This 2-day course is designed to help fire and emergency services learn what community risk reduction is and how to build organizational support for it. This course will address the challenges that fire departments face in shifting their priorities from response to prevention. In many departments, community risk reduction is still considered a low priority. This course will show you how community risk reduction can help you and your department become more of a community player in times of decreased budgets.
This course includes 3 units of instruction:
- Unit 1: Components of Community Risk Reduction.
- Unit 2: Community Risk Reduction as a Service Priority.
- Unit 3: Building Organizational Support for Community Risk Reduction.
At the end of this course, students will be evaluated through a 25-question, multiple-choice examination. A final grade will be provided to each student. The minimum score needed to pass is 70.
Pre-course materials and course syllabus
| Instructions to Download Student Manual: | https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/ax/pcm/BYOD_Instructions_0636.pdf PDF 74KB |
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| Pre-course Assignment: | https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/ax/pcm/pcm_f0636.pdf PDF 22KB |
| Course Syllabus: | https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/ax/syll/syllabus_f0636.pdf PDF 118KB |
The target audience for this course includes:
- Fire and emergency services personnel who want to learn about community risk reduction.
- Fire and emergency services personnel who are currently involved with fire prevention and have an interest in advancing risk-reduction efforts in their community.
Upcoming offerings
| Dates | Availability | Location | Contact(s) | CCP |
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| December 5 - 6, 2023 | Stow, Massachusetts |
Alanna Malatos
Program Coordinator Department of Fire Services Massachusetts Firefighting Academy 978-567-3210 alanna.malatos@mass.gov
Heather Antell
Registration Assistant Department of Fire Services Massachusetts Firefighting Academy 978-567-3201 heather.antell@mass.gov |
CCP | |
| January 23 - 24, 2024 | Esopus, New York | CCP | ||
| February 6 - 7, 2024 | Cheektowaga, New York |
Christina Mastrella
Fire Protection Spec. NY State Fire 716-847-3893 Christina.mastrella@dhses.ny.gov
Christina Mastrella
Fire Protection Spec. NY State Fire 716-847-3893 Cristina.mastrella@dhses.ny.gov |
CCP | |
| March 12 - 13, 2024 | Victor, New York |
Christina Mastrella
Fire Protection Specialist NY State Fire 716-847-3893 Christina.mastrella@dhses.ny.gov
Christina Mastrella
Fire Protection Specialist NY State Fire 716-847-3893 Christina.Mastrella@dhses.ny.gov |
CCP | |
| May 18 - 19, 2024 | Reynoldsburg, Ohio |
Anita Metheny
Bureau Chief - Prevention Ohio Division of State Fire Marshal 614-752-7103 anita.metheny@com.ohio.gov |
CCP |