Skip to content
2025 SFMO Outreach Survey
Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. Your responses help the Bureau of Outreach and Education better support fire departments and communities across the state. This informs the resources and trainings we create in 2026.
1.
Email Address
*
2.
Does your department have a designated position that focuses on community outreach?
(Required.)
Yes
Yes, unofficially (Not a job title.)
No
*
3.
Which types of public education events does your fire department participate in? (Check all that apply.)
(Required.)
K-12 School Visits
Home Safety Visits
National Night Out
Fire Prevention Week
Senior Safety Day
Other (please specify)
*
4.
Who did you collaborate with in your fire and life safety efforts during 2025?
(Required.)
American Red Cross of Northern New England
Civic or Service Groups (e.g., Rotary, Lions, Kiwanis, etc.)
Fire Inspectors/Marshals/Chiefs State Associations
Health Centers
Law Enforcement Agencies
Local College or University
Local Hospital
Local Library
Local Town Halls/Administration
NH Fall Risk Reduction Taskforce
NH Safe Kids
NH State Fire Marshal’s Office
Northeast Carbon Monoxide Alliance
Parks, Community Recreation
Places of Worship
Restaurants
Schools (PreK – 12)
Scouts of America (Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts)
State Agencies (Marine Patrol, Forest & Lands, State Police, Fish & Game, etc.)
Other (please specify)
5.
If you used any NH SFMO resources, what feedback do you have?
*
6.
What could help your department's public education efforts? (Check all that apply.)
(Required.)
Training for fire and life safety educators
Activity ideas and lesson plans
SFMO staff support at events
Digital resources
Other (please specify)
*
7.
What training topics would be valued by your department? (Check all that apply.)
(Required.)
Community Paramedics / Community Nurses
Community Risk Reduction (CRR)
Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPP)
Creating a Community Risk Assessment (CRA)
HazMat
Hoarding
Homeless / Unsheltered Populations
Inspections
Investigations
NERIS / Data Literacy
Older Adult Falls Prevention
Public Education (Fire & Life Safety)
List any other topics you want to see:
*
8.
Would you be interested in participating in a network for any of the following topics? (Check all that apply.)
(Required.)
Community Risk Reduction (CRR)
Fire & Life Safety Educator
Hoarding
Fall Risk Reduction
Other (please specify)
None of the above
*
9.
Do you have a designated person to work directly with youth?
(Required.)
Yes
Yes, unofficially (Not a job title.)
No.
*
10.
What is the standard operating procedure for when you come across a youth who has set fires?
(Required.)
Refer incident to the NH State Fire Marshal's Office
Refer incident to the local police department
Refer to DCYF
Utilize age-appropriate fire safety education
Use a recognized assessment (i.e. Oregon Assessment Tool) to conduct a youth firesetter assessment
Other (please specify)
*
11.
If you have taken a referral or conducted an assessment for a youth firesetter, what was your follow-up? (Check all that apply.)
(Required.)
Connect family to community partners
Fire safety education with the family
No follow up
N/A
Other (please specify)
*
12.
Which county is your department located in?
(Required.)
Belknap
Carroll
Cheshire
Coös
Grafton
Hillsborough
Merrimack
Rockingham
Strafford
Sullivan
