leadership i for fire and ems : strategies for company success
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Leadership I for fire and ems : strategies for company success Planning Skills for the company officer. OBJECTIVES. The students will: Discuss the planning process used in the fire/ emergency medical services (EMS). Identify three types of plans. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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LEADERSHIP I FOR FIRE AND EMS: STRATEGIES
FOR COMPANY SUCCESS
PLANNING SKILLS FOR THE COMPANY OFFICER
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OBJECTIVES
The students will:• Discuss the planning process used in the fire/
emergency medical services (EMS).• Identify three types of plans.• Describe the effect the plans have on the
Company Officer (CO).• Develop goals and objectives needed for
planning.• Identify components of an action plan.
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OVERVIEW
• Types of Plans• Definitions• Any Program Should Have a Plan• Establishing Goals• Setting Objectives• Developing and Implementing Action Plans• Monitoring and Evaluating• Characteristics of Good Planners
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TYPES OF PLANS
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• Strategic Plan and Master Plan• Staffing plan, training plan, fire prevention
plan, public education plan, vehicle maintenance plan
• Incident Action Plan (IAP)• Disaster Plan
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TYPES OF PLANS (cont'd)
• Strategic Plan and Master Plan– Departmentwide– Mission– Vision– Goals– Objectives
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TYPES OF PLANS (cont'd)
• Staffing plan, training plan, fire prevention plan, public education plan, vehicle maintenance plan– More CO oriented– Affects daily routine– Lays out a pattern– Detail oriented– Understood by all
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TYPES OF PLANS (cont'd)
• IAP:– Incident specific.– Used to mitigate situation.
• Disaster Plan:– Pre-event plan that creates a framework of response for an event.– Broad-based approach.
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Activity PL.1Types of Plans
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DEFINITIONS
• Strategic Planning– Management tool– Used for one purpose--do better– Disciplined effort– Process is strategic
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DEFINITIONS (cont'd)
• Master Plan:– Example: comprehensive master plan.– Describes broad vision for future.– Core philosophy.– Guides development.– Tests appropriateness of development proposals.– Decisions will be made and judged.
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MASTER PLAN
• Compilation of goals, policies, and recommendations for each of the subject areas it covers.– Goals are conceptual.– Policies are the guides.– Recommendations define specifications.
• Twenty-year timeframe.• Reviewed or amended every 6 years.
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ANY PROGRAM SHOULD HAVE A PLAN
• Training:– Yearly.– Quarterly.– Monthly.– By topic.– Mandated training takes priority.
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ANY PROGRAM SHOULD HAVE A PLAN (cont'd)
• Staffing Plan– Per memorandum of understanding (MOU)/contract– Based on National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1710, Standard for the Organization and Deployment of Fire Suppression Operations, Emergency Medical Operations, and Special Operations to the Public by Career Fire Departments and 1720, Standard for the Organization and Deployment of Fire Suppression Operations, Emergency Medical Operations and Special Operations to the Public by Volunteer Fire Departments
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• Staffing Plan (cont'd)– Or based on your departments standard operating procedures (SOPs)– Long range– Short range
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ANY PROGRAM SHOULD HAVE A PLAN (cont'd)
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ANY PROGRAM SHOULD HAVE A PLAN (cont'd)
• Fire Prevention Plan– Fire prevention bureau staff– Company inspections– Volunteers– Occupancy overload inspections– Development and community growth
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ANY PROGRAM SHOULD HAVE A PLAN (cont'd)
• Vehicle Maintenance Plan– Annual– Quarterly– Monthly– Daily
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INCIDENT ACTION PLANS
• Formally documents incident goals, operational period objectives, and response strategy
• Contains general tactics• Facilitates dissemination of information• Revised on regular basis
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INCIDENT ACTION PLAN INCLUSION CONSIDERATIONS
• Incident goals• Operational period objectives• Response strategies• Response tactics• Organization list with Incident Command
System (ICS) chart• Assignment list w/specific tasks• Critical situation updates and assessments
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INCIDENT ACTION PLAN INCLUSION CONSIDERATIONS (cont'd)
• Composite resource status updates• Health and safety plan• Communications plan• Logistics plan• Responder medical plan• Incident map• Additional component plans, as indicated by
the incident
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DISASTER PLANS
• Natural disasters– Earthquake– Fire or wildfire– Flood and dam failure– Hurricane and high wind– Landslide– Thunderstorm– Tsunami– Volcano– Extreme cold– Extreme heat
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DISASTER PLANS (cont'd)
• Manmade disasters– Bioterrorism– Chemical agents– Pandemics and diseases– Radiation emergencies– Terrorism
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What part of this type of plan does a CO have the greatest role?
