Louis Marschik: OSFA Public Education Committee Report Community Risk Reduction - CRR Some of you may have heard of these three words and others may not. It is something that will be part of the fire service for many years to Oklahoma City FD come. Here are some of the basics that may help you understand this process called “CRR.” What is the definition of CRR? Community Risk Reduction (CRR) is a process to identify and prioritize local risks, followed by the integrated and strategic investment of resources (emergency response and prevention) to reduce their occurrence and impact. Typically, Community Risk Reduction programs use a six-step approach towards development. (Vision 2020) • Step 1: Identify Risks • Step 2: Prioritize Risks • Step 3: Develop Strategies & Tactics to Mitigate Risks • Step 4: Prepare the CRR Plan • Step 5: Implement the CRR Plan • Step 6: Monitor, Evaluate, and Modify the CRR Plan Where did CRR originate? In the spring of 2008, the Vision 20/20 National Forum brought some of the brightest minds in fire
safety together. They convened in Washington DC to determine how best to achieve the goal of preventing fire loss. (Vision 2020) What is the first step in CRR? Performing a Community Risk Assessment to better understand your communities’ risk is where it all begins. Gathering accurate data is one of the most important steps. Where can I go to learn more about CRR? The first place is https://strategicfire. org/ This is the Vision 2020 website that can answer all your questions. Secondly, our friends at NFPA are also supporters of CRR at https://nfpa.org/crr. Is there a CRR standard? Yes. NFPA 1300, Standard on Community Risk Assessment and Community Risk Reduction Plan Development. What is going on in Oklahoma, as it pertains to Community Risk Reduction? • Our Vision 2020 State Representative is Cody Banks from the Tulsa FD. • We recently had three fire departments participate in the NFPA Community Risk Assessment Pilot Project. They are Edmond, Midwest City and Oklahoma City. • Led by Cody Banks, Oklahoma is working on a “Statewide Collaboration and Engagement Framework (SCEF).” SCEF has a vision to build a national coalition of states utilizing best practices in Community Risk Reduction. Oklahoma is one of the original six states.
Example of a CRR program in action: Elk City FD serving homebound residents with vaccines It all began with two Elk City firefighter/paramedics assisting Beckham County Health Department with administering COVID vaccines. While serving the county, these two firefighters realized there was a great need to vaccinate the elderly and homebound in their community. They also knew the Elk City FD was set up perfectly to help this underserved population. They utilized a modified ICS system to manage the finances, ordering of supplies, scheduling, planning and public relations. Understanding that many older adults struggle with technology, they dedicated one phone line to carry out person-to-person communication. As of March 9, they have provided 95 Johnson & Johnson vaccinations to the homebound population and provided an additional 75 vaccines to folks at business PODS. As Brian Pierce stated, “We have seen a huge support for this, and all the feedback has been unbelievably positive.” He also stated that they received strong support from the health department, as well as their city manager Tom Ivester. Elk City FD saw a risk to their community and provided a program to reduce this risk. Multiple agencies supported and worked together to carry out this much needed program. The bottom line is they saved lives by providing this great “Community Risk Reduction” program. Great job Elk City Fire! Special thanks to the two firefighters, Kyle and Brian from ECFD that led this CRR program. Kyle Chervenka is the Chief Medical Officer, ECFD. Brian Pierce is the Assistant Medical Officer and PIO, ECFD
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