FIRE 265 — Community Risk Reduction
This course prepares students to better protect community residents and first responders by applying a comprehensive risk -reduction process in collaboration with community partners. Community Risk Reduction (CRR) gets to the heart of community safety and health by “getting ahead of the emergency call” by assessing community risks, establishing priorities, developing plans and partnerships, and implementing targeted interventions designed to reduce the losses that negatively affect people, property and natural resources. This is a writing - intensive course with weekly draft and final paper assignments, as well as a practicum assignment working with a local agency developing a community risk assessment and community risk reduction plan for a selected community risk. The course also requires the development and defense of a Fire Science Capstone Portfolio documenting attainment of Fire Science learning outcomes through student academic and professional growth. Prerequisite(s): ENGL-100 or ENGL-101, 30 credits toward major Corequisite(s): none French Courses (FREN)