Montclair Today, Mar. 18
City receives smart electric meters
Southern California Edison has started installing smart electric meters in the Ontario-Montclair area as part of the Edison SmartConnect program.
Smart electric meters will allow SCE customers to take advantage of new programs and services enabled by the meters.
Edison SmartConnect meters are digital, secure, two-way communicating devices used to replace traditional mechanical meters, providing a key step in transforming the nation's electric system to a smart grid.
The new meters measure electricity usage in 15-minute increments for business customers and hourly increments for residential customers.
Later this year, SCE will initiate a program educating customers to make better informed decisions about energy use by receiving alerts on a computer, cell phone, or other electronic device to track how much energy is being used and how much it costs.
Edison SmartConnect is a $1.6 billion program authorized by the California Public Utilities Commission.
The company anticipates new meters will reduce electricity grid demand by about 1,000 megawatts - the amount of energy an average power plant produces-and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and smog-forming pollutants by a minimum of 365,000 metric tons per year-the equivalent of removing 79,000 cars from the road.
Additional information regarding the SmartConnect program is available at www.sce.com/smartconnect.
Police receives electronic cardiac devices
The Police Department began the placement of seven automated external defibrillators purchased through a Homeland Security grant last week.
Two AEDs will be mounted in the police facility - one in the jail and one in the atrium - and five units will be placed in police vehicles. All of the AEDs are generally available to the public.
An AED is defined as a small, portable device, attached to a person's chest with wires, that checks the person's heart rhythm, decides if that rhythm is "off," and gives the heart an electric shock (called a defibrillating shock) that restores the correct, natural rhythm.
Investigator Andy Graziano has been tasked with providing mandated AED training to the department's public safety officers.
General non-safety employees are not required to be certified under the AED Lay-Rescuer Program, although it is important for general employees to be familiar with the placement of the units and general use instructions.
City officials participate in emergency training
City Council members and executive city staff participated in Standardized Emergency Management System/National Incident Management System executive training.
Coordinated by Fire Department secretary Angelic Bird, the training was presented by Lester Boal from Emergency Management Services Initiative.
Topics of discussion at the March 7 training included the Incident Command System, the role of an executive/senior official in emergency management, and delegation of authority.
These courses are important to ensure we are SEMS and NIMS compliant and to prepare the City for real emergencies.
Bridge games for seniors
Seniors are invited to play the game of bridge every Friday.
All games are only 50 cents and are held at 1 p.m. in the Montclair Senior Center, 5111 Benito St.
Information: 909-984-6645.
Southern California Edison has started installing smart electric meters in the Ontario-Montclair area as part of the Edison SmartConnect program.
Smart electric meters will allow SCE customers to take advantage of new programs and services enabled by the meters.
Edison SmartConnect meters are digital, secure, two-way communicating devices used to replace traditional mechanical meters, providing a key step in transforming the nation's electric system to a smart grid.
The new meters measure electricity usage in 15-minute increments for business customers and hourly increments for residential customers.
Later this year, SCE will initiate a program educating customers to make better informed decisions about energy use by receiving alerts on a computer, cell phone, or other electronic device to track how much energy is being used and how much it costs.
Edison SmartConnect is a $1.6 billion program authorized by the California Public Utilities Commission.
The company anticipates new meters will reduce electricity grid demand by about 1,000 megawatts - the amount of energy an average power plant produces-and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and smog-forming pollutants by a minimum of 365,000 metric tons per year-the equivalent of removing 79,000 cars from the road.
Additional information regarding the SmartConnect program is available at www.sce.com/smartconnect.
Police receives electronic cardiac devices
The Police Department began the placement of seven automated external defibrillators purchased through a Homeland Security grant last week.
Two AEDs will be mounted in the police facility - one in the jail and one in the atrium - and five units will be placed in police vehicles. All of the AEDs are generally available to the public.
An AED is defined as a small, portable device, attached to a person's chest with wires, that checks the person's heart rhythm, decides if that rhythm is "off," and gives the heart an electric shock (called a defibrillating shock) that restores the correct, natural rhythm.
Investigator Andy Graziano has been tasked with providing mandated AED training to the department's public safety officers.
General non-safety employees are not required to be certified under the AED Lay-Rescuer Program, although it is important for general employees to be familiar with the placement of the units and general use instructions.
City officials participate in emergency training
City Council members and executive city staff participated in Standardized Emergency Management System/National Incident Management System executive training.
Coordinated by Fire Department secretary Angelic Bird, the training was presented by Lester Boal from Emergency Management Services Initiative.
Topics of discussion at the March 7 training included the Incident Command System, the role of an executive/senior official in emergency management, and delegation of authority.
These courses are important to ensure we are SEMS and NIMS compliant and to prepare the City for real emergencies.
Bridge games for seniors
Seniors are invited to play the game of bridge every Friday.
All games are only 50 cents and are held at 1 p.m. in the Montclair Senior Center, 5111 Benito St.
Information: 909-984-6645.
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