Safety departments are awash with valuable community data, but figuring out how to use this mountain of information can be daunting. We talk to former Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Derrick Sawyer, one of the leading experts on Community Risk Reduction, about how fire departments can better use their data to create impactful programs to reduce risk. He also discusses a new digital tool out this month to help departments make sense of CRR.

ALSO: A full day virtual workshop called, “Community Risk Reduction: Insights to Action,” takes place July 20, as part of NFPA’s 125th Anniversary Conference Series. To see a list of presentations and to register, visit nfpa.org/CRR-track.