On Sept. 17, 2018 graduation ceremonies were held for our NEIGHBORS. These 65 dedicated folks have completed 12 full hours of training to help ensure our neighborhood can manage in any potential disaster. That is, besides the “BIG ONE,” there are threats of fire, terror attacks and other hazardous conditions covered in the curriculum.

We thank all of those who undertook this significant endeavor.

To our graduates: By now you may have received an email inviting you to sign up for NERT bulletins. Our next step is to organize a community team to help prepare BEFORE a disaster.

RHN is looking for individuals to actively work to secure our neighborhood. There is an important role for the neighborhood coordinators and many chores to do. Details are on the NERT web page, https://sf-fire.org/neighborhood-teams

An effective team will get to know the trained responders in our area, identify the hazards and resources nearby, locate our designated staging and command areas and learn NERT communication skills. There is more information on the NERT web site about these teams. see https://sf-fire.org/nert-continuing-education-training-opportunities.

Please consider becoming a part in this vital task. Email Carol Ann Rogers at president to sign up.

    

Northern Newsletter.

The San Francisco District Attorney’s Office invites you to register your security camera below. The goal of the program is to deter crime and promote public safety through collaboration between the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office and the communities we serve. Please complete and submit all fields below, and carefully review the Policy & Terms of Use.

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There will be festivities, fireworks and celebrations in Chinatown for the next two weeks, culminating at the Chinese New Year’s Parade on Saturday, February 24th. We’ve attached a parade route to this newsletter so you can plan to enjoy the parade or to plan detours/alternative routes for the evening to navigate through the District.  Read Central Police Report.

The Central Police Report contains graphic maps highlighting car break-ins, robberies, and burglaries in the central district that occurred in the month of December.  Click Central Report to take a look.

The 2017 holiday season “Safe Shopper” program began on December 1, 2017 and will run daily until January 8, 2018. The hours for this year’s Safe Shopper Program are from 11am-8pm. You will see large numbers of uniformed officers patrolling on foot in areas where many shoppers and tourists will be completing their Holiday Shopping. The primary function of the officers working this assignment during the holiday season is to create a safe environment in the numerous department stores and shopping outlets throughout the City.

Visit http://www.centralpolicestation.org/newsletter.html for the latest and past newsletters.

 

There has been a nationwide increase in thefts of packages delivered by USPS, FedEx, UPS, Amazon, etc. Follow these tips to help reduce this trend.
Have deliveries delivered to your workplace.
Require a delivery signature.
Reroute or reschedule deliveries to when someone is home.
Amazon offers a “Amazon Locker” service where your packages can be delivered to a secure locker at a nearby convenience store.

Read Northern Newsletter 12-08-17

Neighbors,

It was a pleasure meeting all of you and moderating the panel with Captain Paul Yep of Central Station and Captain John Jaimerena of Northern Station and ADA’s Charles Bisesto and Asha Jameson.  Thanks to Tina Moylan for the invite.  As I mentioned, you are ahead of the game in personal safety by getting together to know your neighbors and learn the important information.  Please take a look at the links to good safety information and the resources below.

Stay Safe!        Jim Dudley

• Personal Safety Tips from San Francisco SAFE; SAFE also offers free home security surveys and can help organize Neighborhood Watch Groups:

https://sfsafe.org/personal-safety/

• Emergency Preparedness information for San Francisco SF72Hours.org; Learn about what to pack ahead of a disaster and how to navigate the estimated next 72 hours post-disaster:

http://www.sf72.org/home

• SFFD NERT Community Preparedness information. The SFFD can help organize your neighborhood to respond in emergencies such as after an earthquake or other natural disaster; learn first aid and CPR and other essential skills:

http://sf-fire.org/neighborhood-emergency-response-team-nert

• SFPD ALERT Team. Learn opportunities to learn and train to be part of the Neighborhood SFPD Auxiliary:

http://sanfranciscopolice.org/alert

• The SFPD Community Police Academy is a ten-week program that is designed to inform interested participants about various aspects of municipal policing, including Community Policing, Crisis Intervention, Officer Involved Shootings, and so much more. Classes meet once a week on Thursdays:

http://sanfranciscopolice.org/community-police-academy

• Captain Paul Yep at Central Station; Learn about the district, sign up for the monthly newsletters and navigate to the Crime Maps page to see where crime is happening for better situational Awareness:

http://sanfranciscopolice.org/Central-station

• Captain John Jaimerena at Northern Station; Learn about the district, sign up for the monthly newsletters and navigate to the Crime Maps page to see where crime is happening for better situational awareness:

http://sanfranciscopolice.org/Northern-station

Tina Moylan, RHN Safety Chair, was recognized by SFPD Chief Scott for her commitment to crime prevention and support of SFPD.  Congratulations to our Safety Chair for setting such a great example and for being involved with safety in our neighborhood.