Strategic Plan Services

The Vendor is required to provide consultants 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 the 11th edition of CFAI (commission on fire accreditation international) standards and office PPC (public protection classification) criteria with the intention to see how department compares currently towards accreditation and what it would look like to become accredited based on where we currently are. 
•    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 and revision 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 from an operational standpoint. 
•    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 NFPA guidelines and CFAI criteria. 
•    Incorporate sustainability initiatives and technological advancements to future-proof department 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: operations, training, emergency medical services, community risk reduction, and logistics.