Wednesday 26 March 2014

Boca Raton Florida Is A Safe City For All

By Jozy Mozen


When looking for a home that you will feel safe staying in for a long time Boca Raton Florida is a safe city to consider. The agencies in charge of fire control and crime solving have created and maintain an excellent reputation for making this one of the best cities to live in. Both the police and fire departments have partnered with the citizens and volunteers to ensure peaceful living.

The overall crime rate in this city is lower than the average rate not only in the the state but also nationwide. There have been no homicides in the city for two years and prior to that only four in the previous three years. The other areas of their crime report show the same low levels of occurrence. This can be attributed to two factors that make the police department superior to many others.

The extensive training given to the officers is a large contributing factor for the level of success enjoyed by the police department. Continued education is also a major part of their job description and helps keep them abreast of new techniques and equipment that is available to assist them. These two things combined with community response to specific programs provide very good results.

Two of the more successful programs are the Volunteer program that involves citizens who, after training, relieve full time officers of time consuming chores such as finger printing, parking control and foot patrols. The second is the VIPER program that includes police, citizens, outside law agencies and the highest technology available to protect the people they serve.

The VIPER Program has installed cameras in the city on buildings, businesses and traffic signals to help identify problems. They are also tied into many private security systems and interior systems in businesses. They use this program in concert with community outreach programs to educate citizens and keep them informed regarding criminal activity such as car thefts and break ins.

The fire department also has community outreach programs to educate citizens about the hazards of careless fire practices. They visit schools, social groups and neighborhood meetings to educate people about smoke alarms in every bedroom and carbon monoxide alarms near heaters and stoves. They also conduct safety inspections at business locations and apartment complexes to insure public safety. They are also responsible for hazardous materials response and EMT services.

With eight fire stations spread out across the city the citizens can be assured of a very fast response regardless of what the problem may be. Each station houses an EMS unit that acts as a first responder for medical emergencies. They usually arrive ahead of the ambulance and begin emergency treatment when necessary. There are nineteen EMS units available and seven of them are able to transport victims. Each vehicle is manned by two people with paramedical training to assist in even the largest disasters such as hurricanes.

There are one hundred ninety two police officers in this city and that number is just a fraction of the people who are committed to keeping the city's streets and businesses safe for it's citizens. The fire department is comprised of over two hundred certified professionals in the fire department. Each one of them has medical training as paramedics or certified medical technicians. This city has created an efficient and concise system of keeping their citizens safe regardless of what direction a crisis may come from.




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