Santee Citizens For Public Safety supports rapid emergency response and public safety resources for fire and police officers.
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"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me."
Psalm 23:4
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Join Santee Citizen's For Public Safety in our effort to promote rapid emergency response and public safety resources for fire and police officers.
Email SanteeCitizensForPublicSafety@cox.net
John Thomas, Chair
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| Firestorm 2003 - Cedar Fire |
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Is Sprawl Overburdening Fire Resources?
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"Throughout the county, the presence of urban settlements on the edge of highly flammable wildlands has virtually stripped firefighters of their ability to take the initiative and has put them permanently on the defensive."
"The area burned by the Laguna fire has roughly 9,000 more homes in it today than it did in 1970"
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Emergency Response Times Grow Longer With Sprawl
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"Fire, police and emergency medical services are crucial to our safety and our peace of mind. But sprawling development is stretching these services thin, forcing us to jeopardize our safety or pay higher taxes."
"driven by the need for short response times, the more spread out or poorly planned the transportation system, the more fire and police stations are required."
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Aggressive Driving a Threat to Public Safety
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"While aggressive driving has become a hot topic of conversation among both police officers and the public, little is known about the phenomenon. Most reports on aggressive driving have been simple opinion surveys or psychological studies that have focused on the possible increase in aggressive driving, or driver frustration and anger. To fully understand the phenomenon, it is also important to understand where aggressive driving is a serious problem and why."
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Discovering the Real Costs of Public Safety
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"Most of us who have been exposed to rapid urban growth can testify to its negative impacts on our lives and our surroundings - lost open space and environmental quality, over crowded schools, traffic congestion, noise, rising crime rates, higher cost of living, and so on. Few of these costs have ever been quantified in a useful way. Even the straightforward economic costs associated with growth, such as providing new or expanded public facilities, are relatively unknown. While the benefits of growth are widely proclaimed, information about growth related costs is surprisingly scarce. This lack of knowledge is of particular concern given the magnitude of public investments necessary to accommodate growth."
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