1. Saint Paul Fire Department
Community Risk Reduction

2. Goal To reduce unintentional injuries of greatest risk
To promote healthy lifestyles
associated with leading chronic diseases
To reduce fires

3. What is the leading cause of non-fatal injuries to children?
Falls
Drowning
Fire/burns
Motor vehicle
Poisoning
Firearms

4. Falls

5. What is the leading cause of fatal injuries to children?
Falls
Drowning
Fire/burns
Motor vehicle
Poisoning
Firearms

6. Motor Vehicle

7. What is the annual cost of injuries?
$ 5 billion
$ 210 billion
$ 28 billion
$ 450 billion
$ 95 billion
$ 106 billion

8. $250 billion
Every year

9. INJURIES More children die from injuries than
from drugs, kidnapping, and childhood
diseases, combined.

10. Fire Questions…

11. How many fire deaths occur in the U.S. each year?
5000
3500
2000
1000
500 50

12. 3500

13. What percentage of fire deaths occur in people’ s homes?
20%
50%
80%
100%
60% 5%

14. 80%

15. What is the #1 cause of fires in St. Paul?
cooking
heating
children
smoking
electrical
arson

16. Cooking

17. What is the #1 cause of fire deaths?
cooking
heating
children
smoking
electrical
arson

18. SMOKING

19. Saint Paul Fire Facts 2004 -2010 = 15 fire deaths
Two 80+ yr olds, all others yrs.
10 out of 15 or 66% Male
80% in single family
80% poorest neighborhoods
Time of day was not a factor
6 smoking, 2 cooking, 1 electrical,
1 child-set, 2 burns, 2 undetermined,
1 suspicious

20. 3-Year Fire Causes 35% all fires cooking related
60% of all structure fires cooking related
65% occurred in single family dwellings
Majority of fires happened in:
Frog Town, North End, Lower Eastside, West Side

21. Saint Paul Emergency Medical Runs
Respiratory
Cardiac
Falls

22. Community Risk Reduction Programming
Based on data, trends, and demographics
Customer driven
Problem solving
Prevention oriented
Department-wide

23. Health Promotion Programs * Blood Pressure screenings
* Free pedometers through stations
* Employee health promotion
Pedometers and Ht Healthy Cookbook
* Fire Fit (Our Dream)
Events
* Celebrate A Health Heart!
* CPR training classes
* Neighborhood-based events
e.g. Polly’s Coffee Cove, Station 18 Centennial

24. Injury Prevention Highlights
Risk Watch
Fire Play Intervention Program
Follow The Footsteps To Fire Safety
Home Safety Literacy Project
Remembering When
Safe Kids Fun Nights
Smoke alarm and CO detector give-away Program
Project Safe Haven
Station Tours and Community presetations

25. Risk Watch Topics The eight risk areas covered in Risk Watch are:
• motor vehicle safety
• fire and burn prevention

27. St. Paul Injuries to Children Ages 0 – 14 8-year Study

28. Results In 6 years, total injuries down 23% falls – down 25%
motor vehicle injuries – down 32%
bike injuries – down 53%
airway obstruction incidents – down 9%
pedestrian injuries – down 26%
burns – already low, down by 32%
other injuries – down 31%

29. More Results
For 11 years, 15% improvement in safety knowledge test scores (Risk Watch)
86% reduction in children setting fires (from 200+ to 28 per year).
Recidivism rate of children who have successfully completed the Fire Play Intervention Program is less than 1%.

30. More Results
Follow The Footsteps To Fire Safety has been presented to over 70,000 preschool and kindergarten children.
Fires and pediatric burns in St. Paul are among the lowest in the nation compared to cities of similar size.
From , no fire deaths in Saint Paul of those at highest risk – the elderly and the very young – who are populations targeted by current fire department public education programs.

31. Mayor’s Initiatives #1 Ready for School, Ready for Life
Continue to expand programs in Head Start, preschools, ECFE and other early childhood programs with a focus on literacy.
Expand the current Home Safety Literacy program.

32. Mayor’s Initiatives #2 Safe Streets and Safe Homes
Develop partnerships and maintain proactive strategies that positively affect human behaviors leading to fires, unintentional injuries and chronic disease development.
Continue offering programs that engage and empower youth – Safe Kids Fun Nights, No school day programs, Safety
Camps, Risk Watch, Fire Play Intervention Program.

33. Mayor’s Initiatives # 4 Communities = Healthy Living
Promote optimal health and safety of the community by developing programs affecting specific health behaviors such as increased physical activity.
Add value to the city’s efforts to improve our pedestrian streetscapes through programs that teach pedestrian, bike and motor vehicle safety such as Risk Watch, Fun Nights and Safe Routes to Schools.

34. Making St. Paul The Most Livable City in America
by Preventing Injuries
and Chronic Disease
in our Community.