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Emergency Safety First Plan
Reinforce and expand the Neighborhood Watch (NW) Program to include not only the essential crime prevention services but also strengthen neighborhoods’ resiliency in the face of extreme weather emergencies:
• Identify Cerritos solar/battery backup homes and incentivize them to become neighborhood “Electric Charging Hubs” in case of prolonged power outages. Neighbors can charge their cell phones & medical equipment.
• Organize & prepare neighborhoods to assist neighbors in major disasters.
• Help neighbors in identifying neighborhood resources: who is a medical doctor/nurse, who is a ham radio operator, who has a tall ladder, who has a strong back, etc.
• Assist neighbors to identify special needs in their block or tract: the elderly, people with disabilities, etc.
• Guide NW block captains in creating neighborhood WhatsApp/Facebook chat rooms.
• Support neighborhoods in building a disaster response team
• Enlarge the City’s Emergency Preparedness Office