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EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
FALL 2025 CERT TRAINING
The City of Placentia offers free CERT training to the
public several times a year. Dates for the Fall 2025 CERT
training are being planned for Tuesday nights in September
and October. This course offers training on Emergency
Preparedness, Neighborhood Watch, Fire Safety, Search
& Rescue, Disaster Medical Operations, Terrorism, and
Disaster Psychology. The course concludes with a Disaster
Simulation where participants put their new skills to use in
real-life emergency scenarios. As the recent California fires
have shown, emergencies can arise suddenly, and our best
defense is strong preparation. If you want to take the Fall
2025 CERT course, please contact (714) 993-8214 or email
ppowers@placentia.org.
BREAST CANCER
AWARENESS PATCHES
During the month of October, the Placentia Police
Department will be supporting breast cancer awareness by
helping raise funds for cancer research. We will be selling
our official uniform shoulder patch with pink highlights and
the breast cancer awareness ribbon, as well as a key chain
with a smaller version of the badge, as collector's pieces
to show solidarity with cancer survivors and those fighting
this horrible disease. In affiliation with the Pink Patch
Project, all proceeds from this program will be donated
to the non-profit organization Susan G. Komen of Orange
County to support their efforts to save lives by meeting
the most critical needs in our communities and investing in
breakthrough research to prevent and cure breast cancer.
The pink patches and key chains are available for sale at
the front counter of the Placentia Police Department.
www.placentia.org
CITY NEWS
POLICE DEPARTMENT
HALLOWEEN TRUNK OR TREAT
The Police Department is excited to invite children 12 and
under, accompanied by an adult, to our Trunk or Treat event
on Thursday, October 23rd, from 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in
the Civic Center Courtyard in front of the Police Station.
Wear your costume and be prepared for candy, tricks,
and treats! Placentia Fire and Life Safety, Placentia Public
Safety Communications (Dispatch), Placentia Library,
and Community Services will all be joining us for this
spooktacular event! Don’t miss out, it’ll be a scream!
VACATION HOME CHECKS
With holidays approaching, we want to remind everyone
that the Police Department offers a Vacation Home Check
service through our VIPS (Volunteers In Police Services).
If you are going out of town for more than three days and
would like to have extra eyes on your home while you
are away, you can complete and submit the online form
(available on our website) three days before you leave, and
our VIPS will perform regular checks of your property.
For more information, contact Kelley Krahling at kkrahling@
placenita.org or visit www.placentia.org/police to complete
the application.
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