Recent News
BP Welcomes Three New Board Members
The convening of the October Bainbridge Prepares’ Board of Directors’ meeting began with the welcoming of two newly appointed directors,
Disaster Hub Gets Solar Power
Grace Episcopal Church, which will serve in conjunction with The Island School as a Disaster Hub for surrounding neighborhoods in the event of a large-scale emergency, is now equipped with solar power. BP’s Executive Director Stephen Richardson attended the project’s ribbon-cutting ceremony last weekend.
Prepare in a Year 26: Map Your Neighborhood
At the foundation of our Community’s emergency readiness are two fundamentals: prepared households and prepared neighborhoods.
Medium-Sized Earthquake Makes Wakeup Call
Yesterday, September 29, at 2:05 p.m., a 4.2-magnitude earthquake rattled some windows and put some nerves on edge. The adorable earthquake caused no damage, but it wasn’t exactly tiny, and it was close.
Day of Preparedness Makes a Big Splash
Our eleventh annual Day of Preparedness saw more than 200 people visiting Fire Station 21 to learn about emergency preparedness and watch four key figures getting dunked in a very chilly dunk tank.
Spend the Weekend with BP! Two Big Events
This is the weekend of readiness. On Saturday, come see us at our annual Day of Preparedness. On Sunday, join us for an afternoon garden party involving wine and emergency foods.
BP’s Bash Raises Funds and Celebrates Community
Saturday night’s (September 12) Birthday Bash and Fundraiser was a feel-good event.
BP Pop Quiz: Do You Know How to Prepare for an Earthquake?
Earthquake! As we learn how to adapt to new and more frequent, severe weather conditions, we have to expect more potential disasters.
What’s Emergency Food? Find out at Quake 'n' Bake!
Presented by the Food Resilience Team : A non-emergent emergency food tasting event with wine pairings, games, and demos.
Prepare in a Year 26: Leadership
Effective disaster response requires good planning, which comes from effective leadership. Your household leaders need to create communication plans, supply plans, transportation plans, and meet-up plans.
BP Drone Backs up BIFD at Prescribed Burn
The Bainbridge Island Fire Department conducted a burn at the Bloedel Reserve on August 17. The Bainbridge Prepares TechOps Drone Team was there to support the operation.
BEARS Team Seeks to Keep Island Connected No Matter What Happens
A critical task, immediately after an earthquake, is to establish some form of communication. This is demonstrated well in This Is Chance!, a book written by islander Jon Mooallem about the 1965 Great Alaskan Earthquake. You might recognize this book as one of our community book reads.
Disaster Hub Open House @ Hyla
You’re invited! Join us at our second Disaster Open House of the year, this time at Hyla. If you missed the last one (at Bethany Lutheran), if Hyla is your Hub, or if you’re just curious about how this Hub compares, stop by with your questions.
It’s Gonna Get Rough . . . Get Ready
With 13 large wildfires currently burning in Washington State and more fires in British Columbia, Idaho, and Oregon, our air quality is, of course, being affected. In Washington State alone we’ve had 1,132 wildfires to date this year, burning 541,791 acres and sending our Air Quality Index (AQI) up into undesirable categories.
Rainwater Catchment Tour
Rainwater catchment is great for both watering your food garden and maintaining an emergency water supply. Join us on our upcoming tour of a catchment system.
Prepare in a Year 26: Meeting Places
Meeting places are where we gather to exchange information, gather resources, and make a plan. In some situations, they’ll be where we go to get first aid.
Sucia Island Floatplane Crash Victims Saved by Citizen Flotilla
It was a scenario no one likes to think about. A small airplane with nearly a dozen passengers aboard crashed into the Strait of Georgia during a thunderstorm and then burst into flames.
Protect Your Family and Home Against Wildfire
Although we had a dump of rain last week—0.60 inches—fire danger still lurks here and in neighboring communities. We’re four inches short of our average rainfall to date: 21.60 inches. Three major fires continue to burn in western Washington.
Prepare in a Year 26: Energy
A disaster almost always means a power outage as well. How will you power the essentials when the lights go out?
Hubs Open House Is NOT a Disaster: Photo Gallery
The idea was for people to visit a Disaster Hub and talk to the people who know how to prepare: Bainbridge Prepares staff and volunteers. And that’s what happened. More than 120 visitors passed through the Bethany Lutheran Open House between 2 and 4 pm on June 7.