The Everett Fire Department is among the first 25 agencies nationwide to be awarded a National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) grant. The grant allows the department to participate in the first round of the NFPA Community Risk Assessment (CRA) pilot project, which will eventually have 50 participating agencies.
A CRA is an in-depth evaluation that identifies, prioritizes, and defines the risks that pertain to the overall community at the lowest level that data can be in as a target set, such as a street block or parcel. The CRA is an important first step in a community risk reduction (CRR) process.