Community Risk Reduction

Fire departments are primary advocates for community risk reduction (CRR). While fire prevention, inspections and public education remain integral parts of fire department activities, the CRR concept takes a more holistic approach to improving civilian and firefighter safety. Following are just a handful of programs that can be associated with CRR: smoke alarm installation, fall prevention, water safety, community paramedicine, emergency preparedness. The FireRescue1 CRR resource page details how departments are integrating CRR into their daily operations, news about successful programs, and simple how-to tools to share with the community.

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FireBot has kitchen fires covered
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The small above-the-stovetop unit can detect an uncontrolled cooking fire and deploy a proprietary liquid to extinguish the fire before it has time to spread
Protecting kids from hot cars
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Gordon Graham recommends responders be vigilant and on the lookout for kids left in hot vehicles during warmer months
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Why reinvent the wheel when it comes to struck-by incidents?
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We can apply the 5 Es of CRR to distracted driving to better protect our first responders operating on roadways
‘My role as fire chief has never felt like a job’
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Reflecting on my time as chief and the honor of being the IAFC’s 2022 Volunteer Fire Chief of the Year
Launching a community paramedicine program?
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6 helpful tips from the Seminole County (Fla.) Fire Department
Ariz. town announces $4.6M expansion of ambulance services
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The expansion of Queen Creek Fire and Medical Department includes a $1.9-million outlay to purchase five new ambulances
Rapid response: ‘Hope is not a plan’
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Train your communities to identify, call out and respond to active threats
50 years of ‘America Burning’: The history behind the landmark report
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Decades of deadly fires spurred federal action, culminating in the iconic 1973 publication that remains relevant to the fire service today
Who will draft the new ‘America Burning’ to guide the next 50 years of the fire service?
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Fifty years after the pivotal report, there is clearly still work to be done and new challenges to address for future firefighters
‘When you’re right, you’re right. Fight like hell and solve the problem’
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Remembering Dr. Anne W. Phillips, author of the Minority Report published in conjunction with “America Burning”
Why every fire service leader should read ‘America Burning’
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Having a foundational understanding of our history is essential to seeing the bigger picture for our future
FDIC 2023 Quick Take: ‘Our calling is high’
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Continuing the mission of emergency services legends, leaders and champions
FDNY: 2 children killed in e-bike fire 'didn't have a chance to get out of the building'
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Fire department leaders are advising the public to be careful and urging lawmakers to establish regulations quickly
Who’s watching the kids?
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We MUST check the status of smoke alarms at vacation properties, sleepovers, hotels … anywhere and everywhere our kids stay
Developing SOPs for electric vehicles incidents
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Key factors fire departments should consider when developing procedures for EVs and other devices powered by lithium-ion batteries
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