community risk reduction
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Community Risk
Reduction Elysia Spencer, Spokane Valley Fire Department
Jamie McIntyre, Spokane Fire Department
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What is Community Risk Reduction?
Community Risk Reduction is the identification and prioritization of risks followed by the integrated application of resources to
improve public safety and reduce increasing call volume. (Strategic Fire, 2016)
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STEP 1: Identify Community Risks
STEP 2: Prioritize Risks
STEP 3: Develop Strategies & Tactics
STEP 4: Prepare the Plan
STEP 5: Implement the Plan
STEP 6: Monitor, Evaluate, and Modify the Plan
Strategic Fire: Vision 20/20Components of a CRR
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Fire Department JurisdictionsFire Department Jurisdictions
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207,000 residents69.46 square miles$54 Million367 personnel16 stations40,068 calls in 2016
Department Overview
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125,000 residents75 square miles$35.2 million201 personnel10 stations16,255 calls in 2016
Department Overview
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Existing Community Risk Programs
• Elementary School Fire Safety
• Jr. Fire Marshal Program
• Fire Safety House
• Juvenile Firesetter Intervention
• Home Fire Safety Visits
• Population-specific safety presentations
• Middle School Fire Safety: The Scientific Method
• Elementary School Fire Safety
• Hazard House
• Children’s Fire Safety House
• FireStoppers (Juveniles)
• Home Fire Safety Visits
• Population-specific safety presentations
• Remembering When: Fire and Fall Prevention for Older Adults
Existing Community Risk Reduction Programs
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Home Fire Safety Visits allow for direct transmission of home fire & life safety information to residents.
In a 45 minute visit, current fire safety conditions are evaluated and discussed, including:
• Smoke and CO alarms: location, age, and condition
• Heat sources: fireplaces, wood stoves, space heaters
• Common fire hazards throughout the home
• Fire escape: 2 exits from every bedroom & meeting place
• Special considerations for smokers, older adults, people who are deaf/hard of hearing
Community Risk Reduction:Home Fire Safety Visits
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If needed, fire personnel will install free smoke alarms or replace alarm batteries.
The goal of Home Fire Safety Visits is to empower the resident with the knowledge needed to make their residence safer.
Community Risk Reduction:Home Fire Safety Visits
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STEP 1: Identify Community Risks
STEP 2: Prioritize Risks
STEP 3: Develop Strategies & Tactics
STEP 4: Prepare the Plan
STEP 5: Implement the Plan
STEP 6: Monitor, Evaluate, and Modify the Plan
Strategic Fire: Vision 20/20Components of a CRR
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Example of Community Risk Reduction:
Fall Prevention for Older Adults
National Local
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Example of Community Risk Reduction
Fall Prevention for Older Adults
Unintentional Fall Death Rate per 100,000 in 2013:
• National: 56
• Washington State: 90
• Spokane County: 167
Spokane County’s rate of death from unintentional falls is nearly THREE TIMES the national rate!
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Intervention: Remembering WhenA fire and fall prevention program for older adults
• Population: 65 and older, lives independently• Referral: Community referral or self identify fire and/or fall risk• Message: 8 skills on falls prevention & 8 skills about fire safety • Format: Group Presentation
Individualized home safety visit• Evaluation: Pre and post using Health Belief Model to assess
perception of risk, perceived barriers, and resources• Partners: SFD, ALTCEW, SRHD, Falls Free Coalition, Red Cross,
Avista
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Our Ask: Participate in the
Community Risk Reduction Coalition
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Older adults who fall,
why it matters to us,
What are we going to do,
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Purpose: discuss and establish initial CRR priorities for programming in Spokane community.
Priority Populations: older adults, people living with disabilities, low income families, children, recent immigrants and refugees.
Option 1: Meet after COAD, 30 minutes for 12 monthsOption 2: Separate meeting, 1 hour a month for 6 months
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Spokane Fire Department
Community Risk Reduction Manager
509.625.7058
Jamie McIntyre
Spokane Valley Fire Department
Community Risk Reduction Specialist
509.892.4104
Elysia Spencer
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