What is Strategic Business Planning for the Fire Service?

Robert Griffin
Firefighter
Skyland Fire Rescue

Workshop: Friday, August 13
2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

“Strategy means making clear-cut choices about how to complete.” – Jack Welch, Former CEO, General Electric;

“A strategy is a commitment to undertake one set of actions rather than another.” – Sharon Oster, Professor, Yale University;

“Without Strategy the organization is like a ship without a rudder.” – Joel Ross and Michael Kami, authors and consultants.

Emergency Service agencies develop action plans for incidents and develop strategies and tactics to achieve the plan. But how well do we handle the pressures of the economy, government regulations, changes in technology, and at times competition?

Developing and utilizing the Five Tasks of Strategic Management Business Planning will assist you with the needed tools to develop an action plan for the business of emergency services.