EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS – IT’S RIGHT NEXT DOOR!
Some years back, Niguel Shores had a neighborhood program that used volunteers known as Block Captains. These individuals were the unofficial, go-to folks that rallied neighbors to be vigilant regarding any suspicious activity on their “block” and communicate it accordingly.
Thanks to Jeannie Sticher’s “From The Helm” article in a recent Seashore News touting the benefits of volunteering, I realized we already have the same program in place in the Shores today. Jeannie advocated volunteering in large and small ways throughout the community to protect your selfinterests, keep up your property values, preserve the quality of life in OUR community by BECOMING INVOLVED.
This can be done through work on various committees or the Board, but also right on your own street. Be sociable, know your neighbors, exchange opinions. Become your own Block Captain.
In the event of an unexpected emergency or unusual situation (earthquake, fire, suspicious activity when neighbors are away from home, several days of newspapers on the driveway, not seeing any normal activity from familiar neighbors), call our patrol to check it out. If more serious,
call 911 with your observations OR simply call your neighbor to ask if everything is OK.
Here’s the overall benefit of being your own Block Captain: In the case of real emergencies, you are ready to HELP your neighbors that might need assistance. Whether it’s a medical emergency, a threat to their homes and property, safety of their children, or help with earthquake supplies.
So, share telephone numbers and you will have a ready list to contact in any emergency.
SEE, we already have our Block Captain badges on. Don’t you feel better already? Let’s COMMUNICATE and PARTICIPATE to insure a more PREPARED COMMUNITY.
–Kent Wellbrock
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