Mission, Vision, & Values

Our Mission
To improve quality of life by protecting the community from the risks and consequences of fire, medical, rescue, hazardous material, and natural disaster incidents. 

Our Vision
We stay in touch with our community to identify their changing needs. Innovation is a key element of our leadership. We investigate new programs and techniques and implement them to maintain or improve our service levels. We aspire to be leaders in our profession and will actively participate when it is the most effective means to achieve our mission. We earn the respect of our peers as well as the community we serve by being effective, innovative, customer-friendly, and reliable. We will consider changes to our District boundaries with neighboring communities when the result is an overall higher quality of service for all involved. We are very supportive of regional approaches to training, fire prevention, incident response and administrative support.

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Our Values

Safety
We value safety as a priority in all our actions and take appropriate steps to maintain and improve the well-being of the community and our personnel.

Service
We value service by being prepared to serve with respect and compassion at any moment, with knowledgeable and committed personnel. 

Professionalism
We value professionalism through our readiness, leadership and work ethic to provide the highest standards of service with dedication, teamwork and respect.