The City of San Mateo has a tradition of partnering with neighborhood groups to ensure a safe community and maintain our high quality of life. Together, City Police and Fire programs and associations play a vital role in keeping neighborhoods safe, helping residents prepare for and respond to disasters, and encouraging community involvement across San Mateo.
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On March 4th, 2013, Mayor David Lim and the San Mateo City Council proclaimed the important need for all San Mateo residents to be “be ready, be safe and be involved!”
"Be Ready, Be Safe, Be Involved"
This theme will continue throughout the year given our ongoing interest in ensuring community preparedness and strengthening our neighborhoods.
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Below is additional information about Neighborhood Watch, Emergency Preparedness programs, Neighborhood Groups and Homeowners Associations, VolunteerSource - connecting with citywide opportunities and neighborhood social networks in San Mateo.
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| “One of the things that make the City of San Mateo a great place is our sense of community. Helping each other through our Neighborhood Associations, Neighborhood Watch and CERT is a great example of San Mateans’ commitment to making this the safest of places to live, work, learn, and shop.” - Mayor David Lim |
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Our Neighborhood Associations, along with our public safety-oriented Neighborhood Watch and CERT participants, make up a large part of the growing City of San Mateo Volunteer contingent – Citywide volunteers dedicated themselves to 81,539 hours of service in 2012, valued at over $1.7 million. This dedication to volunteerism in the name of public safety inspired the League of California Cities to bestow upon the City of San Mateo the 2012 Helen Putnam Award for Public Safety Excellence – “...a significant accomplishment!” said San Mateo City Manager Susan Loftus.
“This award-winning community collaboration campaign is an example of our long-standing commitment to community involvement and engagement. The City’s partnership with our Homeowners and Neighborhood Associations helps ensure our growth in readiness, safety, and involvement of San Mateo residents.” - City Manager Susan Loftus |
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Emergency Preparedness Programs, overseen by the San Mateo Fire Department, strive to educate the community about fire and life safety skills for everyday life.
The Get Ready class is the basic disaster preparedness class that will teach you how to prepare yourself, your family, home and workplace for a major disaster. This 2-hour class will give you the information to allow you to help, instead of needing help, following a disaster.
 San Mateo CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) is made up of San Mateo residents who are trained to take care of themselves and their community in the immediate aftermath of a major disaster, when first responders are overwhelmed or unable to respond in the first few hours and days because of communication or transportation difficulties. Participants in this 25-hour series of classes will learn how to develop neighborhood teams and cross-trained in basic emergency skills.
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