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Going out of town this summer? Make plans now to have someone check on your home so you don’t have to worry about it while you’re gone. Sign up for free vacation checks from the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.
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The County celebrated the opening of a state-of-the-art crime lab in Kearny Mesa. It will be the hub of forensic services for the Sheriff’s Department and more than 30 local law enforcement and criminal justice agencies. The ribbon-cutting ceremony also offered a look inside the new facility.
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The County Fire Authority is celebrating its 10th birthday. Its partnership with CAL FIRE means there are more firefighting personnel, equipment and aircraft serving rural parts of the County than anywhere else in the United States. Visit readyforwildfire.org and readysandiego.org to prepare you and your loved ones for the next wildfire.
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Natural disasters can happen at any time and you may only have minutes to evacuate. It’s important to have a plan and to make sure you practice it at least twice a year with the entire family.
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In a local emergency, people who don’t speak English or Spanish may not understand urgent information put out by government agencies and media. This is a challenge faced by public health departments and local emergency managers throughout the country, but San Diego County is trying out a solution by partnering with a broad network of trusted community organizations.
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Porter Elementary School kids got the chance to batter up with a San Diego Padres pitcher and our local law enforcement at a baseball clinic that taught the children some important lessons in a fun environment.
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A three-foot section of plastic pipe wrapped in foam and rigged with tubing squirted out red-tinged water to represent a bleeding thigh. Told to stop the “bleeding,” trained community members were instructed to apply direct pressure, then wrap it with bandages.
