaction in emergencies has nothing to do with people being selfish.
Max Stirner:
What is not supposed to be my concern! First and foremost, the good cause, then God’s cause, the cause of mankind, of truth, of freedom, of humanity, of justice; further, the cause of my people, my prince, my fatherland; finally, even the cause of Mind, and a thousand other causes. Only my cause is never to be my concern. Shame on the egoist who thinks only of himself!”
Let us look and see, then, how they manage their concerns—they for whose cause we are to labour, devote ourselves, and grow enthusiastic...
Max Stirner: