Public Safety
Professional Expertise. Real-World Experience.
Public safety work demands more than an academic understanding of emergencies. The Safe Community Project utilizes licensed and certified EMS, fire, and wildland fire professionals because firsthand operational experience strengthens everything we do—from field operations and community risk reduction to planning, professional development, research, and public education. Our qualified personnel understand incident operations, responder safety, the Incident Command System, and the realities firefighters and EMS professionals face in the field. Through our public safety divisions in Southern California, these team members also work in collaboration with fire departments and other agencies, helping ensure that the programs, plans, training, and stories we create are informed by real-world experience and grounded in the needs of both responders and the communities they serve.
Vision Statement
Mission Statement
“To aid in the process of safeguarding lives, property, and the environment.”
Engaged People. Safer Homes. Resilient Communities.
- Community Risk Reduction Strategies and Tactics
- Community Risk Assessments Against Wildfire
- Home Assessments Related to Home Hardening
- Property Assessments Related to Defensible Space
- Re-population Support Following Active Wildfires
- Home Inspections for Fire Safety
- Community canvassing for fire safety
- Smoke Alarm Field Education (S.A.F.E.) for the LAFD
- Installation of FREE smoke alarms and CO detectors
- Fire safety education in area elementary schools
- Full Red Cross certification in CPR and use of an AED
- Hands-only CPR training for the general public
- Fireworks Risk Reduction for the general public
- EMS Support When Called Upon
The Divisions.
Each of the Southern California Divisions are made up of teams that operate not only independently, but in collaboration, both with one another, and with partners, including but not limited to the Los Angeles Fire Department, Glendale Fire Department, San Marino Fire Department, Murrieta Fire Department, Riverside City Fire Department, and the Riverside County Fire Department (CalFire).
