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| Four Seasons Hemet Herald | APRIL 2024 | 11 We encourage all residents to be prepared. Make A Plan Today: Your family may not be together if a disaster strikes, so it is important to know which types of disasters could affect your area. Know how you'll contact one another and reconnect if separated. Establish a family meeting place that's familiar and easy to find. Step 1: Put a plan together by discussing the questions below with your family, friends or household to start your emergency plan. How will I receive emergency alerts and warnings? What is my shelter plan? What is my evacuation route? What is my family/household communication plan? Do I need to update my emergency preparedness kit? Step 2: Consider specific needs in your household. As you prepare your plan tailor your plans and supplies to your specific daily living needs and responsibilities. Discuss your needs and responsibilities and how people in the network can assist each other with communication, care of children, business, pets or specific needs like operating medical equipment. Create your own personal network for specific areas where you need assistance. Keep in mind some these factors when developing your plan: • Different ages of members within your household • Responsibilities for assisting others • Locations frequented • Dietary needs • Medical needs including prescriptions and equipment • Disabilities or access and functional needs including devices and equipment • Languages spoken • Cultural and religious considerations • Pets or service animals • Households with school-aged children Step 3: Create a Family Emergency Plan Make a Family Emergency Plan quickly and easily with our form titled "Make a Family Emergency Plan." Step 4: Practice your plan with your family/household For more information checkout https://www.ready.gov/plan Our Mission The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program is designed to increase individual and community preparedness and self-reliance in the event of man-made or natural disasters. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has officially recognized CERT as an important part of a community's disaster preparedness readiness. Four Seasons CERT continues to need your participation. Become a Street Captain or CERT Auxiliary. Step up. Be a part of the best CERT in the valley, come make a difference. For more information visit https://fscert.org/cert-volunteer Learn how to prepare at fscert.org. Plan. Prepare. Survive. Emergency Preparedness Free Free * BBQ On the Plaza! BBQ On the Plaza! Thurs., April 11 at 11:30 am in the Ballroom following the Board's Earthquake & Fire Mitigation Presentation. We hope to have SCE, Hemet City Council members, city management, fire department and police in attendance. Plus join us for the food, fun, and camaraderie on the Plaza. Umbrellas will be in place for shade. *The BBQ is free; however, you must register at fscert.org/ attendbbq or call The Lodge at (951) 325-8188, so we know how much food to get. *Four Seasons residents only On any given day, volunteers provide the following services: • Direct traffic & assist at traffic collisions • Issue traffic citations • Vacation checks on citizen's homes • Provide crime scene perimeter security • Report Graffiti • Patrol parking lots, parks and neighborhoods • Be the extra set of eyes and ears on the streets with immediate access to police dispatch • Maintain substations • Vehicle Management Team • Child Care at main station • Work DUI Checkpoints • Traffic & Crowd control for events • Court Runs, delivering documents to District Attorney offices If you are a team player, have a positive attitude with a willingness to help, we want to talk to you. There is an application process including background check and interviews, along with additional requirements for duty. We are not police officers and do not carry weapons. Recruitment Coordinator 450 E. Latham Ave., Hemet • (951) 765-2400 • volunteer@hemetca.gov or resident Robin Rickert at rickert_92545@yahoo.com Hemet Police Department Needs Volunteers Are you looking for a positive change in your life? Consider joining other resident volunteers at the police department and help your city!