Community Risk Assessment
Municipal Emergency Services
Firefighter Safety And Health

With our extensive set of services, Malek Engineering is well positioned to assist both communities and fire departments understand and manage their community risk and better deliver emergency services. Our expertise includes community and building fire risk analysis, fire protection engineering, property loss prevention, fire department operations and deployment, and responder safety and health. This expertise, combined with our extensive knowledge of building and fire codes, NFPA standards, property insurance engineering guidelines, and safety and health standards, gives Malek Engineering the broadest perspective and a comprehensive understanding of community fire risk and emergency services operations and delivery. 

 

Our approach is to tailor our efforts to the specific needs of each client. That includes engaging with key stakeholders to gain their guidance, perspectives, and expectations and understanding the unique characteristics of each community or fire department. We then conduct the required assessments and analyses and use those results to develop focused solutions and recommendations.

SERVICES

COMMUNITY ASSESSMENTS

  • Community Hazard/Risk Assessment
  • Community Risk Reduction (CRR)
  • Municipal Water System Analysis and Modeling
  • Insurance Services Office (ISO) FSRS Evaluation and Analysis, Needed Fire Flow

EMERGENCY SERVICES DEPLOYMENT/DELIVERY

  • Standards of Cover
  • Personnel and Apparatus Deployment Analysis
  • Staffing Analysis/Alternative Staffing Models
  • Fire Station Location Analysis
  • Incident Data Analysis

FIRE DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS

  • Safety and Health Program Assessment and Development/NFPA 1500
  • Injury Analysis and Prevention
  • State OSHA Compliance Assistance
  • Target Hazard Assessments and Pre-fire Planning
  • Fireground Water Supply Evaluations and Hydraulic Analysis
  • Rural Water Supply Evaluations per NFPA and ISO Guidelines
  • NFPA Standards Compliance Assessments and Assistance (e.g. NFPA 1500, 1710, 1720, 1852)
  • Breathing Apparatus Program Assessments and Development
  • Special Hazards Firefighting (e.g. Flammable Liquid/Gas Firefighting)

FIRE PREVENTION/FIRE CODE ENFORCEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

  • International Fire Code (IFC)/ NFPA 1 Technical Assistance
  • Fire Prevention Program Development/Review