HomeMy WebLinkAboutPROCLAMATION re Community Risk Reduction Consent Agenda
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
FROM: Adiel McKnight, Deputy Clerk of the Board
DATE: January 13, 2024
SUBJECT: PROCLAMATION re: Proclaiming the week of January 20-26, 2025 as
Community Risk Reduction Week.
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
The week of January 20-26 is recognized nationally as Community Risk Reduction Week. The Board
has an opportunity to recognize the positive impact of risk reduction on the citizens and emergency
services of Jefferson County through the adoption of a proclamation.
ANALYSIS:
Community Risk Reduction is a data-informed process to identify and prioritize local risks, followed
by integrated and strategic investment of resources to reduce their occurrence and impact.
Additional background information on Community Risk Reduction Week can be found at
www.crrweek.org.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact to Jefferson County.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve Proclamation re: Proclaiming the week of January 20-26, 2025 as Community Risk
Reduction Week.
REVIEWED BY:
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Mark McCaul County Administrator Date
PROCLAMATION
COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION WEEK
WHEREAS, East Jefferson Fire Rescue responded to over 6,826 calls for service in 2023, including
102 fire-related calls, and 5,095 medical calls; and
WHEREAS, Quilcene Fire Rescue responded to over 572 calls for service in 2023, including 23 fire-
related calls, and 365 medical calls; and
WHEREAS, Brinnon Fire Department responded to over 536 calls for service in 2023, including 27
fire-related calls, and 362 medical calls; and
WHEREAS, Discovery Bay Fire & Rescue responded to over 108 calls for service in 2023, including
5 fire-related calls, and 103 medical calls; and
WHEREAS, most fire-related and many medical calls for service are preventable with an integrated
Community Risk Reduction program; and
WHEREAS, Community Risk Reduction is a data-informed process to identify and prioritize local
risks, followed by integrated and strategic investment of resources to reduce their occurrence and impact; and
WHEREAS,the goal of Community Risk Reduction is to reduce the occurrence and impact of
emergency events for our community members and our emergency responders through deliberate action in
the areas of the five E's of Education, Engineering, Enforcement, Emergency Response, and Economic
Incentive; and
WHEREAS, the value of community support from local, county, and state partners to address
community risks is recognized to meet the demands on career and volunteer members of the fire service
agencies in Jefferson County; and
WHEREAS, Monday, January 20, 2025, is Martin Luther King Day and is nationally recognized as a
National Day of Service and an opportunity to reduce the risk in the community through a series of
educational and other programs; and
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Jefferson County Commissioners hereby
recognize January 20-26, 2025 as
COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION WEEK
to raise awareness of the importance of Community Risk Reduction and an opportunity to make the
community safer.
PROCLAIMED this 21'day of January 2025.
SEAL: JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Heidi Eisenhour,Chair
ATTEST: Greg Brotherton, Member
Carolyn Gallaway, CMC Clerk ofthe Board Heather Dudley-Nollette, Member