PUBLIC SAFETY
In
1984 Cathedral City's own municipal Police Department was created. Sharing the
community's common interests and goals has boosted the effectiveness of the
police department and contributed to the City's low crime rate, phenomenal growth
and continuing prosperity - evidence of the success of this bond. Cathedral
City boasts the lowest crime rate in Coachella Valley. The city has three Community
Police Services Offices in busy shopping center complexes, each offering accessibility
and high visibility to the community. The award winning City's G.R.A.S.P. unit
uses traditional enforcement methods, state laws and local ordinances to focus
on curfew and truancy enforcement and gang suppression. The D.A.R.E. officer,
in visiting schools, brings a message of drug resistance to the children.
FIRE AND RESCUE
The
Cathedral City Fire Department currently operates three fire stations, each
strategically located in the city. In addition to fire suppression activities,
fire prevention, code enforcement and disaster preparedness, the department
also provides Paramedic Ambulance service to those residing in, or visiting
the city. Each of the department's three fire engines is staffed with at least
one paramedic firefighter, insuring that Advanced Life Support Care arrives
on the scene of a medical emergency within just minutes of a request for assistance.
In addition, two staffed ambulances are always available to support the engine
companies and provide immediate patient transportation to one of the two local
emergency life care hospitals. Cathedral City's fire insurance classification
rating is four.
