Project description
Emergency Communications
System
Fire Department
Structure
Water Supply
System
Community Efforts Risk
Reduction
0 No emergency call center Non staffed No public water
supply
No programs or
enforcement
1 Uses direct dial 7 or 10 digit
number to reach either police or
fire ; i.e. 222-1212 or 222-2323 or
901-222-1212 or 901-222-2323
Staffed by first
responders only for
EMS calls; stations
are not open 24/7
No public water
supply; only dry
wells or ponds,
lakes, and streams
for drafting
Annual fire prevention
activities limited to schools
only
2 County 911 system non Enhanced
system; separate police & fire
dispatching
Staffed by part-time
paid-per-call EMS
personnel only; one
station open 24/7
Municipal fresh water
treatment; no
hydrants
Annual fire prevention
activities limited to schools
and senior centers
3 County E-911 (Enhanced) system
with central police & fire
dispatching
Staffed by full-time
paid EMS personnel
only; only one station
open 24/7
Municipal fresh water
treatment; hydrants
spaced greater than
1,000 feet apart
Annual fire prevention
activities and daily fire
inspections of high risk
occupancies
4 Municipal 911 system; non
Enhanced system; separate police
& fire dispatching
Staffed by full-time
paid EMS and fire
suppression
personnel; limited
number of stations
24/7
Municipal fresh water
treatment; fire
hydrants spaced
greater than 500 feet
apart
Annual fire prevention and
public fire safety programs
for all audiences
5 Municipal E-911 (Enhance)
system with central call intake
center with central dispatch or
police and fire dispatch on own
after E-911 call is received
Staffed by full-time
paid EMS and fire
suppression
personnel; stations
positioned
Municipal fresh water
treatment; fire
hydrants spaced 500
or less apart; total
community coverage
Staffed full-time Fire
Prevention Division; annual
fire prevention activities; fire
inspections; fire
investigations & code
enforcements
For this project, you will conduct an ISO/PPC like analysis of your community. Using a five-point rating scale where 0 is
the worst and 5 is the best, analyze and rate your communitys ability to address the four components used by ISO/PPC
in its rating system. Keep in mind that this rating is similar to, but not the same as, the ISO/PPC rating scale.
Primary differences include: this scale is backwards in that 0 = worst and 5 = best, and greater details are not included in
each of the four categories.
Using the rating-scale grid from above, analyze your own communitys fire service capabilities. If you are a fire service
employee, you will most likely know how your community operates and what services (emergency communications, fire
department structure, water supply, and risk reduction) are in place.
If you are non-fire service employee, you will most likely be able to assess two categories, emergency communications
and water supply, by simply knowing your emergency call system and seeing fire hydrants on the streets. For the two
remaining categories, you will need to call your local fire department and speak to a firefighter, or fire officer, who should
be pleased to answer your questions. You could also, time permitting, take a trip to the fire department and ask for a tour
for answers to your questions.
To finish the project, you will need to construct a grid similar to the one above, or identify each of the four categories with
their corresponding numerical rating number. Once you have analyzed your community and composed your numbering
system, write a brief paragraph for each of the four categories that supports your number selection for each category.
There is no right or wrong response here, as every student may have a differently constructed community. Your final
paper should be written in proper APA format, and include citations for sources as needed.
You must have a title page, double-spaced, with only the following information written in the center: title of paper, your
name, and university name. No reference page is required, no abstract is required, and no headers are required.
FIR 3303, Introduction to Fire Prevention 4
The finished paper should be a minimum of three pages of written grid/graph and narration; however, not more than four
pages in length. This page requirement does not include your cover page.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.
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