CSUF Center for Healthy Neighborhoods hosted the Fullerton Fire Department (FFD) in an emergency training class in Spanish called LISTOS (Emergency Readiness) on October 17th. For more information visit the website for LISTOS https://www.listoscalifornia.org/

FFD has three trained instructors. Two of these instructors are bilingual, speaking both English and Spanish, while one speaks only English. To become a trainer, staff members must complete an eight-hour course followed by a three-day, 24-hour “Train the Trainer” program. LISTOS enables the city to bring programming directly to the community. Its portability allows the FFD to meet residents where they are, providing training in community rooms, lobbies, parks, community centers, businesses, and more.

“My overarching goal is to build community resilience from the inside out,” said Kristi Hofstetter-Batiste, the Emergency Manager for the Fullerton Fire Department. “We have adopted the Prepared with Pedro curriculum, which will allow us to teach a two-year rotation for 1st and 2nd graders. Additionally, we offer LISTOS for adults, Senior Readiness, a Lunch and Learn program, and CERT (Community Emergency Response Team). All programs are focused on enhancing personal and community readiness.”