Community Risk Reduction Newsletter

May 2019
The purpose of this newsletter is to be a collection point of news, articles, and training related to Community Risk Reduction. This format is meant to keep us all up to date with the information that is being shared publicly. Because a link is provided to an article, it does not in any way endorse the information found on that link. Every community is different, having different risks, needs, and resources. Please feel free to share this newsletter with anyone you feel would benefit and thank you for subscribing. Articles, conferences, and training may be submitted to info@virtualcrr.com

Articles and News Regarding

Community Risk Reduction

Three Actions that can Help Volunteer Fire Departments to not only Survive but Thrive - Robert Avsec

Are Current Fire Prevention and Education Models Failing Us? - Fire Engineering

Merseyside Pilot Project to Address Li-ion Battery Fires - LetsRecycle.com

New Smoke Alarm Standards - Vision 20/20

Chief Mark Puknaitis on CRR in Naperville and Illinois - Vison 20/20 

Spring Lake Park, Blane, Mounds View, MN Fire Department Adds New Home Safety Assessment as one of their CRR Programs - SBM FIre

Focusing on Connections in Community Paramedicine - Fire Rescue 1

Hundreds of Sheep Used to Help Prevent Fires in South Reno - KOLO 8

First-of-it's-Kind Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Survey Underway - Security Sales and Integration 

Going Door to Door for Fire Safety in Vaughn - YorkRegion.com

Tackling Non-Emergency 911 Calls: UK College of Social Work Partners with Lexington Fire Department - WUKY

 Community Paramedics Curb Hospital Readmissions and Non-Emergency 911 Use - JEMS

Which Houses Survived Wildfire? Often, Those Built to Code - PHYS.ORG

Worchester Fire Chief Says People Need to See Live Burns; See the Value in Home Fire Sprinklers - NFPA Exchange

As Renovation Looms, How Will Officials Protect the iconic Salt Lake Temple from Fire? - Deseret News

 How a Fire Marshal and a Building Inspector were Swept Up into the Politically Charged Ridpath Development Imbroglio - Inlander

Smoking Hazards Fire Tip - Metro 17 Valdosta

Sound the Alarm - WTNH News 8

Community Nursing Helps Prevent 911 Calls - University of Washington, Bothell

 

Orange County Fire Prevention Officers Present - Fire Works Training
     May 22, 2019, 9:00-3:00,
     Honda Center,
     2695 E. Katella Ave., Anaheim, CA 92806