Save the date! On Saturday, April 25th, the fourth annual Ready. Safe. Go. will be held at Warner Pacific College (2219 SE 68th Avenue).
Ready. Safe. Go. is an opportunity to learn more about crime prevention, safety, and emergency preparedness. Choose between 21 free classes during three hour long sessions in the morning, network with other volunteers, community members, and staff during lunch, then honor fellow community members at the awards ceremony in the afternoon.
This annual event is a partnership between the Office of Neighborhood Involvement (ONI) Crime Prevention Program and the Portland Office of Emergency Management (POEM), with support from the Portland Citizen Corps Council.
Who Should Attend
Everyone is welcome! The training is geared for the Portland community.
- Anyone interested in crime prevention, safety, and/or disaster preparedness
- Neighborhood Emergency Team (NET) volunteers
- Neighborhood Watch volunteers
- Business Watch volunteers
- Foot Patrol volunteers
- Business owners and managers interested in learning about theft prevention and emergency preparedness specific to business
- Community members wanting information about youth violence and gangs
Training
Gain practical skills and useful information by attending classes in a variety of subjects. Each participant can choose classes that best meet their individual needs and interests. Participants will select classes on the day of the conference, on a first come, first serve basis. Each class is one hour in length and open to anyone, unless otherwise specified.
Detailed class descriptions and presenters will be listed as we near the day of the training.
2009 Topics Include:
Crime Prevention
- Urban youth violence and gangs (three classes in succession)
- Bicycle safety
- Child predator awareness
- Animal abuse and cruelty
- Personal safety skills
Combined Neighborhoods/NETS
- Neighborhood Watch/NET tabletop exercise
- Vulnerable population tabletop exercise
- Know Your Neighborhood
Health Reserve Corps
- Disaster burn and wound treatment
- Psychological first aid
- Introduction to Incident Command (ICS-100)
Business Community
- Shoplift, theft, and robbery prevention
- Emergency preparedness for businesses
Emergency Management
- Disasters in our region
- What to do after 72 hours
- HAM radio
- Other classes to be announced
Questions
For questions general questions or questions about registration contact:
Dennis LoGiudice at 503-823-4064 or dennis.logiudice@ci.portland.or.us
For questions about Crime Prevention classes contact:
Kelly Ball at 503-823-9666 or kelly.ball@ci.portland.or.us
For questions about Emergency Management contact:
William Warren at 503-823-4421 or wwarren@ci.portland.or.us
