Neighborhood PreparednessHow to win friends and survive a disaster: 9 Steps to neighborhood preparedness
Do you feel connected to your neighbors? If a natural disaster strikes, your survival may depend on your neighbors, because emergency services will be overwhelmed. Your best chance of survival is to be surrounded by people who are knowledgeable and prepared — people who have your back and know what to do. Your neighbors are your first responders! Check out the video of our Neighborhood Ready program. Scroll down for more details and resources that you can download. |
Getting prepared is more effective — and more fun! — when you share the responsibility with your friends, family, and neighbors. While some people think they are better off going it alone, the truth is that you'll have a better chance of survival if you do some planning and get to know your neighbors BEFORE a disaster strikes. That's what neighborhood readiness is all about. Sharing skills and making an agreement to check up on each other in the event of a disaster.
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If you live in Cedar Hills or Beaverton, Oregon, and you'd like to host a Map Your Neighborhood meeting on your block, you can contact us for help. We can provide facilitators for your meeting, handouts, and booklets. Let us know if you need help. Check out our information sheet for hosts in Cedar Hills. See Resources for Hosts below for more downloads.
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Resources for Hosts
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Map Your Neighborhood Resources
If you'd like to facilitate your own meeting in your neighborhood, these materials and training videos may be helpful to you.
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Neighbors Helping Neighbors
In this video, you'll hear Claudia Steiner-Fricker talk about Beaverton's Map Your Neighborhood program. Claudia is an Emergency Preparedness Trainer and Beaverton CERT member. She spoke at our 2018 Cedar Hills Ready! QuakeUp! event. |
Neighborhood Ready for Apartments & Condos
Neighborhood Ready! isn't just for the suburbs. If you live in a condo or an apartment, checkout download this guide. |
![]() Get Ready Now! Booklet
Download our Get Ready Now! Booklet. This booklet contains all kinds of information to help you get prepared. If you'd like to customize this booklet for your community, check out the Neighborhood Ready! program page on the QuakeUp! website. |