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Weekly E-Newsletter and Crime Log
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Tuesday 05/11/10
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HBNW CRIME LOG
 With
the assistance of Motorcycle Ofc. JR Smith, Dect.
Mick Gaglia or Lt. Garth Gaines, we select crimes
that our residents can learn from in order to
TARGET HARDEN
their home, car or neighborhood. This is a
tool that is used to inform you about how the crime
occurred, time of day and if there are any
suggestions for the resident to learn from the
crimes selected to further secure their home or car.
Facebook.com/HermosaBeachPolice
For those of you that are interested in seeing the
monthly crime statistics for all crimes in HB,
please click the link below.
Hermosa Beach Police department Monthly Report
This is a SAMPLE COPY of what a SOLICITOR
PERMIT looks like for your reference.
AREA CRIME LOG
AREA 1 - BLUE (SOUTHWEST area bordered
by Pier Ave, PCH & Herondo St.)
AREA 2 - GREEN (NORTHWEST area bordered Pier Ave,
PCH and Manhattan border)
AREA 3 - RED (Every HB address on PCH and EAST
to Harper/Reynolds)
Abbreviations Used by Officers:
RP
Reporting Party
UTL Unable to Locate
GOA Gone on Arrival
FI Field Identification
Card is information taken "in the field" on a
person; such as name, address, distinguishing marks,
clothing if needed for future contact.
NRD
No Report Desired
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Thursday 5-6-10
Area 3
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100 block of 15th
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Suspicious circumstances
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There was a subject seen looking
into yards/residences in the area.
The subject was located and
contacted in the 1400 blk Prospect.
The subject was found to be on
parole and had a leg ankle monitor.
His parole officer was contacted.
NOTE: Good call, if someone looks
out of place or suspicious, give us
a call so we can check them out.
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Area 3
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484 PC
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1000 block of 2nd
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Theft
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The victim's registration tabs were
taken off of his vehicle. No one was
seen or heard.
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Area 2
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594 PC
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Unit block of 13th
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Vandalism
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There was a subject seen keying a
car in the area. Police
arrived on scene and the subject was
subsequently arrested for the
violation. NOTE: Good job looking
out for your neighbors!!!
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MBNW CRIME LOG
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Area 3
05/05/10
6:45 p.m. - 10 p.m.
1800 block of Pine Avenue
(Residential Burglary) A neighbor noticed that the
front door of a neighbor's home was wide open.
Knowing that the resident was not home, the neighbor
went inside and found two rear bedrooms had been
ransacked. A window screen to a partially opened
window was found on the ground. It is unknown if
anything was stolen from the residence
Area 7
05/01/10
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
3600 block of N. Crest Dr.
(Stolen Bicycle) Unknown suspect(s) took the
victim's unlocked bicycle from outside the front
door of the residence.
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RBNW / RBPD CRIME LOG
Courtesy of
Redondo Beach Neighborhood Watch and Police
Department
Please follow the link below to learn about recently
published weekly crime
information.
http://www.redondo.org/depts/police/crime/weekly_crime_information.asp
Click here to see CRIME STATISTICS
RBPD Facebook Page:
www.facebook.com/redondobeachpolice
RBPD Notification System:
http://local.nixle.com/city/ca/redondo-beach/
To subscribe to City of Redondo Beach e-zine
service, please go to
http://www.redondo.org/ezines/default.asp
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FIRE CHIEF LANTZER'S CORNER
On May 7th
Imperial
County received
a disaster declaration from President Obama in
response to the 7.2 earthquake that struck the area
on April 4th.
The result of the declaration is that federal
disaster aid has been made available to supplement
state and local recovery efforts.
Federal funding will be
available to the state and the local governments of
Imperial
County
and certain
private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing
basis for emergency work and the repair or
replacement of facilities damaged by the earthquake.
Federal funding will
cover not less than 75% of the eligible costs for
repairing or replacing damaged public facilities,
such as roads, bridges, utilities, buildings,
schools, recreational areas and similar publicly
owned property, as well as certain private
non-profit organizations engaged in community
service activities and for removing debris from
public areas and for emergency measures taken to
save lives and protect property and public health.
