General Plan - Moreno Valley

CHAPTER 6 – SAFETYintimidation and fear, and to create harmonyin which teachers and students can feel safeand secure while learning.Riverside County Regional MedicalCenter The Riverside County RegionalMedical Center is located in the southeastportion of Moreno Valley. The managementand supervision of officers assigned toprovide security for the facility is theresponsibility of personnel assigned to theMoreno Valley Police Department. Thesecurity unit is responsible for providing lawenforcement for the interior and surroundinggrounds 24 hours / 7 days a week.Crime Analysis Unit: The Crime AnalysisUnit was comprises of two crime analystswho perform crime analysis and providesadministrative, analytical and technicalsupport to police management. This isaccomplished by turning raw data into vitalinformation that will enhance and focus theorganization's efforts towards crimeprevention, suppression, and apprehensionof criminals in Moreno Valley.6.1.6 Issues and OpportunitiesFuture development within the city of MorenoValley area will require additional officers tomaintain the officer-to-population ratio at adesirable level. In addition, depending uponthe future distribution of development, one ormore police facilities may be necessary.Burglary is the second most reported crimein Moreno Valley. Burglaries and othercrimes can be discouraged through strategicuse of design. This is commonly referred toas the "defensible space" concept, which is apart of the Crime Prevention ThroughEnvironmental Design (CPTED) concept.Defensible space permits the identification ofsuspicious occurrences or persons, in partby increasing visibility and recognition byneighbors. Where a space is defensible, it isevident to a potential criminal that a crimecould be observed and the criminal easilyMORENO VALLEY GENERAL PLANapprehended. Good lighting is a keyingredient of defensible space.In addition to the previous design measuresaimed at creating defensible developments,road improvements can be designed in amanner that reduces the number of trafficand parking violations. Uniform road widthsand signalized intersections can minimizethe potential for moving violations.6.2 FIRE AND EMERGENCYSERVICES6.2.1 BackgroundThe City of Moreno Valley Fire Servicecontracts with the Riverside County FireDepartment for services. The RiversideCounty Fire Department is administered andoperated by the California Department ofForestry and Fire Protection under anagreement with the County of Riverside.The City’s authority and responsibilities forthe formation and operation of a firedepartment are found in the GovernmentCode section 36501, 38611, and 54981.These code sections provide for establishinga fire department, requiring the appointmentof a chief, and authorizing the contracting forservice.Since incorporation, the Riverside CountyFire Department provided the City’s fireprotection, fire prevention, and emergencymedical services through a cooperativecontractual agreement. Originally, the Citywas protected by three fire stations. Inkeeping with the city’s desire to continuallyimprove service delivery the City hasincreased its fire station coverage to six.There are a total of five first line municipalfire engines, three-second line municipal fireengines, one wildland fire engine, two aerialladder trucks, five rescue squads, and abreathing support unit. The first linemunicipal fire engines are staffed with threefirefighters and the two truck companies hadPage 6-6 July 11, 2006