Tuesday, July 30

Crime Prevention & Home Fire Safety - Host: Cupertino - 2024

IN-PERSON: Crime Prevention & Home Fire Safety

By Santa Clara County Fire Department

Date and time

Tuesday, July 30 · 10 - 11:30am PDT

Location

Cupertino Senior Center

21251 Stevens Creek Boulevard Cupertino, CA 95014

About this event

1 hour 30 minutes

This class is taught in partnership with the Santa Clara County Sheriff s Office.

In this class, you will learn about important crime prevention and home fire safety tips.

You will learn how to protect yourself against fraud and identity theft, what to do if you are a victim of a scam, learn personal safety and home security protection tips and how to identify suspicious activity and how to report it.

You will also learn important home fire safety tips and how to practice important safety habits to prevent fires in the home. Learn the importance of creating a home escape plan, how to call 9-1-1 in an emergency and discover important community resources to help you and your family stay safe.

Program topics:

Fraud & Crime Prevention

What is Fraud? How Con Artists Work
Common Scams and How to Protect Yourself
What is Identity Theft? How to Avoid Identity Theft
Crime Prevention at Home
Report Suspicious Activity

Fire Safety

Kitchen & Electrical Safety
Smoke Alarms & Carbon Monoxide Alarms
Develop a Home Escape Plan
Calling 9-1-1 in an Emergency; Text to 9-1-1
Community Resources (L.I.F.E. File, 2-1-1, AlertSCC)

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This training class is open to individuals who live or work within the communities served by Santa Clara County Fire Department: Campbell, Cupertino, Los Gatos, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Monte Sereno, Saratoga and the unincorporated surrounding areas.

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Organized by

Santa Clara County Fire Department

Established in 1947, the Santa Clara County Fire Department provides fire services for Santa Clara County, California (light green in the map below) and the communities of Campbell, Cupertino, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, and Saratoga. The department also provides protection for the unincorporated areas adjacent to those cities. The department's area of coverage is shown in dark green in the map below.

Wrapping in an approximately 20 mile arc around the southern end of "Silicon Valley", the Santa Clara County Fire Department has grown to include 15 fire stations, an administrative headquarters, a maintenance facility, five other support facilities, 19 pieces of apparatus and 3 command vehicles, to cover 128.3 square miles (267 square km) and a population of over 226,700.