Topic outline

  • Welcome

    Essentials of Community Risk Reduction


    Firefighters are respected in the community and are welcomed into homes as fire safety authorities. Firefighters help people make safer homes. Essentials of Community Risk Reduction provides the opportunity for firefighters (and other community volunteers) to build home fire and life safety expertise so the most effective messages and practices are used.

    Why do you need this course?

    • Home fires have changed - fire is faster, much faster
    • Smoke alarm guidelines have changed – one alarm is never enough
    • A safe home includes reduction of life safety risks as well as fire prevention
    • Capitalize on the messages that resonate and communicate with the high fire risk populations
    • Discover best practices to reduce loss, no need to reinvent lessons learned by others
    • Focus on risks specific to your community
    • Prove your program results in a safer community with model performance measures
    • Tips and resources to prepare for public speaking - no need to be terrified - get prepared! 
    • Lives are forever changed by youth firesetting. Stop youth misuse of fire.


    Click here to build your home fire and life safety expertise.


    Enter the enrollment key: CRR8413


    FAQ

    Do I need to complete the modules in the sequence they are listed? No, choose your own sequence. Check with your instructor if Essentials of Community Risk Reduction is part of a fire fighter or fire officer course. The instructor may have other requirements.

    How does it work if I want to go back to a module to find a resource? Log in, click on the module you need. Use the table of contents on the left side to go directly to a page.

    If I leave a module can I return at another time to complete it? Yes, and it is a “smart” course and will ask you if you want to return to where you left. Click yes.

    Do I receive a certificate for this course? Yes, if you complete all 7 lessons.