CC - Agendas - City Council - STUDY SESSION - 2/14/2023

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Community First - Courage, Grit, and Duty - Driven by Excellence Page 27 Increased workload Opportunities An organization’s opportunities and threats are generally derived from the external environment. Opportunities are focused on existing services and on expanding and developing new possibilities inside and beyond the traditional service area. Opportunities exist for the Prescott Fire Department as was evidenced by the feedback from the internal survey as follows: Increase capacity in current growth period CON/Community Paramedicine Use strategic plan, accreditation, CRA: SOC to educate elected officials and public. Challenges The challenges are different than the weaknesses in that they are obstacles that must be overcome as opposed to shoring up a weakness. The obstacles may be internal or external but nonetheless must be addressed to position the department to take advantage of opportunities in the future. Challenges are plentiful for the Prescott Fire Department as evidenced by the feedback from the internal survey as follows: Maintaining response times Emergency Medical Services Delivery of Training Workload Growth without Planning Employee Health/Wellness Running our Business with Limited Resources (burnout and inconsistency) Threats There are conditions in the external environment that are not under the organization’s control. The identification of these conditions allows the organization to develop plans to mitigate or respond when a threat becomes a barrier. By recognizing these issues, an organization can greatly reduce the potential for loss. The internal planning team identified the following core threats: Funding cuts, grant cuts, no increase Mental health Community Growth without corresponding agency growth 106