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.
Don’t assume residents know what your department does; spell it out and explain how additional funding would positively impact community members
Corewell Health and the Grand Rapids Fire Department will launch a six-month pilot in January embedding a community health worker with EMS responses to redirect low-acuity 911 calls
Santa Monica’s new Advanced Provider Unit pairs a nurse practitioner with a firefighter/paramedic, freeing ambulances for critical emergencies and reducing unnecessary transports
Ensure your home is equipped with smoke/CO alarms, fire extinguishers, escape ladders and other vital safety products
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The University of Virginia is hosting a panel discussion on Oct. 3 to dive deep into the modern issues facing those dedicated to serving the community at large
Peterborough Fire and Rescue has teamed up with the ConVal chapter of End 68 Hours of Hunger to provide schoolchildren with secure weekend food
An analysis of a wildfire evacuation from the Lake Tahoe Basin area finds highway shutdowns and chaos
Sioux City Fire Rescue has seen a 21% increase in EMS calls over the past five years
Shanksville Chief Terry Shaffer reflects on how his family is inextricably linked to the tragedy – and how they continue to honor the victims and the community
Officials in Anchorage are using American Rescue Plan funding to demolish targeted abandoned houses
Firefighters finished extinguishing the fire inside the lab at Google’s Mountain View campus
Residents of Kula have begun to take it upon themselves to be ready for the next wildfire
Even if the potential for a wildfire response is rare in your community, every member should be up-to-speed on exactly what that response entails
This gear protects eyes, ears and extremities from power tool injuries
A week before the Upper Cemetery Fire burned near Spokane, underbrush and other fuels were removed
The Bluefield Board of Directors plans to have a fire, EMS and police campus built to help reduce response times
Guidance for embracing strategic, integrated community risk reduction
East County and Clark-Cowlitz fire chiefs understand security concerns but say a lack of access slows first responders
Following the Trump assassination attempt, first responders are fired or suspended for their social media comments
The camp offers kids a variety of traditional activities, as well as self-esteem and confidence-building sessions
We must consider patient evacuation, resource allocation and training ourselves and our communities in the wake of an assassination attempt on former President Trump
An Audubon Society group estimates there are approximately 150 people living in the Sepulveda Basin area
Firefighters in the Baton Rouge area take time to deliver CPR, and AED training to middle school students
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The Community Connect feature allows citizens to provide critical information to Newburyport firefighters
Arson in Flint rose 41% in 2023 compared to 2022 and is on pace to be higher in 2024
Rick Gilbert, Milton Hershey School senior director of campus safety, shares his strategy
New York City has over 1 million buildings, most of which predate 1960.
Over 2,000 illegal destructive devices and 10 pounds of bulk homemade explosives were also confiscated in Gardena
School’s curriculum, internship program prepared teen to properly react in critical moment
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