Welcome to Neighbors Ready!

Free "Be 2 Weeks Ready" Training
​Join us on Jan 19, 2026 for a free, in-person workshop to learn how to help your community group get prepared using the "Be 2 Weeks Ready" curriculum. To reserve your spot, get your free tickets on Eventbrite.

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Be 2 Weeks Ready is a program developed by the Oregon Department of Emergency Management to help you and your community build self-reliance and community preparedness step-by-step. For more details, check out our Events page. To reserve your spot, get your free tickets on Eventbrite.

Prepare for Winter Storms & Electrical Outages
Winter storms can bring wind, ice, snow and even power outages. How do you get prepared, especially if you rely on electricity for medical needs or work from home? Check out our latest blog for tips and a checklist from Portland General Electric. You can also download the PGE checklist. 

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Tips for Getting Started
When a disaster strikes, emergency services will be overwhelmed. You'll want to be prepared. We invite you to:  

• Take a step by step approach to preparedness. 
• Learn more by reading our latest blog. 
• Organize your Neighborhood. Your survival may depend on your neighbors. 
• Be 2 Weeks Ready. Check out this new program to help you and your communities get prepared. 

• Subscribe to our Newsletter or contact us with a question or comment.

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​​Prepare to Go

First Steps. Quick & Easy.
Our region has many disasters, where you may need to evacuate. Getting yourself prepared to leave may save your life. Take these first steps to prepare yourself. 

• Pack go bags & emergency kits​
• Register for alerts to stay informed
• Make a family emergency plan​

Let's Get Started Now!

​Prepare Your Home

What's next?
​Prepare your home and household so you can survive for long periods of isolation and scarce supplies, when you must shelter in place. 

• ​Store water & supplies​
• Prepare for sanitation & hygiene
• Supply your emergency food pantry for cooking 
• Take care of home hazards​

Prepare Your Neighborhood

We are in it together!
After a major disaster, our first responders may take weeks or months to respond. Organizing with your neighborhood will help you survive.

• Prepare your neighborhood
• Plan for evacuation
• Organize community caches 
• Participate in our events and meetings

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Red Cross: Free Smoke Alarm Installation

A working smoke alarm can cut the risk of death from a home fire in half. The Red Cross Home Fire Campaign aims to reduce death and injury by installing free smoke alarms in homes that need them. If you are in Oregon or in Southwest Washington, you can contact the Red Cross Cascadia Region to schedule an appointment online. To learn about Red Cross services in other states, please contact your local chapter.

You May Have as Little as 2 Minutes to escape a burning home before it's too late

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Ready News! Blogs

Read our blogs for timely information about preparedness!

Read Our Blogs

Click image to find out how to make a salad from foraged greens, from the blog series, "Recipes after a Disaster" (image and blog by Lincoln Thomas)

Eating without Electricity. Lincoln Thomas describes how to feed yourself during an extended power outage.

• Day 1 - Menu strategy: Eat Fresh Foods First
• Day 2 - Food Use & Storage Strategies
• Day 3 - Meals from Canned Foods
• Day 4 - Foraging Basics
• Day 5 - Pantry Soup Warmed by Tea Candles​​​

Timely and topical blogs on preparedness. 

• Evacuation: Can you avoid gridlock? 
• How to protect your home from wildfire
• Disaster Preparedness for Older Adults Booklet
• Be Geo-Hazard Smart: Aware & Prepared​
• ​​How to find earthquake faults in your area
• Which Beaverton schools are safe during an earthquake​​​​​​

Neighbors Ready! Free Booklets

Get Prepared Now!​
​Download our Get Prepared Now! Booklet. This booklet contains all kinds of information to help you get prepared.

Download Get Prepared Now! Booklet

Survival Handbook
Thanks to Arjun Vinsel, Eagle Scout from Troop 618, for authoring this downloadable Survival Handbook and for organizing our Be Ready Disaster Survival Workshop!  ​

Click to download the Survival Handbook by Arjun Vinsel, Eagle Scout from Troop 618

Our overnight campers at our Survival Workshop 2024.