The BBVNA Emergency Preparedness Committee, established in February 2024 by Joan Thomas (Arroyo Chico), Linda Dugan (Exeter), and David Holder (Croyden), is to: 

• Increase our neighborhood resiliency in heat-related power outages, wildfires and air quality issues, water shortages, and flooding  based on a model known as “Building a Resilient Neighborhood” (BaRN), which is currently used by Sam Hughes and other Tucson neighborhoods

• Promote and develop communication networks with neighbor-to-neighbor connections on each street in our neighborhood, reaching out to neighbors and working with them to help the most vulnerable in an emergency

• Establish individual or pairs of ”Block Connectors” on each street to act as distributors of information by knocking on doors

• Discuss emergency preparedness, disseminate a Household Preparedness List, create email/texts lists with interested neighbors for purposes of communication and receiving updates

Questions or comments can be answered through the Committee’s email address: bbvnaemergencypreparedness@gmail.com