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Building Organizational Support for Community Risk Reduction F0636

Training Specialist


Michael Weller
301-447-1476

Delivery type


2-day off-campus

Continuing education units


1.3

ACE recommendation


In the lower-division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hour in emergency management.

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
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.

There is a pre-course assignment that should take about 1 hour to complete.

Upcoming offerings

Email or call the official under Contact(s) if you are interested in attending a course.
Dates Availability Location Contact(s) CCP
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
William Freer
Deputy Chief
NY State Fire
845-224-2210
William.freer@dhses.ny.gov
Brian Benstead
Deputy Chief
NY State Fire
716-847-3934
Brian.benstead@dhses.ny.gov
CCP
February 6 - 7, 2024 Cheektowaga, New York
Christina Mastrella
Fire Protection Spec.
NY State Fire
716-847-3893
Christina.mastrella@dhses.ny.gov
Brian Benstead
Deputy Chief
NY State Fire
716-847-3934
Brian.benstead@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
Brian Benstead
Deputy Chief
NY State Fire
716-847-3934
Brian.Benstead@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