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<br />Community First - Courage, Grit, and Duty - Driven by Excellence <br /> <br /> Page 29 <br /> <br />Issue 3: Data Collection and Analysis <br />Continued inefficient data collection and the lack of capacity for analysis, if unaddressed, will result <br />in: <br />• Lack of strategic location of assets <br />• Policymakers not having the data to make strategic decisions about the fire service <br />• Potential financial and legal implications for non-compliance with national standards and <br />industry best practices <br />• The department’s ability to meet response times included in the City’s adopted Standards of <br />Cover to 9-1-1 calls will continue to decline <br /> <br /> <br />Issue 4: Community Growth <br />In the past 25 years, demand for Prescott Fire Department services doubled along with the <br />population and continues to grow, while staffing levels are virtually unchanged, which, if <br />unaddressed, will result in: <br /> <br />• Limited administrative office hours, delayed response to the public <br />• Delayed plan reviews affecting the construction industry, fewer inspections completed, <br />preplanning no longer addressed which affects citizen and firefighter safety, ineffective <br />permit process <br />• Slower response times, personnel unprepared for response, equipment failures more <br />frequent <br />• Delayed call processing at the Prescott Regional Communications Center and inappropriate <br />resource allocation <br /> <br /> <br />Issue 5: Sustainable Funding <br />The funding provided by the General Fund is inadequate for the Fire Department to meet the City’s <br />adopted Standards of Cover, which, if unaddressed, will result in: <br /> <br />• Continued insufficient staffing/capital to meet the demands of the community <br />• Continued inability to implement innovative service measures for the community <br />• Difficulty exercising flexibility that would benefit the community <br />• An increase in facility and equipment disrepair that will further impede service delivery to <br />the customer <br />• Heightened risk of not being able to respond to and mitigate a catastrophic wildland fire <br />event <br />• Insurance ratings will degrade, leading to increase costs to citizens or canceled policies <br /> <br /> <br />108