Presented are contemporary approaches that emergency services organizations can use successfully to compete for dwindling resources, mechanisms to gather and analyze critical life safety data, proven actions to target community injury reduction, and how to build coalitions to better accomplish the changing mission of the fire and safety services. The course reflects current trends and practices suitable for immediate use by course participants. Strategic Analysis of Community Risk Reduction examines attitudes and values of senior fire agency executives and their relationship to creative, innovative, and effective fire and injury prevention activities. The course stresses the importance of building coalitions, alliances, and partnerships to accomplish far more than often can be done by a fire department on its own. It provides insights into how to develop important working relationships with other community groups not traditionally viewed in the past as partners.
Participants use case study and research methodology in their educational process.
Precourse reading assignments are required. There will be evening sessions. A limited secondary audience includes senior officials of related groups involved in community safety, including organizational leaders in health care, law enforcement, and injury prevention advocacy bodies. Students enrolled in the EFOP will be given priority. An Applied Research Project is a required postcourse activity.