Governor Pritzker Proclaims January 16-22 Community Risk Reduction Week in Illinois

SPRINGFIELD – The State of Illinois Community Risk Reduction Task Force announced that Governor JB Pritzker has proclaimed this week Community Risk Reduction Week. The goal is to raise awareness among the fire service that implementing risk reduction concepts will make communities and department safer. The idea originated with individuals from various fire departments across the country. Every 23 seconds, a fire department in the United States responds to a fire somewhere in the nation, causing an estimated $15.9 billion in property damage.
“Through the work of the State of Illinois CRR Task Force conducting and compiling the statewide risk assessment, valuable data is now available pinpointing not only statewide risks, but more localized risks that we can now work with our partners to help mitigate making communities safer across the state through programs like Be Alarmed,” said Acting Illinois State Fire Marshal Dale Simpson.