Joshua Leaders' Forum

"No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another."

Pro Bono Initiative

The world is getting to be a very complex place. It seems that only those with adequate resources are able to navigate these complexities reasonably well. JLF intends to help organizations with poor resources navigate some of these complexities at no charge.

JLF will provide the following services at no charge to fire service organizations that qualify:
 

  • Short and long-range planning
  • Organizational analysis
  • Leadership development
  • GIS studies
  • Problem-Solving
  • Consolidation Analysis
  • Technology Assessments
  • Other studies as requested


In order to qualify for project consideration, an organization, generally, must have the following five characteristics:

  1. Volunteer or combination fire department
    • If combination, paid staff must not exceed 1/3 of total staff
  2.  Annual budget must be less than $5M.
  3. Reserve funds must be less than $1M or less than 25% of its operating budget.

  4. Organization is willing to accept a summary-style report to generally not exceed 10 pages.  (Click here for sample report)

  5. Work to be done remotely and if an organization would like an onsite visit, organization covers all travel/lodging expenses but no labor costs.


If you have a need and you would like to see if I can provide some assistance to you, please reach out to me below.  I would enjoy hearing from you.

"Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more."

Short and Long-Range Planning

Short-range planning which allows you to address immediate needs and optimize your current operations.  Long-range planning is essential for setting a vision and goals for the future. 

Leadership Development

Provide guidance on developing your leadership teams both individually and collectively.  Developing both  individually and collectively expands your organization's versatility.

Consolidation Analysis

Provide guidance on the merits of consolidating with one or more neighboring organizations.

Organizational Analysis

Analyses of organizations that assess what your organization is doing well and what are some of the obstacles holding your organization back from being as good as it could be.. 

GIS Studies

Provide visual representations of various aspects of your organization including call distributions, response performance, jurisdictional risk assessments.

Problem-Solving

Provide guidance on how to navigate contemporary complex issues that may not have an ultimate solution.. 

The Why

Chris Truty

Over my 40+ year career in the fire service, I've developed  a tremendous respect for the variety of different ways local fire departments enhance their communities.  At various times in my career, I saw the struggles of smaller departments with desires to improve themselves but not having adequate resources.   There is tremendous outside expertise available to fire departments who can afford these professional services but very little to those who still want to improve their organization but can't afford them.  This is my way of supporting these departments who give to their communities profoundly and still make up a majority of departments in America..