Calexico suffered the
brunt of the damage, with an estimated $17 million
in damage to its water treatment and waste water
treatment facilities, the temporary closure of an
elementary school, and the closure of parts of its
downtown. El Centro, Holtville and Imperial
also suffered some water infrastructure damage from
the earthquake.
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IN THE NEWS...
Paul Hawkins of the Hermosa Beach Fire Department
will receive a Sustained Superiority Award at the
36th annual South Bay Medal of Valor ceremony today,
for three decades of outstanding service as a
firefighter, a mentor, and a tireless leader in a
program to train paramedics in Hermosa's Mexican
sister city.
Hermosa Beach Council to rule on new bar
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(b) Cards from various
area residents requesting that the City
Council appeal the Department of Alcoholic
Beverage Control's denial of the police
chief's request to limit the alcohol serving
hours to midnight at the former Il Boccaccio
site, 39 Pier Ave.
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Cards
HB council to rule on new bar letter to the editor
The Sharkeez chain is about to acquire a second
location on Hermosa's Pier Plaza - the old Il
Boccaccio restaurant site.
Last year, 60,000 attendees crowded the beach during
the Saturday portion of the event and spilled into
downtown and residential areas. Residents complained
of rowdy behavior - including fighting, littering,
urinating, defecating and vomiting on public and
private properties.
ATHENS, Greece - Rioting over harsh austerity
measures left three people dead in a torched Athens
bank and clouds of tear gas drifting past
parliament, in an outburst of anger that underlined
the long and difficult struggle Greece faces to
stick with painful cutbacks that come with an
international bailout. ...
"Most of these lingering problems relate to the fact
that excessive amounts of debt have been accumulated
prior to the financial crisis. It's going to take
time for these to be worked through," he said.
The state budget crisis has been quiet for the past
few months but will return to center stage this week
as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger prepares to belt out
some bad news.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The head of the U.S. Department
of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) Craig Fugate announced today that
federal disaster aid has been made available for
California to supplement state and local recovery
efforts in the area struck by an earthquake
beginning on April 4, 2010, and continuing.
New senior center opens up
Hermosa Beach seniors are
now welcome to hang out at the city's brand-new
Senior Activity Center that's quickly becoming the
place to be for those at least 50 years young.
EPAC
The city is requesting
applications for two open positions on the Emergency
Preparedness Advisory Commission. Filing deadline is
May 18 for the terms that will end May 31, 2014. The
seats currently belong to Alan Benson and Patricia
Ellis who have served on EPAC since July 2007.
For application
information, contact the Office of the City Clerk at
1315 Valley Drive, Room 203, Hermosa Beach, (310)
318-0204, or visit the City's website at
http://www.hermosabch.org and click on online
services to download the application form.
Donations
The Hermosa Beach Police
Department's K-9, Keef, will be spoiled by Maria
Furzer and Abu Siddiq of PetMart who will donate
food, grooming and flea medication for the dog who
recently became a new member to the force. Cost of
the donation is $60 per month. Keef has several jobs
as a police K-9, with his first task to be locating
illegal drugs.
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Hermosa Beach 2nd Annual Cycle Saturday
The 2nd Annual "Cycle Saturday"
will be held May 22 at the amphitheater in
Valley Park from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM.
Hermosa Beach Blood Drive
Providence Little Company of Mary Hospital
is holding a Blood Drive on Sunday, May 23
between 10:00 am to 3:30 p.m. at the Hermosa
View School's lower parking lot (1800
Prospect Avenue)
Please consider donating blood ~ this is a
crucial time for our blood supply is at its
lowest levels in the upcoming Summer months.
Blood donated is available to all members of
our community.
Help save lives! Give blood! It won't
cost you anything, but it means
everything to those in need!
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All donors must be 17 years old (16 years
old with parental consent)
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Weigh at least 110 pounds
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Be well and healthy on the day of donation
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FREE COOKIES AND JUICE!
All donors will receive a coupon for a
piccolo cup of yummy Paciugo Gelato!
Please call Candy Ayllon-McPhail at
310-406-5907 for any questions,
or E-mail to:
camillon63@yahoo.com
Sign up now for an appointment at:
http://hbeach.givesblood.org
Thank you all in advance for supporting our
Blood Drive!
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Prescription Drugs Drop Off Locations
Click above for a list of locations for persons who
wish to drop off unused prescription drugs or other
narcotics (legal or illegal).
