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    The Firehouse.com Community Risk product category is a collection of information, product listings and resources for researching various fire prevention, community risk reduction, fire & life safety and fire investigation options.
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    A wildfire in September came close to residencies in Columbia Beach.
    Community Risk

    Single Road only Wildfire Escape Route for Some Boise, ID, Residents

    Nov. 19, 2024
    Developers have repeatedly acknowledged the fire risks and the need for another road.
    Rebecca White for New York Daily News
    FDNY firefighters work in Prospect Park in the borough of Brooklyn. Days earlier, firefighters were called to a brush fire in the park during a severe drought.
    Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post
    Glenwood Canyon Manager Colleen Pennington hikes the trail to Hanging Lake in May 2022, near Glenwood Springs, CO. Hanging Lake survived the Grizzly Creek fire that burned 33,000 acres in 2020, but the damage triggered a series of floods that led to closures off and on in the years since.
    Photo courtesy of the Burton, SC, Fire District
    If the fire service continually educates communities about fire tragedies of the past, public uproar over the needless loss of life can prompt lawmakers to take action to prevent or reduce further loss.
    Photos courtesy of the Petaluma, CA, Fire Department
    Understanding and meeting the needs of the community requires involving residents in the planning and implementation of resilience initiatives.
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    Operations & Training

    Prison for Sweet Home, OR, Church Arsonist

    Nov. 1, 2024
    The man who told a judge he set the fire 'because I don't like church,' was sentenced to five years.
    Volunteer fire department in Pennsylvania apologizes after depiction of Kamala Harris in parade
    Community Risk

    Mount Pleasant, PA, Fire Officials Apologize after Depiction of VP Harris in Parade

    Susan Nicol
    Nov. 1, 2024
    The fire department-sponsored Halloween parade included a chained woman in a pants suit being led down the street.
    Courtesy John Shull
    When public information officers (PIOs) discuss with a reporter or anchor the main message that they want to get across before the interview, they provide the reporter or anchor the ability to get a PIO back on track if the PIO loses his/her train of thought.
    Technology

    Fire Department PIO Techniques: 5 Keys to Success

    John Shull
    Nov. 1, 2024
    John Shull says public information officers can develop tools that put them in the best position possible to serve their community when they are interviewed and speak at events...
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    Community Risk

    New Honolulu Fireworks Measure Explodes on Mayor's Desk

    Oct. 31, 2024
    Mayor Rick Blangiardi said he vetoed the law that would have allowed certain fireworks after hearing safety concerns from Honolulu fire officials.
    Hundreds of ballots destroyed in drop box fire
    Operations & Training

    Ballot Box Fires in Oregon and Washington are Connected, Police Say

    Oct. 29, 2024
    The FBI is investigating the three fires that have prompted higher police presence near ballot boxes.