June 3 more than 70 BP volunteers gathered in the meeting space at the Bainbridge Island Rowing Boathouse to learn about the State of the Bainbridge Prepares Partnership.

Register here for Sunday’s (June 7) Disaster Hub Open House at Bethany Lutheran.

Twenty-three of Bainbridge Prepares’ Wilderness First Responders (Woofers) spent the entire weekend, May 30–31, in a 22-hour crash course at BIFD Station 21 to renew their WFR credentials.

Ensure that, during a disaster, you and your family will keep safe from secondary emergencies such as fires, broken glass on the floor, falling objects, and downed wires.

BI's publicly owned, historic Johnson Farm orchard has lots of apples that we can donate to Helpline House food bank, but only if they’re worm-free. To protect them without any chemicals, we need to thin and cover them on June 6.

Bainbridge Prepares in inviting you to visit our upcoming Disaster Hubs Open House at Bethany Lutheran Church. This is your opportunity to ask question of BP volunteers, learn how to prepare, and find out what services a Disaster Hub will offer after a major incident, like a significant earthquake.

We need your help to make Bainbridge “Tomorrow Ready.” The Tomorrow Ready campaign will fund at least six Functional Exercises for approximately 300 Bainbridge Prepares volunteers to practice rapid activation of emergency response mechanisms.

Last year Fruit Club and Veg Club members sent thousands of pounds of home-grown produce to Helpline House. The food banks still need our help. Join us for a community gathering to revel in what we accomplished and find out how to make it even easier, more powerful, and satisfying this year.

Bainbridge Prepares volunteers played three home games on Saturday May 9: They supported the Fire extinguisher event at the Winslow Wharf Marina, spoke to community members about emergency preparedness at the Farmers’ Market, and provided key support at the Trillium Run.

Here are the five best things you can do today to protect your family.

Friday, if you are a daily subscriber to Bainbridge Prepares, you received a long newsletter with some old posts. Rest assured that we’re not losing our grip.

This month, May 5 at 6:30 p.m., Veg Club teaches you how to protect your garden by supporting the many beautiful, friendly, and powerful insects that control pests. Learn to recognize and invite these underappreciated allies early so they're ready to work when pests arrive.

A disaster will likely make roads impassable. How will you move around the island to seek first aid, information, and other resources? If needed, how will you evacuate?

This past sunny Saturday, April 25, about 30 volunteers gathered outside a home in Blakely Harbor. They were gathered to participate in a wildfire evacuation exercise.

Saturday, May 9, you can take care of all your fire extinguisher needs: Get your extinguishers inspected, serviced replaced, and upgraded. You can also practice using them.

Women’s Work: The Untold Story of America’s Female Farmers sheds light on an essential history. The movie, which came out in 2024, focuses on the largely unknown and hidden experience of women farmers, especially Black, Indigenous, Latina, Asian, and Queer women farmers.

Since assuming the position of Bainbridge Prepares’ Executive Director in early March, Stephen Richardson has immersed himself into learning about BP’s culture by meeting with 100 BP volunteers.

A disaster is likely to result in serious injuries, overwhelming the capacity of first responders. What will you be able to do to help your injured family members and neighbors?

Veg Club is hitting your screens again to teach you how to be more resilient. This time, expert gardener and BI Fruit Club founder, Darren Murphy, is going to show you how he grows lots of vegetables,

BP’s new Executive Director Stephen Richardson and Devin James, Co-Chair of the BP Board, recently sat down with Reed Price, the Executive Director of the Senior Center. The occasion was the Something to Talk About podcast.