Fire Strategic Plan revised July 2002

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AP 5.36 Operations Division officers mainta.iz� a successful Mutual Aid Box Alarm System. PRIORITY 2. AP 5.37 Operations Divisio.n officers to develop, implement and maintain an effective plan for the efficient a.nd effective handling of hazardous materiais incidents. PRIORITY 2. AP 5.38 Obtain the approval, commitme�t and financial support from Council to transition the fire department,from a completelv paid-on-call department to a combination department. This will be accomplished bv hiring 4 full-time employees per year over a four-year period. On-dutv staffing in the �re station will then be provided usin� a combination of full-time and aid-on-cali �refi hters 24-hours a da ensurin uick res onse times to emer enc calls for service. PRIORITY 1. AP 5.39 Operations Division officers to complete a needs assessment of fire department equipment to determine the appropriate type and number of fire apparatus to efficiently and effectively serve the needs of the community, with special consideration for CFAI accreditation standards, NFPA standards and ISO requirements. PRIORITY 2. AP 5.40 Operations Division officers to work with the City Administration to secure funding for expenses associated with staffing special events, eliminating the need to fund these events from the operating budget. P1tIORITY 2. AP 5.41 Operations Division officers to periodically review the department's performance to the Emergency Responsc Standards ensuring thc dcpartment is meeting or exceeding the department's performance expectations. PRIORITY 2. AP 5.42 Operations Division officers to design and implement changes in the station staffing, callback protocols, and dispatching standards that results in a 30% aggregate reduction in total callback hours for firefighters. PRI4RITY 2. AP 5.43 Operations Divisian officers to cornplete an evalualion of the current dispatching systcm, evaluating the most efficient and effective dispatching delivery system for RFD, making recommenc�ations for upgrades to dispatching services, with consideration for CFAI accreditation standards, NFPA standards and ISO requirements. PRIORITY 3. AP 5.44 Operations Division officers to design and implement a"Dispatching Emergency Response Standard" that ensures calls are dispatch times do not exceed 30 seconds (of the receipt of the alartn), for 50% of all emergency calls, 60 seconds for 90% of all emergency calls, and 1 minute, 20 seconds, for 100°/a of all emergezzcy calls. PR�ORIT`Y 2. Prevention, inspections & public education The prevention of fires is the most basic objective of all fire departments. An accidental fire that is prevented by fire prevention and inspection services is a significant bencnmark of a fire department's success. In Roseville, the fire marshal and the �ire inspector are 44