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Bill Hornecker Volunteer Security Officer Security Patrol Phone: (702) 614-6751 Fax: (702) 614-1101 Updated News From Your Volunteer Sun City Anthem Security Patrol Since January 2007, our Security Patrol articles have identified and explained the various job tasks or assignments we address on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. We have highlighted individual volunteers and explained their specific duties. Now, in this article we will highlight the duties of Security Patrol Management: Chief; Assistant Chief for Administration; Assistant Chief for Operations; and Watch Commanders. We have seven Watch Commander (WC) positions (one per each 24 hour shift, per seven day week). The WC’s oversee the work efforts of the Dispatchers, and the Drivers. Their daily job tasks include inspecting our vehicles at the beginning of each shift to determine if there are any safety items that need to be addressed, and to determine if each vehicle contains the required equipment, and if they are clean and ready to drive. In addition, the WC’s review the previous day’s Driver Logs and Dispatcher Logs to determine if there are any specific matters of interest that need to be brought to the attention of either of the Assistant Chiefs or the Chief. The WC may drive a route during his or her shift, or ride with any driver or drivers if he or she wishes, or they may elect to remain in the office to provide a warm body for the Dispatcher to look at. We have two Assistant Chiefs, one for Administration and one for Operations. Their duties vary from overseeing the work of the Watch Commanders, Dispatchers, and Drivers to reviewing the various daily logs and reports to determine if there are any issues that need to be addressed immediately, or that need to be brought to the attention of the Chief. In the absence of the Chief, the Assistant Chief for Administration has decision-making authority, and in his absence the Assistant Chief for Operations has equal decision-making authority. The Assistant Chief may wish to drive a route that day or ride with another driver, or he or she may wish to provide office support to the Dispatcher and Watch Commander. We have one Chief, and his duties are varied. The Chief is responsible to the SCA Association Manager, and ultimately to the SCA Board of Directors. He reviews all Driver Logs, Dispatcher Logs, Incident Reports, and Statistical Reports for purposes of assessing the overall security needs of the community. From the information provided in the various reports, the Chief determines what villages, or specific areas of our community, need additional security patrol coverage. Through the efforts of the Dispatcher responsible for scheduling shifts and the Dispatcher responsible for gathering statistical information, the Chief analyzes the data and produces a monthly report for review and use by SCA Association Management. The Chief analyzes all incident reports on a weekly basis for purposes of generating a monthly report that highlights all suspicious activity, property thefts, home breakins, vehicle break-ins, and acts of vandalism by the time of day (when available), by week or month, by village, and by the specific nature of the crime or troublesome activity. In my opinion, the Chief’s ultimate responsibility is to oversee the health and safety of the total SCA community, and equally to provide a stress free, happy, and enjoyable work environment for the Security Patrol volunteers. We always need more volunteers. ✸ Marty Thomas Volunteer Security Officer 14 Sun City Anthem • July 2007
Community Service Club — Assistance Line 614-5862 — NEW! LOW VISION SUPPORT GROUP Tuesday, July 10, 10:00 a..m. Greene Room, Anthem Center Guest Speaker - Sandy Yesnick from Low Vision Services. For information cantact Bob Ingerson CSC Assistance Line at: 614-5862. Volunteers provide the following services: Transportation: To local area medical providers or supermarkets. Three (3) business days notice required to arrange your ride. Equipment: We will loan you (on a temporary basis) a wheelchair, walker, crutches, cane, or other durable medical equipment. Home Maintenance: Assistance with minor home maintenance chores such as cleaning or replacing overhead air filters, replacing batteries in smoke alarms and CO detectors, changing overhead light bulbs or lubricating garage doors. Home Assistance: Resource directory of information on feebased, discount, and many other services available to seniors. Volunteers will also shop and deliver groceries or prescription medication to residents who are temporarily homebound. Support Groups: CSC sponsors several support groups to assist the residents of Sun City Anthem. These groups include • Living “Well” with Disabilities (physical mobility) • Alzheimer’s Caregivers • Bereavement (non denominational) • One-on-one grief counseling for loss of a child • One-on-one guidance through Jewish bereavement protocol • Friends of Bill W. Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. • Home Caregivers (for those caring for a loved one at home) Volunteers are the backbone of the CSC. We need your help! Help us now and we will help you later! Call 614-5862 to volunteer or for further information. We would like to express our gratitude to the Minuteman Foundation for supporting our efforts to help our neighbors in the community. Business hours are 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday - Friday. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GROUP Meets July 9, 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Phil Barad, Chairman 263-6378 retiredone@cox.net The Sun City Anthem Emergency Preparedness Group (EPG) has responded to the prime directive from National Homeland Security to be able to survive, in the event of an emergency, for up to five days without outside help of any kind. Through training and education, the EPG is building a group of volunteers that will be knowledgeable of resident emergency procedures geared to a neighbor-helping-neighbor program. The first contact from the EPG to each resident is through the Block Captain. Block Captains check on approximately 20 homes in an emergency, and alert their District Command Post/First Aid Center to get help for residents during the emergency. They are the communications link to the command posts and First Aid Centers. (Block Captain training is held periodically at the Anthem Center. Once you volunteer, you will be informed of your training date). Once trained, the time you spend with EPG will only include updates and refreshers. The EPG will keep you informed as to what is new, via monthly meetings, emails, periodic telephone calls, and the www.scahoa.com Emergency Preparedness Group web page. Block Captains are assigned neighborhood areas, and visit residents to distribute the resident information packets. This packet contains a checklist covering all the necessary topics. The Block Captain also explains how the emergency program works and the completed checklist identifies residents with any special needs. In a ‘DECLARED EMERGENCY,’ the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) will activate. All residents will be contacted by telephone (land phones only; no cell phones) notifying them of the emergency. During the declared emergency, the resident information checklist will serve as a reminder of which homes in the Block Captain’s area have special needs and/or medical problems. Block Captains will report to their designated First Aid Center, where they will communicate whether help is needed at any of the homes for which they are responsible. Would you like to volunteer to be a Block Captain in your neighborhood? For information on becoming a Block Captain, or serving in any other role in the Emergency Preparedness Group, contact Phil Barad at retiredone@cox.net or 263-6378. Sun City Anthem • July 2007 15
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