PREPAREDNESS STARTS TOGETHER
BEOPS BRIDGES THE GAP BETWEEN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND EVERYDAY FAMILY LIFE
We help families understand, discuss, and practice preparedness together—while helping emergency managers communicate readiness information in ways families can understand and use.
BEOPS EMPOWERMENT & EDUCATION
Meet Bon — Your BEOPS Preparedness Ambassador
Our Mission
PREPAREDNESS SHOULDN'T GET LOST IN TRANSLATION
Emergency Managers Work Every Day To Prepare And Protect Their Communities. Families Want To Keep The People They Love Safe. Yet Somewhere Between Those Two, Important Preparedness Information Can Become Difficult To Find, Understand, Discuss, Or Put Into Practice.
BEOPS exists to help bridge that gap.
We Make Preparedness More Approachable By Helping Families Turn Information Into Conversations, Actions, And Everyday Habits—While Supporting Emergency Managers In Communicating Preparedness In Ways Communities Can Understand And Use.
Prepare Today. Protect Tomorrow.
Preparedness Ambassador
MEET BON THE BEE
Bon is the BEOPS Preparedness Ambassador—a curious, friendly guide who helps make preparedness easier to understand, talk about, and practice. Through questions, activities, stories, and a little humor, Bon helps families explore preparedness together while reminding us that nobody has to know everything before they can begin.
His mission is simple: make preparedness approachable, encourage questions, and help people take the next step toward being better prepared.
LEARN WITH BON
Simple activities, conversations, and preparedness lessons designed to help families learn together.
BON BUZZ
Friendly preparedness tips and reminders that turn complicated safety concepts into practical steps people can understand and use.
THE BEE BEHIND
THE MISSION
Bees understand something important about preparedness: a strong hive depends on awareness, cooperation, communication, and every member doing their part.
That idea is at the heart of Bon. He was created to make preparedness feel approachable—to start conversations, encourage questions, and remind families that small actions taken today can make a big difference tomorrow.
MEET
BON
001
Bon 001 is the original physical BEOPS Preparedness Ambassador—created to take preparedness beyond the page and into the community.
Built and hand-painted as the first Bon, he travels with BEOPS to help start conversations, demonstrate preparedness concepts, and make emergency readiness feel more approachable for families of all ages.
Wherever Bon 001 goes, his mission remains the same: help turn preparedness into a conversation—and that conversation into action.
PREPAREDNESS STARTS AT HOME
NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH / SEPTEMBER 2026
This September, join BEOPS and Bon 001 in taking simple steps toward greater preparedness. Know your risks, make a family plan, build your emergency supplies, and practice together—because preparedness starts at home.
PREPAREDNESS STARTS AT HOME
Family Resources
Preparedness doesn't have to be complicated. Explore simple tools and activities designed to help families talk, plan, practice, and prepare together—one step at a time.
FOR EMERGENCY MANAGERS
BRIDGING THE GAP
Preparedness information only works when the people we serve can understand it, trust it, and use it.
BEOPS supports emergency managers, responders, educators, and community leaders with approachable preparedness concepts designed to help translate professional guidance into meaningful family conversations and practical action.
01 / CONNECT WITH YOUR COMMUNITY
Explore ways to make preparedness information approachable, understandable, and relevant to the people and families you serve.
02 / TURN INFORMATION INTO ACTION
Help communities move beyond receiving preparedness information toward discussing it, practicing it, and incorporating it into everyday life.
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION & TRAINING MATERIALS — COMING SOON
PREPARED COMMUNITY
OUTREACH & LEARNING
Bringing preparedness into communities through approachable learning, shared activities, and resources that help families, educators, and community partners prepare together.
PREPAREDNESS PILLARS
BE READY TOGETHER
Preparedness works best when everyone has a role. Explore resources designed to help families, educators, community partners, and emergency professionals build a stronger culture of preparedness together.
