Effectively managing a fire, EMS, or a law enforcement agency presents complex challenges, not the least of which is conducting your business in a way that represents the needs and expectations of your community while being efficient and cost-effective. 

Your department can benefit from a third-party evaluation in many areas, including a review of current operations and service delivery, a complete staffing analysis, and the feasibility of shared service delivery through merger or consolidation. 

Choosing the right planning tools for your department depends on your needs, your community’s conditions, and your current and expected growth. Different types of planning tools are often confused with one another, and the terminology used to describe them often differs from place to place. Every fire, EMS, and law enforcement agency, large or small, should use a strategic planning process, resulting in a three to five-year “road map” for the organization. A Master Plan is a high-level, long-range plan that is particularly important for communities experiencing growth. 

It is essential that your fire department is deploying effective resources in a manner that aligns with community risk, has measured response performance, and is cost-effective. 

A Community Risk Assessment – Standards of Cover is focused on resource deployment – fire stations, apparatus, and people, that match the community needs.