WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) – The Derby Fire Department is taking proactive steps to reduce the number of falls in the community. According to Derby Fire Marshal Jonathan Marr, fall-related calls make up 26% of the department’s runs.

In April 2024, firefighters helped form the Derby Fall Prevention Coalition, a group of community partners dedicated to fall prevention. Now a registered nonprofit, the coalition provides in-home services such as installing handrails, raising chairs, or lowering beds to make daily movement safer.

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