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BE A TREND SETTER
JOIN YOUR FRIENDS AND SHOP IN TOWN
SUPPORT OUR PIER AVENUE RETAILERS
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Abe's Liquor |
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Becker Surfboards |
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Bikram Yoga |
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Blue Rose Boutique |
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Bottleworx |
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Bow Wow Boutique |
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C'Est La Vie |
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Crème de la Crepe |
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Curious Gift & Furniture |
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Fritto Misto |
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Gum Tree |
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Hair Mechanics |
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Hermosa Chiropractic |
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Hermosa Lock and Safe |
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Java Man |
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Los Mychachos |
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Mark of Excellence Hair Salon |
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Marx |
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Maximus Salon |
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Mimosa |
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New Orleans Cajun & Creole |
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Nu Shuz |
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Planet Earth Eco-Café |
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RE:Style |
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Salvatore's |
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Sol Baby |
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Splashin Gifts |
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Mani Pedi Cutie! |
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Stars Antique Market |
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Studio 7 |
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The Coastal Connection |
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The Massage Spot |
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Everyone plays a role in creating and
maintaining a safe environment.
Report Crime - Don't assume that your
neighbors have already reported the crime or
that the police already know. Report
criminal or suspicious activity each and
every time it occurs.
DIRECT HB Dispatch Number
310-524-2750
Reasons for calling the non-emergency number
include, but are not limited to the
following:
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You want to report a nuisance, such as a
noise or parking complaint.
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To report a non-emergency crime, one
that did not just occur, and the
suspect(s) are not in the immediate
area.
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You have questions about something
suspicious occurring in your
neighborhood, and you are not sure it is
criminal activity.
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Solicitor just came to your door or are
in the neighborhood.
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Trash diggers.
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Unusual foot
traffic.
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People you
don't recognize walking your block with
no seemingly specific direction or
purpose.
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Parked,
occupied vehicles at unusual hours.
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Abandoned
vehicles.
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Business
transactions conducted from vehicles.
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Unfamiliar
people peering into parked vehicles.
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Person
removing vehicle accessories.
Be alert and observant wherever you are and
learn to recognize signs of criminal
behavior. Report all crime to the HBPD even
if it is only an attempt. Crime cannot be
controlled or prevented if it is not
reported. By reporting crimes and suspicious
activities you can protect yourself and
others.
If you are in another city in the South Bay,
these are their direct dial phone numbers to
their PD/FD dispatch.
El Segundo Dispatch 310-524-2760
Manhattan Beach Dispatch 310-545-4566
Palos Verdes Dispatch 310-378-5211
Redondo Beach Dispatch 310- 379-5411
Torrance Dispatch 310-320-2611
If you are in a city that you do not know or
are on the freeways, call 9-1-1 and your
call will be routed to the appropriate call
center.
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C.P.R., AED, and First Aid for adults,
infants, and children will teach
resuscitation techniques, response to
cardiac arrest, and multiple injury
assistance will be taught in this American
Heart Association and State of CA Emergency
Medical Services Authority approved course.
Participants will receive a course
completion card for CPR, AED, and first aid
that are valid for 2 years. Please bring
lunch with you. Location: Beach Cities Room
Cost: $65 Resident $75 Non-Resident
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Date:
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05/08/2010 -
05/08/2010
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Day of week:
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Saturday
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Location:
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Redondo , Beach Cities
Room
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Time:
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09:00AM - 05:00PM
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Cost:
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Resident-$65.00
Non Resident-$75.00
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The Redondo Beach
CERT Alumni Association
invites you, your
family and friends to the
Annual CERT Alumni
Luau.
Date:
Saturday, May 22nd
Time: 10am to 2pm
Place:
Moonstone Park
Socializing
Crafts
Sport Games
(including firefighter games)
Bar-B-Que and Refreshments
Suggested donation for Alumni guests is $10 per
person
Alumni please bring a side dish (salad, fruit,
chips, etc.
Things to Bring: Sunscreen, chair, umbrella, blanket
Please R.S.V.P by MAY 10th to
rbcertaa@aol.com
SEE YOU THERE!!!
