Santa Monica City Council
January 23, 2024

Santa Monica Fire
Department Strategi
Plan 2023-2028
January 23, 2024
Why a Strategic Plan?
• Reinforces our Mission, Vision and Values
• Communicates leader’s intent and vision to all members and stakeholders
• Sets a common path
• Establishes a framework and forecasts resources
• Serves as an ongoing communications tool to future
leadership, stakeholders and personnel
Our Stakeholders…
• Key community leaders
• City Council
• Key City Staff throughout the City family
• Local 1109
• Wide spectrum of Fire Department staff across the
organization
The Process…
• Provides status of fire department
• Provides stakeholder view and needs of the fire department • Review of current projects, policies and programs
• Identification of immediate versus longer terms needs • Alignment with Council strategies
• Alignment with fire service best practices
• Preparation for accreditation
The Outcome…
• Five-year plan – 2023 - 2028
• Four primary Goals, 14 Strategies and 38 Objectives
• 15 Objectives currently under implementation for FY 2023-2024 • Managed monthly by objective and their related tasks
• Direct integration with:
• Council Goals
• City Workplan
• 2024-2026 CIP requests
The Outcome…
• Ensure we have the resources to provide quick emergency response to our community
• Ensuring we have resources for addressing homelessness • Establishment of the Emergency Medical Division
• Alternative ambulance plan being researched
• Fire Station 3 and 7 need replacing
• Apparatus replacement program is working well
• Community outreach for DEI including explorer
program and recruitment efforts
Questions?
Thank you!
Wolfgang Knabe
Fire Chief