City of Portland's Ready. Safe. Go. 2009

Event
When: 
Saturday, April 25, 2009 - 8:30am - 3:00pm
Link: 
http://www.portlandonline.com/oni/index.cfm?c=41151
What is Ready. Safe. Go.?

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
Additional & Contact: 

 

Schedule for the Day

Time

Topic

8:30

Registration

9:15

Session I

10:15

Break

10:35

Session II

11:35

Break

11:55

Session III

12:55

Lunch

1:45

Recognition Ceremony

12:55-2:30

Visit tables in the lobby

3:00

Conference ends

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
  Registration

Click on the link below to register for Ready. Safe. Go.  The conference is free and lunch is provided, but pre-registration is required.  The registration deadline is April 9, 2009.

 

If you do not already have a PortlandOnline account, you will need to set one up.  To set up an account, just follow the on-screen instructions when you click the link to register.  There is no charge to set up an account.

 

Click here to register online

Location

Warner Pacific College
2219 SE 68th Ave.
Portland, OR
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