City of Fairfax Fire Department Strategic Planning

Community-Driven Strategic Planning

For successful organizations, the voice of the community drives their operations and charts the course for their future. A community-driven emergency service organization is one that seeks to gather and utilize the needs and expectations of its community in the development and/or improvement of the services provided.

A strategic plan is a living management tool that provides short-term direction, builds a shared vision, documents goals and objectives, and optimizes uses of resources. The community’s view on organizational strengths and/or successful services and programs is important to the future short and long-term planning of the department.

Share Your Feedback

Please take a brief survey to provide feedback on your priorities, expectations, and concerns. Your input about the fire department's services and programs will help guide the future direction of the department.

1. Community Priorities: To best dedicate time, energy, and resources most desired by the community, the department needs to understand what community members consider to be their priorities.
2. Community Expectations: Understanding what the City of Fairfax community expects of its fire and emergency services organization is critically important to developing short and long-range plans.
3. Community Concerns: The planning process would be incomplete without an expression from the community regarding concerns about the organization. Concerns can include weaknesses in services and programs provided or other existing gaps in service levels.
4. Positive Comments: The community’s view on organizational strengths and/or successful services and programs is important to the future short and long-term planning of the department.