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City of Charlottesville, VA Fire
Department
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| Chapter: | III - Fire Department Organization |
| Subject: | Department Goals and Objectives |
| Code: | 1-III-4 |
| Revised: | 6-6-96 |
A. To promote efficient and effective Fire Department
operations through realistic goals and objectives.
B. To inform all Fire Department members of current
departmental goals and objectives.
C. To establish organizational direction and measurable
accomplishment through well defined goals and
objectives.
A. To annually review and establish goals and objectives
for all subdivisions of the Charlottesville Fire
Department in accordance with the department's general
organizational goals.
B. To keep Fire Department members informed as to
current goals and objectives of the Fire Department
and its sub-units.
C. To actively pursue, insofar as possible, the
accomplishment of established objectives and the
regulation of departmental goals.
It is the responsibility of all Fire Department members to
strive for and meet the established departmental goals and
objectives.
A. To provide cost effective, high levels of service in
the protection of life and property from fire, panic,
and related hazards, and also provide highly skilled
services in the fire prevention, building inspection,
arson investigation, and educational programs.
B. To work together with other departments to achieve
proper design in planning of new developments so as
to insure effective fire-related requirements that
will provide reasonable protection against fire and
panic.
A. Goals
l. Effectively manage departmental resources by
establishing reasonable and effective policies
and procedures to meet organizational goals.
2. Provide adequate staff and equipment to an
alarm location with acceptable response times.
3. Provide public education in fire prevention,
rescue, and other city services.
4. Continue to evaluate the department's standards,
policies, and procedures.
B. Objectives
l. Total fire costs for Charlottesville (expenditures
per $l0,000 of property value plus loss per $l,000
of property value) shall be below that of other
comparable Virginia municipalities.
2. Sick leave for the department shall not exceed
an average usage of more than five (5) days per
member per year.
3. Complete the four (4) books of the Charlottesville
Fire Department Operations Manual and institute the
review and revision policy of said manual (See
l-I-3, 3.07).
4. Provide a system for personnel contracts for
Fire Captains.
A. Goals
l. Provide a cost efficient fire fighting force.
2. Serve the public through public safety education,
business inspections, and information referral.
B. Objectives
l. To complete ninety (90) percent of the
emergency responses within the City in five (5)
minutes or less.
2. To complete seventy (70) percent of the emergency
responses to the urban area of Albemarle County
in ten (l0) minutes or less.
3. To receive and dispatch ninety-five (95) percent
of fire alarms within one (l) minute for City
alarms and within two (2) minutes for county
alarms.
4. Continue to evaluate ways to reduce response
times.
A. Goals
l. To administer the departmental training program
within the guidelines adopted by the Fire Chief.
2. To establish on-going training programs for the
fire department.
3. To maintain training records of all employees as well
City Volunteer Company members on departmental com-
puter system and to maintain a hard copy back-up re-
cord for each employee and Volunteer member.
4. To provide a structured training program for the City
Volunteer Company
B. Objectives
l. To periodically evaluate training programs of this
department to ensure they are current and relevant.
2. To evaluate basic skills level of personnel through
company evolutions and to provide teaching oppor-
tunities for non-instructors.
3. To assist departmental personnel in their individual
career development and professional certifications,
keeping re-certifications current and up-to-date for
all department personnel.
4. To provide, through the in-house training program, at
least 20 hours of training per month for departmental
personnel.
A. Goals
l. To provide public education as it relates to fire
safety and protection.
2. To provide high level business inspections to
maintain them in a condition meeting current
codes and ordinances.
3. To improve the current level of fire protection
related to control of hazardous occupancies,
processes, and required fire protection systems.
4. To reduce the possibility for fire in all
buildings in the community through fire prevention
inspections.
5. To reduce the incident of arson and establish cause
and origin of fire.
6. To ensure all construction projects meet fire/
safety standards.
7. To provide quality enforcement of City Codes.
B. Objectives
l. To conduct l500 business inspections per year.
2. To prepare 2l6 pre-fire drawings per year.
3. To investigate any fires of suspicious origin or
cause.
4. To transfer fire prevention records onto a
computer system.
5. To prevent fires occurring within inspectable
properties from exceeding more than ten (l0)
percent of the total building fires occurring
within the City.
A. Goals
To maintain department fire stations and equipment
in a clean, safe, and respectable condition.
B. Objectives
To perform daily maintenance routine as established
in work schedule.
A. Goals
To maintain the Charlottesville Fire Department's
assigned vehicles and apparatus at a safe, reliable,
and operational level.
B. Objectives
l. To limit failure of motorized apparatus to less
than one (l) percent of company runs.
2. To thoroughly service each engine and truck at
least every six (6) months.
3. To service the department's light vehicles at
least every 3,000 to 5,000 miles used.
A. Goals
To maintain a trained group of people who can provide
assistance to Fire Fighters on alarms in the
Charlottesville area.
B. Objectives
l. To provide standard guidelines for protective
clothing, behavior, and procedures.
2. To provide training to volunteer members and
establish the Fire Fighter I level as the
minimum qualification for volunteer members.
3. To encourage better communication, cooperation,
and coordination of efforts between the paid
and volunteer Fire Fighting personnel.
4. To establish a minimum volunteer response at
nine (9) qualified members.
A. Each shift Fire Captain and Station One Fire Lieutenants
shall submit completed Objective Schedules according to
1-VII-17.
B. The Objective Schedule shall state all training,
inspections, and daily activities to be completed
during the up-coming month.
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