CRR Radio

In this episode we talk with retired Australian Fire Chief Neil Bibby about how a group of fellow retired chiefs are coming together to work on the issue of the convergence of CRR and climate change. We also talk about how CRR is being implemented in Asia and what lessons we might learn from their experiences. You can reach Neil Bibby at [email protected]. Some links of interest from this episode's podcast: The Climate Council https://www.climatecouncil.org.au Bushfire & Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre http://www.bnhcrc.com.au

In this episode of CRR Radio we talk with Assistant Chief Rich Lewellyn with the Everett (Washington) Fire Department about his Executive Fire Officer research paper that focused on using GIS to identify opioid usage and create a data-visualization tool that could help communities in allocating resources to fight this epidemic. This paper is available for download from the National Fire Academy https://nfa.usfa.fema.gov/pdf/efop/efo244696.pdf

Chelsea Rubadou, Community Risk Reduction Strategist with NFPA talked with CRR Radio about the new standard, NFPA 1300 Standard on Community Risk Assessment and Community Risk Reduction Plan Development. This standard will be available in early June, and Chelsea gives us a great overview. And be sure to listen all the end for an update on the new CRA grant project that NFPA is launching!

In this episode of CRR Radio we chat with Naperville (IL) Fire Chief Mark Puknaitis about how they are using community risk reduction in Naperville and across the state of Illinois through the Illinois Fire Chiefs Association. Also, be sure to check out the free CRR resources available to you from The Vision 20/20 Project, including the Fire Safety Materials Generator where you can create customized flyers, door hangers, refrigerator magnets and more at http://materialsgenerator.strategicfire.org.

Underwriters Laboratories has come out with a new standard for smoke alarms that radically changes the landscape. The new requirements are designed to make smoke alarms more responsive to a range of fires, yet also reduce the number of nuisance alarms. In this episode we talk with Bruce Johnson about the changes and what it means for the CRR community. You can find out more information at https://smokealarms.ul.org.

In this episode we talk with the CPSE Commission on Fire Accreditation Program Director Karl Ristow about the intersection of CRR and Accreditation and how CRR is a vital part of the accreditation process. You can learn more about accreditation at the Center for Public Safety Excellence at www.cpse.org.

Watch Commander Paul Speight from the Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service in the United Kingdom talks about how they are using virtual reality and 360 degree video in training the fire service and the public. This cutting-edge application has the promise of revolutionizing how to provide information in an incredibly engaging, realistic way that results in effective behavioral change. You can see the driving training in action here https://youtu.be/qztSyReEVc0, behind-the-scenes on the road safety film, and learn more about Leicestershire Fire and Rescue on their website https://leics-fire.gov.uk/

In this episode we talk with FF/PIO Corey Lewis from the Richmond, Kentucky, Fire Department.  RFD was one of the 25 agencies across the nation that took part in 2018's Town/Gown Fire Safety Community Service Project, a partnership between First Alert, the Michael H. Minger Foundation and Campus Firewatch, that connects college students with fire departments to install smoke alarms in at-risk homes. RFD took it to another level by also doing it on Martin Luther King Day as a community day of service with 53 students from Eastern Kentucky University. By using analytics, they were able to create heat maps identifying the at-risk parts of the community to better focus their efforts.

In this episode we talk with Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell from the IAFF about two of the data projects she is working on - FireCARES and NFORS. In addition to what Dr. Moore-Merrell is telling us in this podcast, you can learn more about them at http://www.firecares.org and http://www.nfors.org. Also, a new organization has been created that will be the host for both of these data projects, http://www.i-psdi.org.

In this episode we speak with Chief Nate Trauernicht, CFO, from the UC Davis Fire Department in California. Chief Davis heads up one of the few campus-based fire departments, and has a unique set of challenges when it comes to protecting the campus and students. His department has taken a very proactive approach through Community Risk Reduction to help teach the students lifelong skills.  As a bonus, during the conversation Chief Trauernicht was talking about the Social Media Style Guide that his department developed that they are sharing with other fire departments across the nation to help them in their outreach efforts. https://fire.ucdavis.edu/resources-fds