OmniCORE stands for Community of Readiness & Endurance.
Vision
A future in which individuals, families and local communities have the knowledge, resources and practical capabilities to anticipate, withstand, adapt to and recover from disruptive events of any kind.
What OmniCORE does
OmniCORE is an open-source preparedness initiative. It develops and publishes practical knowledge, reusable planning frameworks and real-world examples that help households and communities become more resilient.
It works on three levels:
- The library: what to know and use. Plans, guides and worksheets, free to read, print and adapt.
- The framework: how to prepare and assess. A repeatable way to take stock of where you are, find the gaps and close them.
- Community instances: where it gets tested. Local groups put the framework into practice, and what they learn feeds back into the library. The first instance is a rural community in Washington State.
Principles
- Open knowledge. Preparedness information should be freely available, reusable and improvable.
- Local autonomy. Any family or community can adopt and adapt OmniCORE without depending on a central organization.
- All-hazards preparedness. Build capabilities that work across many kinds of disruption, rather than optimizing for one predicted disaster.
- Practical validation. Test recommendations in real households and communities wherever possible.
- Community collaboration. Share lessons learned, improvements and reusable resources.
- Continuous improvement. Let the library and framework evolve with evidence and experience.
Preparedness and resilience
Preparedness is the work done before a disruption. Resilience is the ability to withstand it, adapt and recover. OmniCORE measures itself by the second, not by how much it publishes.
Who’s behind it
OmniCORE is stewarded by UpRiver Holdings LLC, a Washington State company. The content is published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license, so you’re free to share and adapt it.
Contact
Questions, corrections, ideas or stories from your own preparedness work are welcome: hello@omnicore.blog.
An important note
OmniCORE content is general educational information. It isn’t professional medical, legal, electrical or engineering advice. Follow guidance from your local emergency management agency and qualified professionals, and use your own judgment for your household’s situation.