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QUESTION

Has neighborhood outreach impacted fire incident rates, and what is emphasized in fire safety education?

1:06:05

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20 sec

Assistant Chief Kevin Woods is uncertain about the effect of outreach on fire incident rates but emphasizes the importance of educating on fire safety.

  • Kevin Woods acknowledges the uncertainty regarding the effectiveness of outreach efforts in changing fire incident frequencies.
  • Fire safety education is highlighted as a critical component of outreach, with a focus on prevention.
  • The initial outreach efforts concentrated on space heater safety.
  • The conversation reflects the ongoing need for fire safety education and adapting outreach focuses according to current risks.
Joann Ariola
1:06:05
Do you think that this outreach to these neighborhoods has reduced the number of incidences.
Kevin Woods
1:06:16
I'm I'm not sure if it reduced or increased the number of incidences, but we we could educate on the on the fire safety aspect of it.
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