Carlsbad Insider 5/16/2019

Lake Calavera Preserve Trails Volunteer Event

On Wednesday, cool weather welcomed 20 volunteers eager to improve trails at Lake Calavera Preserve. A Cloudy day made a perfect aura for trail work and the group collectively repaired erosion, diverted storm water from the trail to the open space to minimize erosion in the future, and trimmed overgrown vegetation. Work got underway at 8:30 am and continued until noon, with participants dedicating approximately 56 hours of service to the city. Trail volunteers are critical in supporting the city’s mission of providing a trail system that ensures the recreational and leisure needs of Carlsbad residents, while supporting the protection and preservation of

open space.

And the Winner Is . . .

Last Saturday, The Happy Return prevailed at the first annual AMPED music & arts throwdown at the Pine Avenue Community Center. Band members include City of Carlsbad Recreation Leader Benji VanZandt on drums, Dagan Stagg on base, Max Pinamonti on guitar and Davin Eagleston on

lead vocals and guitar. The event attracted over 300 teens to rock and roll to the music. The Happy Return’s music can be found on Spotify and Apple Music, and songs performed were Argentina, Easy Peasy, Jackson’s Song, Lemonade and Lola’s. Bands were judged by music professionals on stage presence, crowd response, originality, vocal ability, instrumental talent, and songwriting ability.

Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run

The Parks & Recreation Department recently permitted the Law Enforcement Torch Run for the Special Olympics. Officers from local, county, state, federal and military agencies run the Flame of Hope through 200 Southern California communities. Carlsbad officers participate in the charitable event scheduled to pass through town on Wednesday, May 29 along Carlsbad Blvd. The Final Leg ends at the Summer Games Opening Ceremony, where the torch lights the cauldron to symbolize the start of the Games.

Carlsbad K9 Gets It Done

K9 Kash and his partner Corporal Arnotti, attended the 34th Annual Sierra K9 Trials at the Visalia Police Department. The team took home 6 trophies - 1st in Agility, 2nd in Obedience, 2nd in

Narcotics Vehicle Search, 2nd in Novice, 3rd in Protection and 5th in Evidence Search. Well-done, especially for their first competition. Twenty-seven dogs participated

Family Give Thanks to Carlsbad Officer

Officer Ed Ramirez gets words of appreciation from Solana Beach family after their car was

stolen. The family’s van was stolen from their driveway. The next day, Officer Ramirez spotted the occupied van in Carlsbad. He stopped the van, arrested the occupants and returned the van, undamaged, to the family. The family sent the Police Department this nice note and photo, “A big thank you to Ed for the hard work. We appreciate it very much. A very good outcome."

Annual Police Officer Memorial Run

Officers participate in annual Police Officer Memorial Run. Each May 15, since 1962, the nation has honored officers that were killed in the line of duty. The week in which May 15 falls is considered National Police Week. To honor the fallen, the Carlsbad Police Department hosts a Police Officer Memorial Run through Carlsbad. According to https://camemorial.org/ there were 11 California law enforcement officers killed in 2018.

Evacuation and Repopulation Training

San Diego Gas and Electric First Responder Outreach Program, in cooperation with CAL FIRE/San Diego County Fire, San Diego County Sheriff's Department and the San Diego County Office of Emergency Services provided an informational presentation on the use of the San Diego Operational Area Evacuation and Repopulation Process. The training covered fire, law enforcement and cooperating agency roles and responsibilities in the evacuation and re-population process, evacuation terminology, use of the Public Safety Map Grid, public notification/alerting systems and utility safety considerations.

The intent of the training familiarized public safety command level personnel and emergency managers with the San Diego Operational Area Evacuation and Repopulation Process and provided train-the-trainer supporting materials to take back to their agencies in preparation for wildfires and other all-risk emergencies. Attendees included Carlsbad FD & PD, San Diego County Sheriff, Carlsbad EOC (David & Don), Oceanside PD, County EOC, Encinitas, Oceanside, Rancho Santa Fe and Vista Fire Departments.

EOC Wildland Fire Exercise

This week EOC staff participated in a county-wide Wildland Fire Exercise, which marked the 5-year anniversary of the 2014 Poinsettia Fire. Nearly 50 members of city staff and 25 CERT volunteers participated in the exercise scenario which re-created the events of the Poinsettia Fire as documented in the fire’s After Action Report. The exercise also incorporated lessons learned from the devastating Northern California fires of 2017 and 2018.

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Academy Graduation

This week almost 25 graduates of Carlsbad’s most recent CERT Academy were introduced to Carlsbad City Council Members. The academy included CERT’s first council member, Priya Bhat-Patel.

CERT Member Training

This week 45 Carlsbad CERT members received mass casualty “Stop-the-Bleed” training at their bi-monthly meeting. The training was provided by members from the Trauma Research Educations Foundation. Each meeting covers a different topic.