The Topeka Fire Department is one of 200 departments nationwide to participate in the National Fire Protection Association’s second phase of a pilot program mapping out community risk. [Alan Stahl, public education officer with the Topeka Fire Department] said the website can provide the Topeka Fire Department with information it has never had before. He said the department has always known the downtown area can pose a great fire risk because it is a “swell population.” Not as many people live there, but over 18,000 people drive down to work every day. The fire department can use the information to tailor fire prevention programs to specific areas or populations of the city.
Source: CJonline.com.
