Members
What do members do?
Being a member does not require a lot of extra dedicated time. Program members go about their daily business as usual. Since most of us are aviation enthusiasts and/or aviation photographers and already spend time at the airport.
Others may be ordinary
people or employees that already visit the airport property regularly. Anyone, however, with an interest in helping to deter and prevent crime around the airport is welcome to apply.
When a member is on airport property and observes atypical or unusual activities, they call the Airport police or
airport security and provides them whit so much information as possible without approaching the situation. The police will summon the appropriate assistance.
Members also attend a monthly meeting (See the calendar for dates) each month to receive updates and
training.
Becoming a Member
Anyone interested in becoming a Airport Watch member is required to complete an application(see under) and undergo a background check. Members must also:
- Be a resident in the county there the airport are, and be 18 years of age or older Submit a written application.
- Consent to an initial background check that includes being fingerprinted
- Have a photo taken for an identification card
- Have a cell phone available to use
- Attend a training class on safety and report activity when on the airport campus
- Apply for membership renewal (every 2 years, including an updated background check and photo ID)
- When on the airport campus, wear a high vis vest, shirt or jacket and display your ID card and auto dashboard placard Adhere to program rules and guidelines
Creating Awareness
This course features a wealth of information on recruiting new volunteers and creating an awareness of the Airport Watch Program. This presentation addresses the various types of leadership styles and roles that comprise Airport Watch.
Teamwork
The teamwork curriculum is designed to assist citizens with some fundamentals on working together to achieve common goals. Reaching consensus and cooperating with others are featured topics of this course.
Strategic Planning
In this course group members will learn the process of strategic planning, how to conduct Airport assessments and prioritise initiatives and how to build realistic and actionable plans.
Partnerships
In Forming Successful Partnerships volunteers will learn skills that they can utilize to reach out to other civic, social and service organisations in an effort to expand their
partnership activities.
Planning and Conducting Effective Meetings
This course teaches skills in both planning and managing effective meetings, and how to effectively follow-up the meeting.
Observation Skills
Observation Skills teaches citizens the various aspects of observation such as what to observe, how to observe it and observation specifics concerning both individuals and their surroundings.
Reporting Suspicious Activities
Reporting Suspicious Activities presents information on how to properly report as well as what to report and when.
Target Hardening for the Home
In this class volunteers learn a specific methodology on how to evaluate homes for security and general information on how to make our Airports more safe and secure.
