Category: Fire Prevention

Unit III Essay
Assignment objective: Your goal in this assignment is to analyze residential sprinkler and alarm systems legislation
utilizing scholarly resources and the theories presented in the unit. This will help you develop a deeper understanding of the
practical applications of the theories discussed throughout the course and encourage critical thinking.
Details: In this assignment, you are to provide a justification paper for residential sprinkler and alarm systems to the local
government. Assume the role of a representative from the fire department, and prepare a essay for your local government
that addresses the items listed below:
Explain the benefits and resistances of residential sprinkler systems. In the explanation, include the characteristics of
residential sprinkler systems, the application of residential sprinkler systems, and the components used in them.
Describe the reduction of property damage and decrease in fire spread when fire protections systems are utilized and
when they are not.
Summarize the elements of public water supply systems as they relate to fire protection systems.
Address the resistance concerns by providing researched-based arguments to discount those concerns.
Discuss the different conditions, situations, and circumstances used to determine alarm and detection system
requirements for structures.
Provide research data for at least one community that has benefited from residential sprinkler systems.
Take a stance on whether elected officials should or should not enact a sprinkler ordinance for new residential
construction.
Length: Your submission should be at least three pages in length, not counting the title page and references.
References: A minimum of two references are required, one of which should be scholarly/academic in nature and found in
the CSU Online Library. APA formatting should be used for citations and references. Use the definition to define the term in
the instructions.   

Unit III Proposal
Assignment objective: Your goal in this assignment is to analyze risks within your community and develop a community
risk reduction plan utilizing scholarly resources and the theories presented in the unit. This will help you develop a deeper
understanding of the practical applications of the theories discussed throughout our course and encourage critical thinking.
Details: Your assignment for the Unit III Proposal is to provide a risk topic, problem, and purpose statement (Segment 1) in
addition to demographics and department information for your CRR problem (Segment 2).
Segment 1
The first segment of your proposal should be in narrative form. Include specific information about the topics below in the first
segment.
Identify the risk topic, and explain why this risk is faced in your community.
Identify why your agency should initiate a risk reduction program. Provide your problem statement and your purpose
statement.
Identify the common theme with the major problems leading to the risk or loss of life.
Segment 2
The second segment will address your community demographics and department information. All your demographics need
to be in chart format. Include the following information in your demographics chart:
population,
square miles,
community housing makeup,
population breakdown, and
identified risk locations.
The second segment will require research to provide you with demographics and department information. In order to
develop a course of action to be undertaken in an effort to reduce risk, you must first gather sufficient data relative to the
demographics of your community. The Demographic Profile document provides helpful information for locating information
about your specific community.
Create a separate chart for department information. In the department information chart, review and provide your
department’s response data for overall runs and risk-specific responses (you may have to request the information from a
senior fire officer). FIR 3307, Community Risk Reduction for the Fire and Emergency Services 2
Combine both segments into one document for your proposal.
Note: If you are not currently employed with a department, you can often ask, through the Freedom of Information Act, to get
a copy of your local fire and emergency medical services (EMS) response demographics or annual reports, some of which
may be found online. If you cannot get the demographics or annual reports, request reports from an adjoining county.
As a part of the assignment, you will look at the number of responses associated with your project’s identified risk. You do
not need patient information. You may not have access to street or community locations for these responses, so you may
need to rely on your personal knowledge of your community. Combine both segments into one document for your proposal.
Length:Your submission should be at least 3-pages in length, not including the title page and references.
References: A minimum of 2 references are required, 1 of which should be Scholarly/Academic in nature and found in the
CSU Library. APA formatting should be used for citations and references. Use the definition to define the term in the
instructions. Definitions: Scholarly journals are sometimes called academic journals. The terms are often used
interchangeably to describe the same type of publication. These types of publications are published by universities,
academic institutions, professional associations, and commercial enterprises and are compiled by scholars, academics,