Neighborhood Preparedness
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 videos and materials available to share from Neighbors Ready.
Listen, Protect and Connect: Family to Family, Neighbor to Neighbor
Forty-six percent of individuals expect to rely a great deal on people in their neighborhood for assistance within the first 72 hours after a disaster. The Neighbor Helping Neighbor approach seeks to support state, tribal and local agencies, civic organizations, faith-based groups and other community organizations that serve the whole community. Find more info about how communities can help each other on Ready.gov
Map Your Neighborhood
The Washington State Emergency Management Division offers a plan for mapping your neighborhood in preparation for a disaster. A helpful tool that describes how a group of neighbors can become self sufficient in the event of an emergency or natural disaster when access to resources may be limited for a few days, or longer.