Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Collaborate with County and DACFES staff to gather information to evaluate current and future needs as it pertains to fire stations and personnel/apparatus deployment. This task should include the following: a. Identify where the organization is today through evaluation of current conditions. b. Address where the organization needs to be in the future, based on analysis of current response performance and future service demand forecasting. c. Provide recommended strategies for meeting future needs based on where the organization needs to be in the future. d. Provide data and collection tools used to measure progress and outcomes. 2. Conduct an operational efficiency evaluation and analysis of existing fire stations including an inspection to identify existing conditions of the building (structural, design, layout, expansion opportunities, HVAC, energy efficiency, electrical, space needs, etc.) to form recommendations for a remodel or construction of a new facility. 3. Review and evaluate operational staffing levels (Supervisory, Station Staffing and Deployment Options); both career and volunteer, Battalion Chiefs and other supervisory staffing, staff allocation to various functions and divisions, career and volunteer staff scheduling.