Mission, Vision and Values

Three firefighters and an elderly lady with the smoke alarm (fitted during a Home Fire Safety Visit) that alerted her to a fire

Our Mission:

To improve public safety through prevention, protection and response.

Our Vision:

For our staff to be motivated and inspired to make all of our communities safer.

Our Values:

Integrity, Trust, Respect, Learning, Can-do, Openness.

We're sure that every person looking at our values would understand why we chose them. However, we have learnt that sometimes they mean different things to different people.

We asked some of our staff what their values mean to them and this is what they said:

Integrity - upholding our principles.
Trust - relying on our colleagues without question or doubt. The public having confidence in our abilities.
Respect - respecting people and property.  Having consideration for their feelings and belongings, and treating them with value and care.
Learning - continually learning from every experience so that we’re better prepared for the next situation.
Can-do - a positive approach to problems.
Openness - be willing to accept new ideas and be approachable.

Incidents of note

Cooking
Cooking
Never leave cooking unattended. Drinking alcohol and cooking is a recipe that can end up in disaster.