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Neighborhood Watch:
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Crime prevention and reporting
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Neighbors looking out for neighbors
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Extra eyes and ears for law enforcement
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Citizens and police work together to keep neighborhoods safe
Quincy Police Department Adams County Sheriff
Volunteers in Police Service:
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Citizen volunteers in police departments -
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Perform police administrative and non-intervention activities
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Police can focus on front line duties
Medical Reserve Corps:
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Active and retired medical professionals assist in large scale
emergencies
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Augments the medical response community
Ø Can be reached at 222-8440 Ext 148
Community Emergency Response Teams:
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Volunteers trained in emergency response
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Trained volunteers can take care of themselves and others
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Allows first responders to focus on the most life-threatening
situations
Call Quincy Fire Department 217-228-4459
Other Community Programs
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Volunteer fire departments - For more info, call
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Retired and Senior Volunteer Program
Adams
County RSVP, a program of John Wood Community
College,
engages persons in volunteer service to meet critical community
needs and provides high quality experiences
that
enrich the lives of volunteers.
While
recruitment efforts are
targeted toward persons
aged
55 and older,
RSVP
will place
citizens of all
ages
in
community
service.
Enlistment
of
volunteers
in
homeland security activities
is a
high priority in Adams County.
To find
out
what
you
can
do to
make
our community safer, call RSVP
at 217-641-4961.
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Disaster Relief organizations:
American
Red Cross
The
Salvation Army
Other
Faith Based Organizations
