What Is Accreditation?
The Stoney Point Fire Department governing body adopted and approved a five-year
strategic plan outlining the steps of our pursuit to obtain accredited status from
the Commission on Fire Accreditation (CFAI now CPSE).
In doing so, our department will be joining a network of emergency service professionals who seek continuous quality improvement in the delivery of emergency services to their respective communities. Our department has often been exemplary in terms of fire service in Cumberland County. This year will certainly prove to be a pivotal moment in Stoney Point Fire Department history and our efforts will once again set up apart. By seeking accreditation from The Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI), we will become one of only two volunteer departments, world wide, to receive this distinguished designation.
The purpose of the CFAI is to help improve fire and emergency service agencies around the world. The organization lends assistance in the pursuit of professional excellence through a strategic self-assessment model. An organizational process provides continuous quality assurance in the global effort of bringing prompt and effective service to communities and the world at large.
The CFAI accreditation process provides a well-defined, internationally recognized benchmark system to measure effectiveness in the delivery of fire and emergency services. By seeking this accreditation from CFAI we hope to realize the following goals:
- Improve our agency's ability and community citizen's capability to readily recognize potential fire hazards as well as other emergency protection needs
- Identify our needs for state-of-the-art resources and emergency service delivery systems
- Improve quality of life in our community
There are currently only seven CFAI accredited fire departments in North Carolina. These are medium to large departments including Charlotte FD, Asheville FD, Greensboro FD, Rocky Mount FD, Cary, FD, Jacksonville, FD, and Wilson FD all of which are fully staffed with paid professionals. The Stoney Point Fire Department will be the first of its kind, as a predominantly volunteer agency in the state of North Carolina, to achieve this notable accredited status.
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SPFD Strategic Plan
Vision Statement
The vision of the Stoney Point Fire Department is to enhance its capability as a community resource within the next five years to meet the needs of its citizens, volunteers, and employees. This will be accomplished by embracing change and challenging ourselves to be under a constant state of improvement striving for excellence.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Stoney Point Fire Department is to provide its citizen's the ability to create safer communities through coordinated training, education, prevention, investigation, emergency response and leadership.
Goal #1 - Organizational Development
To accomplish the vision, the leadership of the SPFD will create and maintain
a plan for organizational development that embraces our core values of integrity,
stewardship, respect, and honesty.
Objectives:
- Maintain five year Strategic Plan that focuses on the 6 critical goals
- Continue contracting with the City of Fayetteville and seek out other opportunities for contractual relationships
- Improve the current NCRRS Class 5 rating to a Class 4
- Obtain accredited agency status as awarded by the Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI.) by 2010
- Maintain a high level of communications within the organization so that every member knows and understands the vision and critical goals
- Develop and report appropriate benchmark measurements so that each member can intelligently make decisions and communicate impact of organization
Goal #2 - Community Involvement
The Stoney Point Fire Department shall seek out opportunities for community
involvement by partnering with the community and making fire stations community focal
points.
Objectives:
- Fire stations will be central points in each community for sharing information, creating community focus, and assisting in meeting community needs
- Recruitment and retention for the department will be enhanced by changing membership requirements
- Evaluate and update the marketing plan for the Stoney Point Fire Department and seek grant opportunities to assist in this endeavor
- In addition to existing safety and survival programming, programs will be developed that are appropriate for delivery in fire station settings and that provide standard guidelines for message and methodology
- The department will create new relationships, and build upon existing relationships to continually communicate and achieve the organizational vision
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Goal #3 - Leadership
The department will prepare its members for leadership through aggressive training,
accountability, and mentoring.
Objectives:
- Create an environment where leaders are allowed flexibility in carrying out duties, yet are held accountable for leading their personnel
- The department shall train leaders to be more effective and with emphasis on relationships
- The department shall assist in the professional development by providing training on specific leadership skills as well as departmental policies, issues, and related topics
Goal #4 - Service
The department shall deliver services to provide a safe and vibrant community
environment, by completing periodic risk assessments and community involvement,
with the resources provided that are available.
Objectives:
- The department shall provide the necessary technology to assist personnel in providing the most efficient and effective services to the community.
- The department will develop a Standard of Coverage Policy and meet or exceed the individual standard of coverage statements.
- Skills based training will be provided to ensure individual and team competency in performing emergency operations through the use of benchmarking.
- The planning, procurement, and maintenance of emergency, and other, apparatus shall be actively managed to meet all applicable safety requirements, afford reasonable ease of work, provide significant employee input, and ensure that emergency apparatus and equipment is operational and available for emergency response.
- A strong relationship will be built with the Cumberland County Emergency Services staff to ensure communications are open in regards to code enforcement, hazard mitigation, emergency management and other needs of the department.
- The training supervisor shall manage a program to ensure that all personnel acquire and maintain professional certifications.
Goal #5 - Safety
The Stoney Point Fire Department will assure all members the safest possible work
environment.
Objectives:
- Lost work time shall not exceed 1% of the total available work hours for the department and the percent of total workforce accumulating lost work time shall not exceed 5% of the total workforce for the current fiscal year.
- The planning, construction, and maintenance of facilities shall be actively managed to meet all applicable safety requirements and reasonable quality of life standards, and provide significant employee input in the process.
- The planning, procurement, and maintenance of tools and equipment shall meet all applicable safety requirements, laws & regulations, and other adopted standards (ISO, NFPA, etc.) afford reasonable ease of work, and provide significant employee input in the process.
- The department shall provide a comprehensive wellness program that includes medical examinations and physical ability assessments.
Goal #6 - Morale
The leadership of the Stoney Point Fire Department values all its members and will
address issues that affect morale.
Objectives:
- The department shall maintain an employee recognition program to properly credit employees for service beyond normal job requirements.
- The department shall provide various methods of communications that ensures each employee receives information on the departmental vision, strategic and other plans, current activities, and gets opportunities to communicate to the leadership concerns that affects the morale of employees.
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