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ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
The Arizona Department of Homeland Security has assembled some helpful resources to help you and your loved ones to be better prepared in the event of any type of emergency. Preparedness gives you the peace of mind that if anything should happen, you will be ready.

• Make an emergency supply kit.
• Create an emergency plan.
• Be informed about the risks in your area.

FAMILIES
To help get your family started, visit Ready Kids - a family-friendly, children-oriented tool to help parents and teachers educate children, ages 8-12, about emergencies and how they can help families better prepare. The site features fun activities, puzzles and coloring pages.

BUSINESSES
If you own a business, continuity planning is as essential part of your business plan. Learn how to prepare employees, continue operations and protect assets in the event of an emergency. Visit Ready Business today for this and other vital information to prepare your business for an emergency.

EVERYONE
Ready America provides valuable planning tools for everyone. For more information on National Preparedness Month, visit www.Ready.gov, and check out Just in Case Arizona online, or call 1-800-BE-READY or TTY 1-800- 462-7585.


ARIZONA SEX OFFENDERS
The purpose of the Arizona sex offender information website is to provide information to the public concerning the location of sex offenders within Arizona. The site is NOT intended to supplant the community notification process, but rather, it allows the criminal justice community to promote public awareness concerning the potential threat that sex offenders pose to Arizona citizens. An informed public is a safer public!

Realizing that it is impossible to notify every citizen about a sex offender's presence in their community, this site will empower you to obtain information and take the appropriate precautions. Furnishing the public with information regarding convicted sex offenders is a critical step towards encouraging the public to protect themselves from potential future acts.

The Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) has established this site according to the requirements of A.R.S. 13-3827.  DPS is responsible for maintaining the site and annually verifying the addresses of all registered sex offenders.

CRISIS NURSERY - PHOENIX
Crisis Nursery's mission is to break the cycle of child abuse and neglect by providing protection, support and opportunities to troubled families and their children. We encourage you to learn about the Crisis Nursery and how you can help protect the vulnerable children and families we serve.

Si desea informacion en espanol, favor de llamar al 602-273-7363.

For 33 years, Crisis Nursery has been a safe haven, providing opportunities and hope to more than 17,000 children in Arizona - coming to the aid of over 120 children daily.

Crisis Nursery exists to provide hope and support to children threatened with abuse, neglect or homelessness. Each child is assured of nurturance and protection from experiences and environments that are harmful to their well-being. Families receive support through crisis intervention, counseling, parenting classes and referral to community resources.


SAFE BIZ
The mission of SafeBiz is to provide unparalleled communication between businesses and the police in the City of Phoenix and surrounding areas.  Crime prevention is everyone's business.

How can we help you?

• Crime alerts and crime prevention information
• Communicate with businesses
• Safety/Awareness training
• On-site inspections
• Presentations/Seminars
• Information resource

How can you help us?

• Communication with the police
• Assist the police in crime prevention
• Information resource for police
• Communicate any suspicious activities in and around our business

For more information:
Detective Mark Potts
Phoenix Police Department
602-534-9960
mark.potts@phoenix.gov


SILENT WITNESS
Silent Witness is a non-profit program created to give citizens the opportunity to assist law enforcement in solving crimes.  Citizens remain completely anonymous and are paid cash rewards of up to $1,000 when the information they provide leads to an arrest or indictment.
Established in 1979, Silent Witness works in partnership with the community, media and law enforcement, and is a member of both Crime Stoppers USA and Crime Stoppers International.

If you have any information about a crime, please call 480-WITNESS (480-948-6377).

To submit an anonymous tip via the web:  https://www.tipsubmit.com/WebTips.aspx?AgencyID=524

To text an anonymous tip:  CRIMES (274637), text "SILENT" plus your message.



WATER SAFETY & DROWNING PREVENTION
Too often, firefighters hear people say, “I only turned my back for a few seconds.”  Sadly, just a few seconds is all it takes for a child to drown. Drowning is one of the leading causes of death for children under age four in Arizona. Most children drown in their own pools, but many children drown in canals, buckets, toilets, bathtubs and ponds.  Near-drowning calls are also tragic.  Near-drownings can cause permanent brain damage. Drowning and near-drowning can be prevented! Anyone involved with young children needs to be aware of this tragedy.

For more information on Water Safety, call the City of Phoenix Fire Department Community Involvement Section at: 602-262-6910.  Or visit our web site at: www.phoenix.gov/fire.

YOUTH ALCOHOL & EDUCATION ENFORCEMENT SQUAD
There are many problems facing municipalities at any given time, especially in large cities.  The Squad’s purpose is to target the sources of the underage-drinking problem, and the squad’s success may well increase interest by other jurisdictions to institute similar programs.

By combining education strategies with enforcement programs, the "zero tolerance" message will quickly become clear throughout the community. By involving multiple stakeholders in the program, that message will be louder, spread faster, form deeper roots, and have longer lasting effects. By taking a pro-active enforcement stance and conducting regular compliance inspections at off-sale liquor establishments, there should be a reduction in the percentage of sales to covert underage buyers, in relation to attempted buys. This would give a clear indication of the program’s negative impact on the availability of alcohol to underage individuals at retail outlets. Similarly a reduction in the percentage of underage subjects who consumed alcohol at parties targeted by enforcement efforts, in relation to those that did not consume, would clearly indicate the positive impact of the program.  By impacting these two specific areas of concern, a reduction of youth fatalities and injuries directly related to alcohol use can be anticipated.  By working as a team with the stakeholders, the police/community partnership formed for this project will have a positive impact on the harm experienced by the communtiy as a whole.

During the past year alone, the squad has conducted classes and presentations reaching 30,000 high school students. Our presentations have been extremely sought after by local businesses, as well. Our program is adaptable to any group interested in the information.

Contact:
Sergeant Bob Smedes
Police Headquarters-TESU
620 W. Washington St
Phoenix, AZ 85003
(602) 534-0815

 
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