Our purpose
The Shropshire and Wrekin Fire and Rescue Authority's Mission ensures that Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service exist to:
Save and protect life, property and the environment from fire and other emergencies
The organisation's vision and mission is most readily identifiable through its motto - Putting Shropshire's Safety First
Our aims
- To be there when you need us in an emergency with a professional and well equipped team
- To reduce the number of fires in our community
- To reduce the number of fire related deaths and serious injuries
- To deliver an effective fire and rescue service at a cost that is acceptable to our community
Underpinning all our activities are our core values:
Core values
- Service to the community
- We value service to the community by:
- Working with all groups to reduce risk
- Treating everyone fairly and with respect
- Being answerable to those we serve
- Striving for excellence in all we do
- People
- We value all our employees by practising and promoting:
- Fairness and respect
- Recognition of merit
- Honesty, integrity and mutual trust
- Personal development
- Co-operative and inclusive working
- Diversity
- We value diversity in the Service and the community by:
- Treating everyone fairly and with respect
- Providing varying solutions for different needs and expectations
- Promoting equal opportunities in employment and progression within the Service
- Challenging prejudice and discrimination
- Improvement
- We value improvement at all levels of the Service by:
- Accepting responsibility for our performance
- Being open-minded
- Considering criticism thoughtfully
- Learning from our experience
- Consulting others
