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Chief Officer Training Chief Officer Training CurriculumCurriculum

Community Risk ReductionCommunity Risk Reduction

Module 2:Module 2:

Developing Community EquityDeveloping Community Equity

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ObjectivesObjectives

Define community equity and Define community equity and relate it to community risk relate it to community risk reductionreduction

Describe the challenges to creating Describe the challenges to creating community equitycommunity equity

List the benefits to the individual List the benefits to the individual fire company and the organization fire company and the organization for establishing community equityfor establishing community equity

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Objectives Objectives (continued)(continued)

Identify community partnerships based Identify community partnerships based on community demographics, resource on community demographics, resource availability, community needs, and availability, community needs, and customer service principlescustomer service principles

Explain methods for creating and Explain methods for creating and maintaining community equity with maintaining community equity with individuals, groups, and organizations individuals, groups, and organizations through nontraditional programs, through nontraditional programs, services, and partnershipsservices, and partnerships

Identify elements necessary to create an Identify elements necessary to create an effective community risk reduction effective community risk reduction program at the neighborhood levelprogram at the neighborhood level

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OverviewOverview

The purpose of this module is to The purpose of this module is to create a strategy for developing create a strategy for developing and maintaining rapport and trust and maintaining rapport and trust through partnerships to achieve through partnerships to achieve community risk reduction at the community risk reduction at the neighborhood level.neighborhood level.

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Discussion QuestionDiscussion Question

What are some traditional ways What are some traditional ways the fire service has tried to the fire service has tried to reduce and manage reduce and manage risk?risk?

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Community EquityCommunity Equity

Community Activity Community Equity Community Dividends

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Discussion QuestionDiscussion Question

What do we mean by community What do we mean by community equity?equity?

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Individual and Small-Group Individual and Small-Group Activity 2.1Activity 2.1

The Challenges to Creating The Challenges to Creating Community EquityCommunity Equity

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Internal ChallengesInternal Challenges

Organizational climateOrganizational climate

Organizational cultureOrganizational culture

Organizational philosophyOrganizational philosophy

Organizational missionOrganizational mission

Organizational leadershipOrganizational leadership

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External ChallengesExternal Challenges

Public perception of safety Public perception of safety

Public perception of riskPublic perception of risk

Public perception of acceptable riskPublic perception of acceptable risk

Public perception of risk reductionPublic perception of risk reduction

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Logistical ChallengesLogistical Challenges

TimeTime

PeoplePeople

SkillsSkills

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Sociological ChallengesSociological Challenges

The sociological aspects of risk The sociological aspects of risk reductionreduction

Need for compassionNeed for compassion

FeedbackFeedback

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Brainstorming ExerciseBrainstorming Exercise

Benefits to Establishing Benefits to Establishing Community EquityCommunity Equity

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Discussion QuestionDiscussion Question

What are typical categories of What are typical categories of partnerships available in a partnerships available in a

community?community?

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Discussion QuestionDiscussion Question

What typical demographic What typical demographic characteristics would you need characteristics would you need

to consider in identifying to consider in identifying potential partners?potential partners?

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Discussion QuestionDiscussion Question

What customer service principles What customer service principles would be most applicable in would be most applicable in

helping to engage community helping to engage community partners?partners?

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Small-Group Activity 2.2Small-Group Activity 2.2

Identifying Typical Identifying Typical Partnerships Available in the Partnerships Available in the

CommunityCommunity

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Discussion QuestionDiscussion Question

What are some practical What are some practical methods we can use to help methods we can use to help

create a risk reduction program create a risk reduction program at the neighborhood level?at the neighborhood level?

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Module SummaryModule Summary

Community risk reduction begins Community risk reduction begins with the chief officer.with the chief officer.

Gaining trust and respect of the Gaining trust and respect of the citizens at the neighborhood level is citizens at the neighborhood level is critical.critical.

Community equity is the product of Community equity is the product of day-to-day actions of the individual day-to-day actions of the individual fire companies.fire companies.

Creating community equity opens Creating community equity opens the door to community change.the door to community change.