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Cape Coral Fire Department unveils 2025–2030 strategic plan focused on health, readiness and training
Summary
Fire Chief Mike Russell presented a five‑year strategic plan that reaffirms the department’s mission and lays out seven goals, including health and wellness, operational readiness, technology, and a training campus upgrade.
Fire Chief Mike Russell presented the Cape Coral Fire Department’s 2025–2030 strategic plan at the committee meeting on Oct. 15, 2025, outlining a five‑year roadmap intended to align department work with city priorities and to prepare the department for continued growth.
Chief Russell said the plan was developed with broad stakeholder input, including community groups, department personnel across divisions and representatives of labor unions. “This is everyone's responsibility and shared vision for the department,” Russell said, describing a process that used a SOAR (Strengths, Opportunities,…
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