Assess, prioritize, reduce, and evaluate risk
Community risk reduction (CRR) coordinates emergency operations with prevention and mitigation efforts across the community and at the fire department level. Involvement of frontline personnel is critical for field data collection. A comprehensive CRR program improves the health of the community, firefighter safety, and the accreditation process. With GIS technology, your agency can more effectively identify hazards and develop an efficient CRR response strategy designed to reduce the risks facing occupants and firefighters.
Fire departments can use location intelligence to coordinate the functions of the community risk reduction cycle. Personnel can share risk assessment data seamlessly; assign CRR activities; and evaluate performance measures through planning, operations, and program review activities.
GIS can manage the creation and assignment of community risk reduction activities. These applications help fire service command staff and departments identify where high levels of risk are located, assign work to appropriate fire personnel, and review performance measures.
GIS applications provide a focused approach to reducing risks. The process begins with the risk assessment. These risks can be human made or naturally occurring. The assessment identifies risk in the community and allows public safety agencies to prioritize those risks. This initial step in preparedness allows for mitigation efforts, planning, and the ability to make data-driven decisions to deploy resources.
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A solution that helps you prioritize risks, manage mitigation and risk-reducing efforts, monitor outcomes, and engage the public.
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The Koriyama Fire Department in Japan created the Fire Log app to increase fire safety and public awareness.
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The Missouri Division of Fire Safety has saved time and expenses through automating its permitting and inspection processes.
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Learn how ArcGIS supports the process of community risk reduction and helps departments develop a more proactive posture.
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Firefighters use a mobile app instead of paper forms to quickly track hydrant inspections and help improve the maintenance of facilities.
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A new all-in-one app enables mobile workers to easily find assets and information, collect and edit data, and report their real-time locations.
Identify properties and buildings that could result in a loss of life, or have a negative impact on the community, if a fire were to occur.
Used to inventory fire pre-incident plans and understand hazards and risks that affect responding personnel and building occupants.
Fire Safety Survey can be used to conduct residential dwelling fire safety surveys that are part of a community’s risk reduction program.
Develop localized flooding scenarios & visualize the impact of flooding on public infrastructure, critical facilities, & vulnerable populations.
Inventory prevention and treatment resources, communicate the severity of the epidemic, and promote resources available to those in need.
Get maps that provide the situational awareness needed to save lives and protect property.
Better understand the spatial behaviors of fires, floods, and other natural hazards.
Accurately display available resources, provide first responders and call centers with more reliable routes, reduce emergency response times, and save lives.
Empower personnel with real-time location insight for better decision-making to keep your communities safe.
