Introduction to Community Risk Reduction
Course Hours: 8.0 Hours
Course Description
Introduction
to Community Risk Reduction (CRR) is a one-day course that is intended to
provide a basic understanding of Community Risk Reduction, how to evaluate the
risks and hazards that exist in a community, and create successful CRR
initiatives in any community. The students will also be introduced to
evaluation concepts as well as steps to creating an organizational culture that
embraces CRR.
Training Outcomes
The
expected outcome of this course is to augment the skills and knowledge of students to promote a change in culture for community risk reduction
programs. The benefit of students embracing this need to act will potentially result in a reduction of injuries, deaths, and property loss, thus reducing civilian fire fatalities and potentially reducing
the number of Line of Duty Deaths of emergency personnel.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Who Should Attend
The target audience for this course may include, but not be limited to the following: ? Fire/EMS personnel with an interest in advancing risk-reduction efforts in their community, including firefighters, investigators, inspectors, educators and others. ? Law enforcement personnel with an interest in advancing risk-reduction efforts in their community, including community relations officers, school resource officers, patrol officers and others. ? Emergency managers. ? Allied health and community service personnel.
Special Notes
This
course is a Coordinator Managed course.
Once students are selected they will receive confirmation. Applicants
not selected will be invited to apply for a future offering. The Course
Coordinator will provide information and handouts via email. All students should update their GPSTC
accounts to ensure the email address on file is up to date.
| Start Date | End Date | Location (Hover for more information) | Time | Course Number | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/19/2024 | 07/19/2024 | GPSTC, FORSYTH | 08:00 a.m. to 05:00 p.m. | FFAI24448 | Register |