Michael Grant, Public Safety and Emergency Services Manager
Michael Grant is an honorably retired Chief of Police with over 30 years of law enforcement experience, and an active member of the California Police Chiefs Association.
Mike was awarded the Executive Certificate, the highest level of certification awarded to only a select few police officers in the State of California. He is a graduate of the distinguished POST Command College and holds a bachelors of applied science in criminal justice with honors. Mike also served as an Interim General Manager & Asst. General Manager for a governmental agency.
Grant’s vast instructor experience includes being a certified police bicycle patrol instructor, firearms instructor, self-defense Koga instructor, surveillance instructor, Stop the Bleed instructor, gang investigations instructor & expert on white supremacy, outlaw motorcycle gangs & disruptive groups. Mike is a Community Emergency Response Team (C.E.R.T.) terrorism instructor, disaster psychology instructor, emergency radio transmission instructor, and organizational emergency deployment instructor. Mike is also a Trainer for Intervention Procedures (Responsible Sales, Service & Consumption of Alcohol). He holds an Advanced Incident Command Systems & General Staff Certification (Incident Command Systems 400) and is a California Licensed Private Investigator.
Grant’s law enforcement career includes being a commander of numerous critical incidents, authoring government agency emergency response plans, co-authoring police department policy manuals, being a leader, facilitator and member of deadly force review investigations & boards, acting as a Neighborhood Watch Leader, and being a co-supervisor of the East Area Special Enforcement Team. He was assigned to the Detective Support Division Career Criminal Apprehension Section where he conducted surveillance & arrest investigations of 3rd strike gang members wanted for violent crimes as well as the surreptitious collection of DNA from cold case file murder suspects. He was loaned to Anti-Terrorist Division as well as being assigned to Operations Central Bureau CRASH, Gang Intelligence, Newton Division Special Problems Unit, police bicycle patrol, “Skid Row” foot beat, LAPD Newton Division patrol, LAPD Pacific Division patrol, and was his academy class leader.
Mike was awarded the Mayor Richard J. Riordan Certificate of Commendation for service to the Los Angeles community, the LAPD Meritorious Unit Citation by Chief William Bratton, California Legislature Resolution Commendation #111, and the American Legion Officer of the Year.
Mike is a U.S. Army veteran and performed drug interdiction while serving in the California Army National Guard.
Public Safety and Emergency Services Duties
Under the general direction of the City Manager, manages the City’s emergency services programs, coordinates the City’s public safety programs, and provides recommendations to City leadership on relevant topics.
Specific Duties
- Leads the City’s crime suppression and emergency management efforts via proactive, cutting edge, and high-tech methodologies;
- Interfaces with LASD, tracking trespassing trends, reviewing crime statistics, reviewing monthly PASS reports, ensuring compliance with our LASD contract (including minutes), interacting with our LASD personnel (Liaison Lieutenant, Motor Officer, CSO, Captain, as appropriate), and ensuring the community has proper LASD coverage, response times, and significant incidents response;
- Manages the City’s CERT program, including meeting facilitation, training planning, training delivery, and/or training sourcing;
- Engages with the community about public safety and emergency management matters, including following up with LASD and residents who have been crime victims;
- Oversees the City’s emergency management program, including the preparation of the City’s Emergency Operations Plan (EOP), and making recommendations for enhancements that would benefit the community;
- Staffs the City’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) when activated, and is present and providing complex guidance to City leadership during emergencies;
- Attends meetings virtually, telephonically, or in person;
- Tests, services, and maintains the City’s EOC, emergency supplies, and equipment (such as radios, vehicles, and medical devices);
- Ensures First Aid, CPR, and AED training for all relevant employee and volunteer personnel;
- Coordinates and liaises with other agencies, such as LA County Sheriff, LA County Fire, LVMWD, Area B, Hidden Hills Community Association (HHCA), and LA County OES;
- Maintains City certifications and program compliance (IPAWS, Blackboard Connect, CWIRS,
- Ensures safety protocols and programs for Fiesta and attend the event;
- Develops and conducts emergency drills as appropriate;
- Reviews reports from outside agencies and providing summaries and recommendations;
- Advises City leadership on emergency management and public safety matters; and
- Other related and relevant assignments, as assigned.