Council backs outreach for ‘Rochester Resilient’ downtown preparedness program
Rochester City Council gave a preliminary thumbs-up for Rochester Resilient, a voluntary downtown preparedness partnership proposed by the police and fire departments that would assign police business liaisons, offer brief training (stop‑the‑bleed, active‑assailant awareness) and explore publicly accessible AED cabinets funded in part by Henry Ford Rochester. Council directed staff to survey downtown businesses and return with participation numbers.
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Chief Roet and Sergeant Furman asked the City Council to authorize outreach to downtown businesses to gauge interest in Rochester Resilient, a voluntary preparedness partnership that would pair police liaisons with business blocks and offer phased training and equipment. "We would like to place or assign police officers to businesses... so they can build that friendship, that trust," Chief Roet said, describing a program that would begin with business liaison outreach and medical readiness training.
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