UPDATE:
The Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC) and its partners canceled the Community Risk Reduction (CRR) event scheduled for Thursday, March 16, on the Adams State University campus.
EARLIER:
Community Risk Reduction Week aims to raise awareness of local risks across Colorado and teach communities how they can reduce those risks.
The Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control and its partners are taking part. On Thursday, March 16, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. DFPC is hosting a multi-agency event that focuses on the issues fire departments, other public safety officials, and community leaders often face in mitigating safety risks, along with solutions, tools, and strategies to address them.
Fire departments and law enforcement agencies will conduct live demonstrations, open to the public. The event will take place at Adams State University on the Campus Green.
Demonstrations include:
Search and Rescue helicopter display
Stove-top cooking safety
Vehicle rollover demonstration by the Colorado State Patrol
Smoke alarm program
Child car seat safety
Fire extinguisher training program
Colorado mobile food truck safety
A live-fire demonstration of home fire sprinklers
Live Fire Firefighter Training Unit