Your Ready Community
A Ready Community is a group of neighbors who have organized themselves to be prepared for and respond to emergencies together.
What is a Ready Community?
A Ready Community is a neighborhood that has organized for emergency preparedness. Members know each other, share contact information, identify special needs, and have a plan for mutual aid during emergencies.
Ready Communities are the backbone of WPV-Ready's neighborhood-level preparedness. They provide the human connections that make response effective when professional responders are overwhelmed.
How to Start
- Talk to a few interested neighbors about organizing
- Contact WPV-Ready for guidance and materials
- Host an initial neighborhood meeting (WPV-Ready can attend and present)
- Create a neighborhood contact list with phone numbers and emails
- Identify neighbors with special skills (medical, mechanical, ham radio)
- Identify neighbors who may need extra help (elderly, disabled, non-English speaking)
- Designate neighborhood meeting points and communication plans
- Share your plan with WPV-Ready so we can support you
What a Ready Community Does
- Maintains an updated contact list for all households
- Meets periodically to review and update plans
- Practices communication and response procedures
- Shares information during emergencies (check on neighbors, relay updates)
- Coordinates mutual aid (tools, generators, transportation, shelter)
- Connects with the broader WPV-Ready and CERT networks
We Can Help You Get Started
Contact us to get support starting your Ready Community. We provide free materials, can attend your first meeting, and connect you with other organized neighborhoods.