In light of recent world-wide events, citizens around the world have been coping with both natural and man-made disasters. They're recovering as best they can; but one key question that is lingering in this blogger's mind is, "what's next?" Today's post is the 105th blog devoted to Emergency Preparedness since [...]
The above slogan kicked off the 10th anniversary of FEMA's Citizen Corps Program. This advice has been one of the foundation stones for our Petaluma CERT-NERT-CERN initiatives since the start of our blogging about disaster and emergency preparedness for the Argus-Courier on September 7, 2006. This is EP blog #88 [...]
Eagle-Eyes didn't have any difficulty spotting the headline in today's Press Democrat about amateur radio. The words "Airwave assistants - County amateur radio group valuable where cell phones fail," plus the photograph of the communications vehicle for the Sonoma County Radio Amateur club practically jumps off the front page of [...]
On October 19 - five years ago (2005), a "Special Report" video was titled, Emergency Preparedness - Can Sonoma County Communicate? and produced by the Clearstream Media Group. Panel presenters included the Deputy Emergency Services Coordinator for Sonoma County, the South County Auxiliary Services Communications Team Leader (ACS), the Petaluma [...]
A follow-up question The Trio asks in connection with their NW blog of 9-11-10, is "Why Neighborhood Watch?" The following statement appears on the Petaluma Police Department's website: There can't be an officer on every block so citizen involvement is essential to combat crime. You and your neighbors are the [...]
Eagle-Eyes has often wondered how many Neighborhood Watch signs have been posted, over the years, throughout Petaluma. He asked The Trio to explore the concept of NW and report on its purpose and what the signs mean. Me took on the task of counting the actual number of NW signs [...]
EDITOR: In response to the issue that a concerned citizen raised on Dec. 8 in her "Letter to the Editor" titled, Warning needed, may I offer a suggestion. Although law enforcement officers and other municipal safety officials may not always do what we, as citizens, might expect under certain circumstances; [...]
My last Our Petaluma Weblog was titled, "Are we losing our sense of community? Well, if yesterday's tribute to Jim Carr on his retirement as the Director of the City of Petaluma Parks and Recreation Department for over 16 years is any indication, it is very much alive in our [...]