Community Risk Reduction Coordinator Wilmington, NC Fire Department Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
Presentation Title: Zone Defense - Creating Community Risk Reduction Zones Leads to Practical Station Based Risk Reduction Research Focus: Community Risk Reduction Planning Zones Department: Wilmington, NC Fire Department Presentation Type: Power Point and Oral Presentations
Abstract: The purpose of this presentation is to illustrate the benefits of creating and utilizing Community Risk Reduction Planning Zones. The integration of bite-size Community Risk Reduction Planning Zones has facilitated station-based Community Risk Reduction strategies in our municipality, as well as bolster our accreditation efforts. Using planning zones has proved to be beneficial to risk reduction activities by building civic partnerships and creating a catalog of measurable strategies that can be plugged into similar planning zones throughout the municipality.
Wilmington, NC Fire Department’s fresh take on planning zones overlays land-use type with vulnerabilities to create palatable and effective risk reduction at the station level. Our risk reduction efforts in individual station areas can easily be identified and prioritized by station personnel, thus moving the line directly to the strategy phase of Community Risk Reduction.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion, participant will be able to modify the idea of CRR Planning Zones to fit the needs of their department.
Upon completion, participant will be able to connect the areas of highest risk within a response area to Station Based Community Risk Reduction activities.