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To access the
Draft and Final Report & Slide Presentation
of the Key Largo Fire Department
Evaluation
go to the News Page.
MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT
The KLFR&EMS District Board identified a need
for a Management Assessment to be conducted at the Key Largo Volunteer Fire
& Rescue Department, Inc. to determine the manpower and vehicles resources
required to support the department.
Emergency Services Consulting, Inc. (ESCI) was
selected by the District Board to conduct the Needs Analysis Management
Assessment of the Key Largo Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department, Inc. ESCI
is a National firm that specializes in providing high-quality professional
fire consulting services throughout the United States and Canada.
ESCI is recognized as an expert in the field
by the emergency services community. This is confirmed by their ongoing
relationship with the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), the
United States Department of Defense, the Western Fire Chiefs Association,
the Florida Fire Chiefs Association, the National Fallen Firefighters
Foundation, the Washington State Association of Fire Chiefs, and the
National Volunteer Fire Council.
The major tasks included in this Management
Assessment include:
♦
Development of Project Work
Plan
♦
Review of Background
Information
♦
Stake holder’s Input
♦
Fire Department Agency Analysis
→ Organization Overview
→ Management
Component
→ Personnel
Management
→ Staffing
→ Capital Assets &
Capital Improvement Programs
Facilities
Apparatus/Vehicles
Support Equipment
Financing Methods
→ Delivery Systems:
Suppression, Rescue, EMS and HazMat
→ Training
Programs
♦
Development and Review of Draft Project Report
♦
Delivery and Presentation of Final Project Report
By interviewing stake holders; and capturing,
reviewing and analyzing data from the Fire Department, ESCI will be able to
provide objective, well-informed decisions regarding the personnel and
capital expenses required by the Fire Department; thereby allowing the KLFR&EMS
District Board to make more well-informed decisions when approving
departmental budget requests for personnel, vehicles and equipment.
The KLFR&EMS District Board is expecting the
Final Report in the 1st quarter of 2007.