This is an amazing event that not only provides community members the opportunity to learn about step-by-step tips and tricks, but provides essential information to be prepared and aware for any emergency situation.
What is El Nino?
El Nino is a climate cycle in the Pacific Ocean that includes warmer than normal water temperatures and a change in trade wind strength and direction. This naturally occurring weather event can affect the global climate and it’s expected to cause heavy rainfall in Southern California.
El Nino events typically occur every three to five years. The most recent “strong” El Nino occurred during the winter of 1997-98.
Will El Nino affect Menifee?
While the City of Menifee has taken precautions to prepare for expected rain and inclement weather, Menifee’s geographical location situated in the Menifee Valley makes the region prone to flooding.
Heavy rain may cause flooding, mudslides, sink holes, prolonged power outages and dangerous driving conditions in Menifee and the surrounding area.
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IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY, 911 is the number to call. But there’s another help line — 211 — for people who find themselves in dire need of such things as food, cash or psychological intervention.
Like their 911 counterparts, 211 operators are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They provide callers with referrals from a database of more than 2,800 health and human service agencies, says Craig Redelsperger, director of Riverside County’s 211 program. The organization can help meet a range of needs from housing assistance to food stamps to medical care.
The program was implemented in 2005 through Community Connect, which provides area residents with a variety of services including rental assistance, housing, transportation, professional and self-development, and counseling.
“In the last two years, we’ve seen a 20 percent increase in our call volume,” Redelsperger said. “We are now averaging over 8,000 calls a month, which is not surprising considering the economic conditions.”
Often, callers aren’t sure where to get the information or referrals they need and have already made calls to various places without receiving help. But when they call 211, trained operators listen to the caller’s needs and match them to agencies that can help them immediately.
Carlos Garbutt, a full-time 211 operator since 2008, finds his work rewarding. “We touch a lot of lives and are humbled to have that privilege,” Garbutt said. “Along with meeting our callers’ needs, we also want to give them hope and empower them to get back on track.”
Bobbie Neff, Community Connect CEO, says 211 receives many calls from people who have lost their jobs and need help paying their rent and utility bills. Other callers may have a job but don’t make enough money to pay for emergency car repairs or medical bills, she adds. A great number of senior citizens phone in.
“We recently received a call from a 75-year-old man living in a mobile home park who did not have money to get his propane tank refilled,” Neff said. “Another elderly lady called who was alone and couldn’t read the prescription label on her new medicine. There’s a great need for reading glasses.”
211 operators are committed to helping people Neff calls the “newly needy” — those who have never needed help in the past but who now face unemployment or homelessness.
“If someone has been in the system for a while, they know about this program,” Neff said. “So we need to get the word out to those who are not familiar with it. That’s a big part of our mission right now.”
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The City is doing its part to plan and prepare for disasters of all kindsOur Emergency Planning Strategy
The City of Lake Elsinore is responsible for developing emergency plans and actions in response to actual or potential disasters which may impact our City. The City designs and conducts exercises for different scenarios and coordinates emergency training to ensure that the City is able to respond to Natural, Human Caused and Technological emergencies.
The Emergency Preparedness Plan outlines response strategies and tactics for a wide range of emergencies including: Continue reading
CAL FIRE recently released a study showing wild land fire risk for urban communities surrounded by wild land and open space. Lake Elsinore’s risk is Very High for Continue reading
A “fun”, free, public event for citizens in Lake Elsinore and surrounding communities. We will provide, through presentations and demonstrations, important knowledge of earthquake emergency preparedness. Our goal is to
TYPE OF FAULTING: right-lateral strike-slip – ANIMATION
LENGTH: about 180 km (not including the Whittier, Chino, and Laguna Salada faults)
NEARBY COMMUNITIES: Temecula, Lake Elsinore, Julian
LAST MAJOR RUPTURE: Continue reading
Firefighters and engineers are at work on San Marcos’ new mobile emergency command vehicle, a high-tech trailer that will allow the city Fire Department and surrounding agencies to set up a command post at the scene of any incident.
The vehicle, said Battalion Chief Dave Schloss, serves “as Continue reading
By Scott McClintock
Synopsis: The City of San Marcos has acquired a transmitter and a license to operate AM radio station 1610. The station will be deployed during wildfires and other emergencies to provide traffic, evacuation, and other important information specific to the San Marcos area. The City intends to eventually operate the station on a full-time basis to provide traffic, road conditions and other community current events.
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