Ready FriendlyReady Friendly helps FAN residents better prepare to help themselves in natural and human-made emergencies and disasters. Our resiliency campaigns inform, inspire, and involve residents and businesses. They include robust educational information, training opportunities, FAN’s own Radio Ready emergency communication team, its interface with the citywide Eugene Emcomm network of radio volunteers, area Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) interface, and a network of FAN Map Your Neighborhood groups.
Radio plan for emergency communication
Fire resiliency and fuel reduction Community Emergency Evacuation Zones Map Your Neighborhood/Be 2 Weeks Ready Readiness training playlist CERT Learn more 
Radio Plan
The FAN Radio Plan is an emergency communication plan developed by the Radio Ready team for residents of the Friendly neighborhood. Every month during “Second Sunday at Six” exercises, neighbors from all corners of FAN use Family Radio Service (FRS) held-held radios (walkie-talkies), GMRS radios, and ham radios to check in with a temporary control center. FAN Radio Plan Basics and Emergency Radio Channels (to print & post) Radio Plan Frequently Asked Questions In the event of widespread power outage, or disruption of phone service and cell towers, the FAN Radio Plan provides alternate ways to communicate. Our plan is designed to relay status reports to city officials and emergency responders via the City of Eugene's emergency communication network. See our growing network of neighborhood radio operators. Our plan is being developed with assistance from the City of Eugene Neighborhood Matching Grants Program and other contributors. Do you need a worthwhile activity for which to use your walkie talkie, GMRS, or ham radio? Here is your chance! Contact us and we will get you plugged in: friendlyareaneighbors@gmail.com. 
Fire resiliency and fuel reduction
Concern for urban wildfire resiliency has skyrocketed. Extreme winds on Labor Day 2020 sparked deadly fires that destroyed thousands of Oregon homes, businesses, and entire communities. A series of public forums was held in 2020–21. They were co-hosted by Friendly Area Neighbors and the Neighborhood Leaders Council. Watch them all on Ready Friendly's Video Playlist, linked below, or start with the highlights of the first three forums here. This is one video not to miss! 
Community emergency evacuation zones
Eugene Springfield Fire has developed Evacuation Zones to be used in case of an emergency (i.e. severe weather event, wildfire, flooding, etc.) requiring evacuation. The Evacuations Zones allow community members, emergency services, emergency managers, and 9-1-1 to be on the same page when initiating a mass or specific area evacuation due to an emergency. All of FAN neighborhood is Zone 23. Emergency evacuations will be communicated through emergency notification systems as well as regional radio stations. Zones are identified by number, and possible sub-areas of street blocks, for residents within them to be informed to evacuate using Lane County Level 1, 2, and 3 evacuation system. 
Map Your Neighborhood/Be 2 Weeks Ready
Map Your Neighborhood is a self-guided, 2-hour training that residents conduct by gathering with their immediate neighbors. This program promotes community resiliency for short-term disruptions and large disasters. It connects individual readiness with preparedness on your block. Know who your neighbors are and who might need special assistance. When the emergency responders are overwhelmed, we will only have each other to rely on. Groups of neighbors learn 9 essential steps to take immediately following a disaster. The videos included with this program focus specifically on earthquake preparedness. However, neighbors work to identify the skills and equipment they have that could be useful in any disaster. Additionally, neighbors develop a block map identifying neighbors with special needs and homes with important features such as gas service. The goal is to create a functional neighborhood team that would provide support within the immediate neighborhood until normal city services can be restored.
(Note: it is challenging to conduct this program during an ongoing pandemic! Please contact us for suggestions on how to start while many people want to maintain physical distancing.) 
This map shows our progress through 2020. Our goal is to have at least 100 groups/blocks in Friendly Neighborhood participate. We are recruiting 10 organizers in each of 10 neighborhood zones to convene their neighbors for this program. Let us know if you can help fill in our gaps!
This program is designed as do-it-yourself. Or you can let us help you get started by contacting Ready Friendly at friendlyareaneighbors@gmail.com
In 2022, both Oregon and Washington States started migrating to a Be 2 Weeks Ready campaign with information similar to Map Your Neighborhood. Emergency managers hope it will be more inclusive and easier to promote with the similarly named FEMA program. Watch for updates when this state campaign rolls out.
Readiness Training Playlist
Ready Friendly Video Playlist is a pool of public, skill-building sessions our team have held or used to prepare for urban threats of fire, toxic air, seismic activity and consequent disruptions of water, power, transportation, and communication. Future scheduled or recommended trainings may be found on the FAN calendar. 
CERT
Are you looking to expand your community emergency support beyond your immediate neighborhood—such as offered through the Map Your Neighborhood program described above? The City of Eugene offers CERT training (Community Emergency Response Team), a free training program, to provide in-depth information on disaster preparedness for hazards most likely to impact our area. CERT trains residents in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. Using the training learned in the classroom and during exercises, CERT members can assist others in their neighborhood or workplace following an event when professional responders are not immediately available to help. Graduates also are encouraged to support emergency response agencies by taking a more active role in emergency preparedness projects in their community. Due to COVID-19, trainings offered by the City are currently held in a hybrid format of half online and half in-person. Optional monthly continuing education classes are held for CERT graduates the first Thursdays of each month at the Eugene training facility. Check on training availability and sign up with the City's Emergency Management office at 541-682-5665 or check eugene-cert.com/calendar. Learn More
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