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9C Page 14 T'he tatal trained is appraximately 0.1%(or 1 in 1,000)of the popuiatian of San Mateo Cou�ckty.Expressed another way,only 0.4%of aIl households in the County have trained residents,rangiug frozn more than 5%in the Woodside Fire District to 0%in many cities. CERT programs often turn ta Neig�borhood Watch programs{Watch programs)to recruit residents to trairi in emergency prepazedness. Watch programs are coordinated by police deparlments and are primarily used for crime prevention. These programs have existed for several yeazs and are widespread throughout the County. T'hey take severai fornas and vary in physical boundaries,xnembership,arganization,goals, and scope. Some Watch Programs have begun limited disaster preparedness fraining,covering such topics as: • Where to meet in ax�emergency • VJhere non-ambulatory residents live • Communications basics Conctusions Community Emergency Response Teams(CERT)prograrns provide excellent training for Iocal residents and ixistructs them how to prepare for and respond to local disasters. Very Iittle of this trai.ning,however,is actually carried aut_ Only 1,123 individuals in the County have been trained and,of thes�, 800 reside in anly t�ree communities. Indeed, 10 out of the 21 cities and municipalities in the County ha�e not trained a single individual. The more common ivTeighborhood Watch programs could provide a greater cadre of people interested in CERT trainin�. Recommendations I. The San Mat�o County Civii Grand Jury recommends that the city coui�cil of every city and tvwn in San�ateo County establish and promote an aciive aixd pngoing C�RT training program with the initial goal of training 5%of its households. 2. Because leadership matters the San Matea County Civil Grand Jury recommends that: 2.1.All members of Yhe Board of Supervisors become CERT trained as a demonstration of their commitment to this critical individual effort. 2.2 Al1 z��mb�is flf t��..�.�#��u�cil.of eve�y city azid town in Sari Ivlateo County be��ra�p.��T t�'a��ed�s a deinonstration of th�zr cort�mi�cnetit to�his eritical mc�ividual'effart:'' $