Community Risk Reduction

The Firehouse.com Community Risk Reduction product category is a collection of information, product listings and resources for researching various fire prevention materials, fire and life safety equipment, community risk reducation materials and outreach options.
Mara H. Gottfried / Pioneer Press
This is the building prior to the fire.
Community Risk Reduction

Ex-St. Paul, MN, Police Officer Admits Setting Building Fire

Nov. 26, 2024
Tou Mo Cha faces 30 days behind bars and a fine for causing the negligent fire at the St. Paul building that housed his restaurant.
2 children dead, 3 others injured after mobile home fire in Canton Township
Operations & Training

Mobile Home Fire in Canton Township, MI, Leaves Two Children Dead

Nov. 25, 2024
Another child and two adults also were injured in the fire, Canton Fire Chief Christopher Stoecklein said.
3 people rescued from burning building in Jersey City
Operations & Training

Three Rescued from Jersey City, NJ, Apartment Building Fire

Nov. 21, 2024
An arson task force is investigating after a resident showed firefighters he found duct tape over a doorbell camera.
Darin Oswald /TNS
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.
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.
Wildland

Forest Service Hiring Freeze Could Eliminate CO Wildfire Prevention Efforts

Nov. 17, 2024
Colorado officials are concerned that the 156 positions facing cuts will reduce fire prevention and education efforts in multiple forests.