The Statesville Fire Department takes pride in being a modern all-hazards fire department. As part of that mission, in 2009, the Statesville Fire Department developed a community risk assessment for the City of Statesville. Fire department personnel collected data, identified threats and hazards, and then documented the results. The problem was the Statesville Fire Department did not have a comprehensive method for updating the community risk assessment. The purpose of this research project was to develop a local process for updating the Statesville Fire Department's risk assessment.The action research method was used and the following questions were answered: (a) What are the nationally recognized standards for community risk assessments; (b) Does the current risk assessment meet the nationally recognized standards for risk assessment; (c) How can the Statesville Fire Department improve on conducting community risk assessment; and (d) Who should complete the community risk assessment? These questions were answered through a literature review, interviews, review of the current risk assessment and data sharing. Further, information was gathered to develop a procedure which will be used to update City of Statesville community risk assessment. Recommendations include implementing the policy developed, creating an employee notification system and inserting current census data to the current risk assessment.