Hospitality Disaster Preparedness Seminar
- May 25
It's sure to be a day full of great information,
support and enlightenment on disaster preparedness
and response.
http://disasterprepseminar.eventbrite.com
MBCERT Class in June
We are pleased to let you know that CERT (Community
Emergency Response Team) led by the MB Fire
Department is offering an emergency preparedness
training session starting on June 8. This series
will be on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:30
p.m. to 9:30 p.m. for 3 weeks and finish on
Saturday, June 26. Classes are held in the Public
Works Training Room, 3621 Bell Avenue.
For additional information visit
www.mbcerta.org or send an email to
info@mbcerta.org.
The 2010 Great California ShakeOut on October 21 is
six months away, and already more than 3.4
million Californians are registered to
participate!
If you or your organization has not yet registered
for 2010, please
loginto
quickly update your information and confirm your
participation. With your help, we can reach
more participants this week (especially if school
districts and colleges re-register now).
The ShakeOut website is now completely updated for
2010, including
resources
such as drill manuals, posters, flyers, web banners,
and more. These materials are provided to help you
plan your drill, to inform your organization's
employees or your community, and to encourage others
to register.
What's with all the earthquakes?
Since the
March ShakeOut Update
email, additional large earthquakes have
shaken the planet. The
April 4th magnitude 7.2
Baja California earthquake caused
extensive damage on both sides of the border, and 2
people were killed. This was the largest
earthquake to shake southern California since 1992,
and has been followed by thousands of aftershocks,
including many north of the border. On April 14th
the Qinghai province of China was rocked by a
magnitude 6.9 earthquake
with a death toll of over 2,200 people. There
are many factors that explain the differences,
including building standards and other preparedness
efforts.
Even though we have had additional large earthquakes
in populated areas this year, scientists do not
believe that they are interconnected, and do not
know if the trend will continue. Some years
have more earthquakes, and some are relatively
quiet. However California remains at high risk for
earthquakes, so we must remember that large
earthquakes can shake any part of the state at
anytime.
Step 4: Is your place safe?
Most houses are not as safe as they could be.
Whether you are a homeowner or a renter, there are
things that you can do to improve the structural
integrity of your home. Some of the things that
you might consider checking include
inadequate foundations, unbraced
cripple walls,
soft first stories,
unreinforced masonry and
vulnerable pipes.
Consult a contractor or engineer to help you
identify your building's weaknesses and begin to fix
them now.
Download the
Is Your Place Safe? focus sheet (620 KB PDF --
courtesy
Emergency Survival Program)
Step #4 in Putting Down Roots in Earthquake
Country
 NOTE:
Firefighters, preparedness officials, and other
experts agree that "Drop, Cover, and Hold On" is the
best way to protect yourself during earthquakes.
Other methods can be very dangerous. Read our
updated
special report
to learn why.
Thank you for your participation and commitment to
earthquake safety!
When Disaster Strikes, it's too late to prepare.
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RECOGNITION OF VOLUNTEERS
THERE IS POWER IN NEIGHBORS
HB Neighborhood Watch ~ a crime awareness and
disaster preparedness neighborhood program.
To view all ACTIVE blocks in HBNW
Please request an INTRODUCTION Block Meeting, so
your block will be considered as an active block in
HBNW. You may have volunteered to be your
block's captain and receive the HBNW
E-Mails. However, we do not know if you are
connected to your residents until you have had this
meeting. Please e-mail us if you have not had
it.
Upcoming Introduction Block Meetings
Suzanne Larkin
900 block of Eighth Pl.
June 2010
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MAP YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
READY THE RESIDENT CLASS
You may want to consider doing the MYN 9 step Drill
with your block on Saturday Oct. 23 in addition to
the ShakeOut! Drop, Cover and Hold On Drill on Oct
21 at 10:21 a.m.
Let me know if you plan on participating in either
of these drills and we will post your name and block
in the e-newsletter.
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING A MAJOR DISASTER AT HOME...
1. TAKE CARE OF YOUR LOVED ONES.
2. PROTECT YOUR HEAD, FEET AND HANDS.
3. CHECK THE GAS AT YOUR HOME.
4. SHUT OFF WATER AT THE HOUSE...
If you have had the MYN training but have not yet
trained your block and would like some assistance
just let me know.
