
Fire Department Strategic Planning: Creating A Future of Excellence 3rd Edition
Fire Department Strategic Planning: Creating Future Excellence, 3rd Edition By Mark Wallace, Chief (Ret.), McKinney (TX) Fire Dept., Fire Marshal, State of Oregon The first edition was published in 1998 and the second edition in 2006. Chief Wallace worked with individual fire departments and served as an instructor and facilitator and numerous conferences and seminars throughout the United States as well as in Canada, Australia and New Zealand over the course of his career. He completed an Associates Degree in Fire Science Technology, Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and a Master’s of Public Administration. He completed the Executive Fire Officer Program at the National Fire Academy. During his active fire service career, he received designations as a Chief Fire Officer by CSPE, a Fellow of the Institution of Fire Engineers International by IFE, and a Certified Emergency Manager by the IAEM. (All of these designations have lapsed since his retirement.) Chief Wallace is r