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BILL WEISER - Fire Chief
210 West San Jacinto Avenue, Perris, CA 92570-1915
Bus: (951) 940-6900 Fax: (951) 940-6373 www.rvcfire.org
Proudly serving the
Unincorporated
areas of Riverside
County and the cities of:
Banning
Beaumont
Coachella
Desert Hot Springs
Eastvale
Indian Wells
Indio
Jurupa Valley
Lake Elsinore
La Quinta
Menifee
Moreno Valley
Norco
Palm Desert
Perris
Rancho Mirage
Rubidoux CSD
San Jacinto
Temecula
Wildomar
BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS:
Kevin Jeffries
District 1
Karen spiegel
District 2
Charles Washington
District 3
V. Manuel Perez
District 4
Dr. Yxstian Gutierrez
District 5
Date March 12, 2024
The Honorable Laphonza Butler
United States Senate
112 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
The Honorable Alex Padilla
United States Senate
B03 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
The Honorable Ken Calvert
United States House of Representatives
2205 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
RE: City of Palm Desert: Funding for a Mobile Crisis Response Unit in Palm Desert
To Whom It May Concern,
I am writing in support of the City of Palm Desert’s application for Community Project
Funding to create a mobile crisis response unit for the City. We support the City’s efforts to
provide direct, targeted emergency resources to our community members most in need through
a new Mobile Crisis Response Unit that will focus on de-escalation tactics, targeted and trained
response to mental health crises, and ensure that our community members are able to be
connected to the services they need. This project will make great strides within our community
to address crisis situations, substance use issues, homelessness, and mental health in Palm
Desert and the Coachella Valley.
For these reasons, County of Riverside Fire Department is proud to support the City of Palm
Desert application to the GRANT PROGRAM. For any additional information please feel free
to contact my office at 951-591-9769.
Sincerely,
Mike Beverlin
Division Chief
Riverside County Fire Dept.
CAL FIRE Riverside Unit