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ESTABLISHING GOALS
• Focus on solution• Broad statement• Goal: to improve
company performance at structure fires
• Evaluate your goal– Realistic– Important– Challenging
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SETTING OBJECTIVES
Writing objectives:• Specific description of expected outcome.• Spell out the "ABCDs".
– Audience.– Behavior.– Conditions.– Degree.
• Define what you intend to accomplish.
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SETTING OBJECTIVES (cont'd)
• Example"By November 1, our crew will successfully complete four structure fire drills at the training tower."
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WRITING AN ACTION PLAN
• Step-by-step outline.• Each objective requires its own action plan.• A good action plan requires the following:
– Determine and assign tasks.– Assign responsibility for monitoring. – Plan for evaluation.– Determine timeframes.– Identify needed resources.– Document completion of each task. Slide PL-26
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IMPLEMENETATION STRATEGY Goal: 5-2 Bicycle Safety and Helmet Program Program Manager: Com. Risk Officer
Accreditation Criterion: "Risk Management"Accreditation Category:
Objective: By June 2011, the station commander at the Cleveland Park station, with assistance of coalition, will conduct two rodeos per year.
Estimated Startup Cost: $1,200Estimated Annual Cost: $400
Task #
Task Responsibility Days Cost Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
1Research
rodeo criteria
Comm. Risk Officer
6 $100 X
2Develop training manual
Comm. Risk Officer
4 $200 X
3Develop/
Build rodeo prop
Planning Group
7 $500 X
4Train fire/coalition
personnel
Comm. Risk Officer
½ X
5Schedule
rodeoStation
Commander½ X X
6Publicize
eventPublicity Chair 14 $300 X X
7Conduct
rodeoFire/Coalition
personnel2 $100 X X
Totals 32 $1,200
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IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN
• Now you have a complete set of objectives for reaching a specific goal.
• Each objective has a clear and concise action plan.
• Individuals can now go to work on their assigned action plan steps.
• Coordination and communication are essential.
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MONITORING THE PLAN
• CO needs to monitor each activity.• Completed tasks correctly and on time.• Amend plan where necessary.• Keep all members informed of progress.
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EVALUATING--DID IT WORK?
• Completion of the problem-solving process requires an indepth evaluation.
• "Lessons learned" approach.• Capitalize on noted strengths and weaknesses.• Bring work back together and evaluate.
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EVALUATING--DID IT WORK? (cont'd)
• Possible questions:– Did we meet our stated goals?– What did we do right?– What did we do wrong?– What could we have done better?
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EVALUATING--DID IT WORK? (cont'd)
• Monitoring and evaluating can indicate discrepancies in the plan that necessitate cycling back to earlier parts of the process. The problem-solving model is a continuing process, not one where you follow the steps once and are automatically successful.
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Activity PL.2Developing a Plan
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CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD PLANNERS
• Leadership skills– Vision and strategy– Establishing direction– Aligning people– Communicating– Negotiating– Motivating and inspiring– Influencing organizations– Overcoming barriers to change Slide PL-34
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CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD PLANNERS (cont'd)
• General management skills– Planning– Finance and accounting– Personnel administration– Technology– Organizational development– Delegation– Team building– Conflict management– Solving problems
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CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD PLANNERS (cont'd)
• Communication skills– Writing– Listening– Speaking– Presenting– Media relations– Public relation– Meeting management
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