Strategic Plan Services

The vendor is required to provide strategic plan services to develop a comprehensive strategic plan (3-5 year) and a future master plan (5-10 year).
- Strategic plan (3-5 year)
1. Needs assessment:
•    Evaluate department alignment with CFAI (commission on fire accreditation international) standards and iso PPC (insurance services office public protection classification) criteria.
•    Identify operational gaps in staffing, training, equipment, and policies.
2. Current service delivery assessment:
•    Analyze response times, staffing adequacy, apparatus readiness, and training programs.
3. Strategic plan development:
•    Define measurable short-term goals to improve operational efficiency, enhance community risk reduction, and advance accreditation readiness.
•    Provide actionable recommendations for staffing, apparatus utilization, training, and community engagement.
•    Develop a prioritized action plan with timelines, costs, and resource needs.
•    Review of mission, vision, and values statements.
- Master plan (5-10 year)
1. Future needs assessment:
•    Project future service demands based on community growth, development trends, and emerging risks. 
•    Assess long-term infrastructure needs, including fire stations, apparatus, and facilities. 
•    This includes evaluating city-owned facilities regarding location, staff accommodation, functions, and potential growth. 
•    Explore advanced staffing models to align with anticipated growth. 
•    Review and make recommendations regarding the inventory of apparatus and equipment, including age, condition, serviceability, distribution, deployment, maintenance, and future needs.
•    Analyze and geographically display current service demand by incident type and temporal variation. 
•    Evaluate service area population and demographics.
2. Master plan development:
•    Create a phased roadmap for staffing allocation, capital improvements, and risk reduction strategies. 
•    Align infrastructure and resource planning with guidelines and CFAI criteria.
•    Incorporate sustainability initiatives and technological advancements to future-proof agency operations. 
•    Recommend strategies for securing funding through grants, municipal budgets, and public-private partnerships. 
•    Identify and evaluate strategies for meeting long-term needs and aligning community risk with appropriate resources. 
•    Recommended approaches will offer short-range (one year or less), mid-range (1-3 years), and long-range (greater than three years) implementation timeframes.
•    Address facility improvements and relocations. 
•    Address changes to apparatus deployment, especially concerning future facility improvements and relocations.
•    Address staffing levels by division and function: operations, training, emergency medical services, community risk reduction, logistics.
- Budget: $52,000

- Questions/Inquires Deadline: November 19, 2025