CHRRP
Hazard recognition, emergency preparedness, exposure reduction, household planning, communications, and protective decision-making.
About
Practical preparedness. Better decisions. Lifesaving capability.
The Institute for Community Risk Reduction (IFCRR) is a California nonprofit public benefit corporation focused on helping people and communities prepare for emergencies, reduce risk, make effective protective decisions, and take lifesaving action when it matters most.
Why IFCRR exists
Turn preparedness information into usable capability.
IFCRR was established to address a practical gap in community readiness: people are often provided information about hazards and emergencies without sufficient opportunity to develop the plans, decision-making skills, and hands-on capabilities needed to act on that information.
Our programs translate preparedness concepts into practical actions that individuals, households, organizations, and communities can use before and during emergencies.
Mission
Strengthening community safety and resilience.
The Institute for Community Risk Reduction strengthens community safety and resilience through education, training, and programs that improve hazard awareness, emergency preparedness, protective decision-making, and lifesaving capability.
What we do
Two core program systems with focused supporting capabilities.
CHRRP and CLASP form the core of IFCRR's training model. Protective Decision-Making workshops and Preparedness Demonstrations & Outreach provide additional ways to address specific community and partner needs.
CLASP
CPR/AED, first aid, Basic Life Support, bleeding control, emergency recognition, and immediate lifesaving action.
Our approach
Structured, practical, and designed to learn.
- Practical application rather than awareness alone
- Local hazards and audience needs rather than generic messaging
- Scenario-based decision-making where appropriate
- Hands-on skills practice for lifesaving training
- Defined learning objectives and consistent materials
- Evaluation appropriate to the program and pilot goals
- Continuous improvement based on participant and partner feedback
Leadership
Combined leadership experience spans public health, emergency management, occupational and environmental health, military operations, hazardous materials, emergency response, fire service, and training.
Doug Harrington
Co-Executive Director — Program & Public Health
Doug Harrington leads program development, evaluation, public-health integration, and technical content for IFCRR.
His professional background spans industrial hygiene, environmental health, occupational safety, emergency management, public-health preparedness, and hazardous-materials response.
Doug's work has included hazard recognition, exposure assessment, risk reduction, emergency planning, community preparedness, training development, and support for complex operations across military, healthcare, pharmaceutical, industrial, and public-sector environments.
He is an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and an American Heart Association Heartsaver/BLS instructor aligned with an AHA Training Center. His preparedness and response experience also includes participation with the California Medical Assistance Team (Cal-MAT), Medical Reserve Corps, Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), and STOP THE BLEED® training.
Within IFCRR, he is responsible for program architecture, curriculum development, evaluation systems, technical quality, public-health alignment, reporting, and strategic program development.
Daran Osborne
Co-Executive Director — Training & Safety Operations
Daran Osborne leads training delivery, field operations, instructor coordination, and operational safety for IFCRR.
He is a retired Captain with the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department with more than two decades of fire-service experience, including service as a Hazardous Materials Team Leader. His background includes emergency response, incident management, hazard assessment, and training in high-risk environments.
He has also served as a hazardous materials instructor supporting Cal OES/CSTI programs and as a HazMat/Rescue Specialist with FEMA Urban Search & Rescue Task Force 8.
Daran is an authorized Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) instructor, a former Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), and an American Heart Association Heartsaver/BLS instructor aligned with an AHA Training Center.
Within IFCRR, he is responsible for training delivery systems, instructor oversight, field operations, operational safety, and certification-course coordination.
Governance
Accountable nonprofit leadership.
IFCRR operates as a California nonprofit public benefit corporation governed by a Board of Directors. The Board provides governance, fiduciary oversight, strategic direction, and organizational accountability.
Day-to-day operations are managed through a co-executive leadership structure with defined program, technical, training, and operational responsibilities.