Master Plan Nashua Fire Rescue, NH
Section VI. Recommended Future Delivery System Models
The project concludes with strategies that are intended to place Nashua Fire Rescue in a position to manage
the risk within the community successfully and to respond to the future demand for service effectively. ESCI
developed the following recommendations with the specific intent of identifying options that can deliver the
desired levels of service at the most efficient cost.
Within each of the five operational areas detailed in this report, ESCI offers both Short- and Mid-Term
Strategies, as well as Long-Term Strategies.
Short- and Mid-Term Strategies vary in complexity and financial impacts. While future drivers of service
demand are considered, these recommendations tend to be based on the current conditions of an
organization and strategic objectives obtainable in less than three years.
Long-Term Strategies are typically associated with timeframes over three years. Future drivers of increased
service demand are often critical components to be considered when identifying long-term strategies. These
recommendations vary in complexity and financial impacts.
SHORT AND MID-RANGE DEPLOYMENT OPTIONS
Management Components
1. ESCI recognizes that this report contains a multitude of recommendations that cannot all be
accomplished simultaneously. Nashua Fire Rescue should facilitate a Strategic Plan to consider and
prioritize the goals and objectives that are recommended within this Master Plan.
The strategic planning process would ideally result in a three-to-five-year work plan, intended to guide
the work effort of the entire organization toward a common set of goals and objectives. The process
should include representation from every major interest group in the organization. Each person in the
Department should feel that their interests are represented by someone in attendance on the planning
team.
2. Nashua Fire Rescue’s Rules and Regulations are reviewed and updated by a committee comprised of
uniformed members, administration, and the Board of Fire Commissioners on an “as-needed” basis.
All department policies are incorporated into Nashua Fire Rescue’s Rules and Regulations.
ESCI suggests that rather than leaving the policy review schedule open to interpretation of “as needed”,
that Nashua Fire Rescue set a review schedule that provides for every policy to be reviewed and updated
no less than every three years. This review should also include an annual gap analysis to identify the
need for new rules and regulations.
3. Nashua Fire Rescue would benefit from having a review of all rules and regulations conducted by an
independent third-party.
ESCI suggests that Nashua engage the services of an independent third party to the fire department's
rules and regulations to assure compliance with industry standards and best practices.
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