View the MYN
PowerPoint Presentation
"Map
Your Neighborhood" (MYN) is a program designed
to help neighborhoods prepare for disasters.
It is a program that HBNW has adopted and highly
encourages Block Captains to attend a class and
implement the program on their street.
MYN will help you to:
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Learn the "9 Steps to Take Immediately Following
a Disaster" to secure your home and to protect
your neighborhood. It is hard to think clearly
following disaster and these steps will help you
to quickly and safely take actions that can
minimize damage and protect lives.
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Identify the Skills and Equipment each neighbor
has that would be useful in an effective
disaster response. Knowing which neighbors have
supplies and skills helps your disaster response
be timely, and allows everyone to contribute to
the response in a meaningful way.
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Create a Neighborhood Map identifying the
locations of natural gas for quick response if
needed.
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Create a Contact List that helps identify those
with specific needs such as elderly, disabled,
or children who may be home alone during certain
hours of the day.
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Work together as a team to evaluate your
neighborhood during the first hour following a
disaster and take the necessary actions.
Work together as a team to evaluate your
neighborhood during the first hour following a
disaster and take the necessary actions.
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CodeRED
The CodeRED system gives Hermosa Beach city
officials the ability to deliver pre-recorded
emergency telephone notification messages.
Please answer your phone when you see this number
866-419-5000 and save it as CodeRed.
SIGN UP FOR CODE RED
May be used to
register your cell phone number, Voice over IP phone
number, and e-mail address with the Alert LA
County Emergency Mass Notification System.
Listed and unlisted land line telephone numbers are
already included in the database and do not need to
be registered.
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JOIN THE AMATEUR(HAM) RADIO TEAM!
American Red Cross First Aid, CPR and Automated
External Defibrillator (AED) Courses
CPR is one of the most selfless things you can learn
because you can never use it on yourself. It is
purely to be able to help someone else. For
those interested in attending a future CPR/AED
training session in Hermosa Beach, please email:
kenhartley@verizon.net
Emergency Operations Center
A picture of the club room/EOC with drop ceiling
tiles & lighting installed.
We know how we will communicate when phones, cell
phones and Internet go down. Do you?
email
Ken Hartley @ HBARA
T-038 / K6KAH
Hermosa Beach Amateur Radio Association
Voice : 310-376-4776
Visit the
HBARA website!
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SURVIVAL KITS
Order your supplies
TODAY!
We want to help you get prepared!
Hermosa Beach residents receive FREE
SHIPPING TO HB.
Enter HB2007 at checkout.
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ACCURATE EMERGENCY SERVICES
Home-Savor Emergency Utility Shut Off Kit
Description:
The Home-Savor Emergency Utility Shut Off Kit is a
means by which a homeowner, tenant, or neighbor can
easily locate their gas, water, and electrical mains
and shut them off in case of a natural disaster or
accidental emergency.
Visit
AES online
today!
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FOCUS ON SENIORS
Welcome to Hermosa Beach's new,
Senior Activity Center!
Located at the Community Center 710 Pier Ave.
310-318-0280
BINGO, LECTURES, FITNESS, EXCURSIONS, SOCIAL HOUR
Let your Senior (50+) family and neighbors know
about the new Senior Center today!
FANNY PACK EMERGENCY KIT
Hermosa Beach Neighborhood Watch and the newly
established Hermosa Beach Emergency Preparedness
Advisory Commission applied for and received a Micro
Enrichment Grant from the Beach Cities Health
District. The grant will be used to purchase
and distribute 138 Disaster Supply Fanny Packs to
disabled and/or homebound seniors residing in
Hermosa Beach.
To receive a kit, please contact tracy@saferhermosabeach.com or
call 310-374-1828.
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DON'T MISS A MEETING
SEE ONLINE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
ONLY TIME FOR A QUICK MINUTE?
SEE MAYOR DIVIRGILIO'S
'MEETINGS IN A MINUTE' ON
YouTube.
City Council & All Commission meeting media clips
are arranged by date, with the most recent at the
top of the list. Click Video to view the meeting
with documents, or Agenda / Minutes to see just the
documents. You can also search the archives by
typing keywords into the Search box.
Hermosa Beach City Council and All Commission
AGENDA'S, MINUTES AND VIDEO
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