Ready Fair 2025: A Huge Success!

Article · October 15, 2025

Ready Fair 2025: A Huge Success!

The Oregon Department of Emergency Management extends heartfelt thanks to all our partners, staff, and attendees for making our first-ever Ready Fair a tremendous success!

With more than 350 attendees from across Oregon - including visitors from Astoria, Roseburg, and Pendleton - the event brought together families, community partners, and preparedness professionals for a day of hands-on learning, activities, and fun.

Participants explored interactive booths throughout the event. The Red Cross provided information on mental health resources and sheltering during disasters, while Lane County HeartSafeFirst offered hands-on first aid and CPR demonstrations. Attendees also enjoyed activities like cornhole and learned about pet preparedness. OEM's Statewide Interoperability Team shared how to sign up for emergency alerts, and Be 2 Weeks Ready program coordinators demonstrated preparedness projects such as building a handwashing station and preserving food. Sidequest Games brought excitement with the Shaky Grounds Café earthquake-themed escape room. Visitors had the chance to learn how to become 2 Weeks Ready, enjoy games, food trucks, and prize giveaways.

Congratulations to our raffle winners!

4-Person 3-Day Emergency Kit Winners:
• Brenda - Keizer, OR
• Jen - Astoria, OR
• Riley - Salem, OR
• Sierra - Salem, OR
• Cammie - Salem, OR
• Peyton - Salem, OR
• Nilla - Salem, OR
• Christina - Salem, OR
3-Day Pet Emergency Kit Winners:
• Akiko - Corvallis, OR
• Tom - Salem, OR
• Donna - Salem, OR
• Mary - Yachats, OR
Emergency Radio Winners:
• Epe - Salem, OR
• Meg - Salem, OR
• Betty - Cornelius, OR
• Tyler - Salem, OR

A special thank you to our incredible OEM staff and partners who made this event possible - and an extra shoutout to Community Preparedness Coordinator Kayla Thompson, whose leadership, creativity, and dedication helped bring the Ready Fair to life.

Together, we're building a stronger, safer, and more prepared Oregon.
We look forward to seeing you at Ready Fair 2026!

It is the mission of the Oregon Department of Emergency Management (OEM) to lead collaborative statewide efforts, inclusive of all partners and the communities we serve, to ensure the capability to get help in an emergency and to protect, mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies or disasters regardless of cause. OEM prioritizes an equitable and inclusive culture of preparedness that empowers all Oregonians to thrive in times in crisis. The agency leads collaborative statewide efforts, inclusive of all partners and the communities we serve, to ensure the capability to get help in an emergency and to protect, mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies or disasters. For more information about the OEM, visit oregon.gov/oem. You can get this document in other languages, large print, braille, or a format you prefer. For assistance, email [email protected]. We accept all relay calls, or you can dial 711.