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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Speeding in the fire apparatus
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Fire apparatus are powerful machines and must be operated responsibly and with “due regard” for the safety of the public
Community wildfire defense grant program accepting applications
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Over $250 million in funding available
Sponsored content

The power of curiosity
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IDEX Fire & Safety

Leave a legacy that will improve the fire service for generations to come
N.C. city firefighters, local State Farm agent partner to promote fire safety
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A State Farm representative donated a Fire Prevention Week kit to the Lenoir Fire Department ahead of the awareness campaign
Are you a true public safety agency or merely a post-incident response agency?
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Without a commitment to community risk reduction, your fire department can’t tout its role in the public safety business
Firefighting operations at sprinklered buildings equipped with industrial fire pumps
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Best practices for using built-in fire protection systems
On-demand webinar: Responding to chemical warfare and pharmaceutical-based agents
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The emergence of unconventional chemical threats
FRI 2023: Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell details 6 focus areas of the National Fire Strategy
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The U.S. fire administrator touted the work of the Fire and Life Safety Communicator’s Initiative and the collaborative effort to focus on the fire service’s messaging challenges through #FireServiceOneVoice
‘I solemnly swear to serve … well, actually, it depends’
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Whether to respond (or care) based upon who needs our help CANNOT be part of the equation
FRI 2023: How lithium-ion batteries are changing fire department response
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The fire service is uniquely positioned to lead the transition to more electric devices in our homes, workplaces and community as a whole
Every second counts: From fireground searches to ocean submersibles
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We work until all options are exhausted, on the fireground and at the depths of the ocean
Corrections and fire collaboration
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Before a fire breaks out, corrections staff and firefighters should pre-plan how to respond
Safety Stand Down Q&A: ‘Unanimous’ vote for 2023 lithium-ion battery theme
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Eric Valliere, chair of the Fire Department Safety Officers Association, spoke with FireRescue1 about this year’s safety push around electric batteries
The Fire and Life Safety Communicators Initiative: 1 fire service, 1 voice
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Detailing the U.S. Fire Administration initiative to create consistency of messaging among the fire service's many organizations and agencies
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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