The third annual Ready. Safe. Go. free training conference and volunteer recognition event is being held on Saturday, April 26 from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm at Portland Community College’s (PCC) Cascade Campus in North Portland.

This annual training is a partnership between the Office of Neighborhood Involvement (ONI) Crime Prevention Program and the Portland Office of Emergency Management (POEM) and is sponsored by Portland Community College (PCC). Twenty training workshops will be offered on a variety of crime prevention and disaster preparedness topics, which appeal to both the experienced and beginning public safety volunteer.

A special feature of the day will be the volunteer recognition and honoring of community public safety volunteers who collectively create a safer Portland. Awards will be giving to volunteers involved with Crime Prevention, Neighborhood Emergency Teams (NETs), and Medical Reserve Corps, which are all Citizen Corps programs
 

To register online, use the Registration Form link on the left of your screen or scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the link provided.

Classes

Below is the current list of classes. Taking classes in an area that may be new to you is encouraged. Classes will be arranged in three, hour long sessions. Participants will be selected classes on the day of the conference on a first come, first serve basis.

Crime Prevention

• Livability Impacts of Homelessness in My Neighborhood
• How to Handle Graffiti and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
• Alcohol in My Neighborhood
• Online Complaints/Information: Save Time with PortlandOnline
• Community Organizing Strategies to Keep Your Neighborhood Safe
• Identity Theft, Fraud and Mail Theft
• What Happens to a Case in the Court System
• Child Predator Awareness
• Domestic Violence in My Neighborhood

Emergency Management

• Victim Extrication and Patient Transport
• Foreign Language Phrases for NET Responders
• Shelter Operations
• Disaster Medicine: On Scene Treatment
• Emergency Preparedness and Sustainability
• Oregon's Major Earthquake Potential
• Emergency Preparedness 101
• Designing an Exercise for Your NET Team

Neighborhood/Neighborhood Emergency Teams (NETs)

• TOPOFF Lessons Learned
• Neighborhood Watch/NET Table Top Exercise
• Special Needs Rescue

Click here for a detailed list of
class descriptions and presenters

Schedule

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

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 09, 2008.

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 instruction when you click the link to register. There is no charge to set up an account.

Click here to register

Questions

For questions about registration or Crime Prevention classes contact:

Theresa Marchetti at 503-823-4064 or theresa.marchetti@ci.portland.or.us

For questions about Emergency Management contact:

Lawrence Behmer at 503-823-4421 or lbehmer@ci.portland.or.us

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