Official Santa Rosa Government

Safe Comunities America Designation

Safe Communities America Designation

The Safe Communities America designation is awarded to communities that have demonstrated leadership in promoting safety, reducing injuries, and preparing their citizens for natural and man-made disasters.

The SAFE communities program is operated by the National Safety Council whose mission and vision are:

Mission - Educate and influence people to prevent accidental injury and death
Vision - Making our world safer

The goal of the SAFE Communities program is to:

To reach the greatest number of people
With the highest level of impact
To reduce injuries and promote safety in local communities

Currently there are only about two dozen jurisdictions in the UNITED STATES with the SAFE Communities designation.

Who should be involved?

Chambers of Commerce
Public health groups
Medical associations
Citizen groups
Emergency services
Law enforcement
Educational institutions
Business and service groups
Public works
Safety advocates
Government agencies
Media

If the above list looks familiar it is because that is the same involvement we have with SAFER Santa Rosa.

The REAL question is; Why would a community want to be a Safe Community?

Community pride
To encourage people and families to move into their community
To reduce the incidence and cost of injury and promote health in their community (based on local data)
Feel you can make a difference
Want to improve the quality of life for yourself and your community
Opportunity to influence political, corporate, and community direction
Opportunity to participate in an international, national, community-based movement
To save lives!

Add the SAFE Communities designation to our great schools and quality of life and we have an economic draw as well as a sales pitch for local businesses.

What we need to do is expand and promote all the safety programs in our county. If you can add to this list send an email to Safer@santarosa.fl.gov

Program Name	(Name of Community Partner)
SAFER Kids Project	SAFER Santa Rosa
Business Emergency Response Toolkit (BERT)	Emergency Management/Chamber of Commerce
School Disaster Plans	School District/Emergency Management
Teen Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT)	Citizen Corps Council Emergency Management
Community Emeregency Response Teams (CERT)	Citizen Corps Council Emergency Management
Medical Reserve Corps (MRC)	Department of Health
School CPR/AED Initiative	School District/Emergency Management
Trauma Intervention Program (TIP Program)	TIPS
SAFER Health Committee	SAFER Santa Rosa / Department of Health