Boone County Ready Festival
About the Event
OEM will be hosting our annual, community-wide Boone County Ready Festival on Thursday, September 18th, 2025, to recognize everyday heroes in the response and preparedness fields while fostering preparedness and building resiliency in our community. This year the family and pet-friendly event will be from 4pm to 8pm Cosmo Park in Columbia. We will have food, activities, crafts, live music and more!
The event has been renamed to align with the community preparedness campaign, Boone County Ready, that was launched March of 2022. Boone County Ready aims to enhance community preparedness, foster collaboration and build resilience by engaging our citizens in actively preparing for emergencies and disasters. Learn more about Boone County Ready and find the tools that you need to be better prepared.
Vendor Registration
The Boone County Office of Emergency Management is interested in vendors or organizations in the emergency management, public safety, mental health, emergency preparedness, or related fields.
Prospective vendors can register for the 2025 Ready Festival using this SurveyMonkey link.
Sponsorships
If you are interested in more information about sponsoring the 2025 event, please email us at em@boonecountymo.org or call 573-554-7900.
Tom S. Hurley Public Safety Service Award
Each year we accept nominations from the Boone County community to recognize someone who goes above and beyond to serve others. Nominations for 2025 will be accepted during the month of July.
Nominations are reviewed and awardees selected by a comprehensive committee of community members in the public service industry. The 2025 committee is composed of individuals from the following organizations:
2025 Award Selection Committee Members Include Representatives From:
- Boone County Office of Emergency Management
- Boone Health
- Boone County Fire Protection District
- Ashland Police Department
- Missouri River Relief
- Truman VA Hospital
- Family of Tom Hurley
- Friends of Tom Hurley
Learn more about the Tom S. Hurley Public Safety Service Award.