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Chief Officer Training Curriculum. Community Risk Reduction Module 2: Developing Community Equity. Objectives. Define community equity and relate it to community risk reduction Describe the challenges to creating community equity - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
United States Fire Administration
Chief Officer Training Chief Officer Training CurriculumCurriculum
Community Risk ReductionCommunity Risk Reduction
Module 2:Module 2:
Developing Community EquityDeveloping Community Equity
CRR 2-2
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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
CRR 2-3
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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.
CRR 2-5
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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?
CRR 2-6
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Community EquityCommunity Equity
Community Activity Community Equity Community Dividends
CRR 2-7
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Discussion QuestionDiscussion Question
What do we mean by community What do we mean by community equity?equity?
CRR 2-8
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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
CRR 2-9
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Internal ChallengesInternal Challenges
Organizational climateOrganizational climate
Organizational cultureOrganizational culture
Organizational philosophyOrganizational philosophy
Organizational missionOrganizational mission
Organizational leadershipOrganizational leadership
CRR 2-10
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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
CRR 2-11
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Logistical ChallengesLogistical Challenges
TimeTime
PeoplePeople
SkillsSkills
CRR 2-12
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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?
CRR 2-15
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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?
CRR 2-16
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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?
CRR 2-17
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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
CRR 2-18
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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.