Rural & Ready
The 2026 Rural & Ready Conference will be held September 23rd and 24th at the Bay Mills Resort & Casino in Brimley, MI. Wednesday, September 23rd will feature a full day session, and Thursday, September 24h will be a morning session. Registration will be opening soon.
Rural & Ready is an interdisciplinary conference discussing emergency preparedness and response with a focus on rural settings. Conference topics include best practices, resource overviews, planning and response tactics, and real event case studies.
2026 Conference Sponsors!
Rural & Ready planning is a collaborative effort between MyMichigan Medical Center Sault; Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Bay Mills Indian Community; Chippewa County Emergency Management; US Coast Guard; US Customs and Border Protection; Chippewa County Health Department; and the Region 8 Healthcare Coalition
Funding for this conference was made possible (in part) by Grant of Cooperative Agreement Number, 6 NU90TU000003-01-02 funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the Department of Health and Human Services, nor does the mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.