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Fall Prevention Coalition was founded in Derby, Kansas in 2024 with the initial intent to reduce falls in our older adult population. The city's Fire Marshal sought assistance from the community to answer a concern trend with emergency responses. Roughly 25% of all the emergencies responded to by the Derby Fire Department were related to falls in older adults. It accounts for nearly 700 calls per year. The real concern is the fire department continues to see the same individuals experiencing repeat falls. Beyond assisting the resident off the floor, they had no program to refer them to and no tools in their toolbox to provide these at-risk seniors with a good service. After 10 months of work, a group of concerns citizens made up of healthcare professionals, firefighters, and education professionals developed a fall prevention program under a 501c3 organization. The Fall Prevention coalition now provides in-home safety assessments, free access to mobility devices, a senior education series, access to nutrition, wellness, and exercises services as well as a growing pool of community resources to wrap-around our at-risk seniors with the hope of keeping them independent and in their homes for as long as possible.