TO PROTECT THE LIVES AND PROPERTY OF THE PEOPLE OF THE COMMUNITY FROM FIRES, NATURAL DISASTERS, AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENTS; TO SAVE LIVES BY PROVIDING EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; VARIOUS TYPES OF RESCUE SERVICES; TO PREVENT FIRES THROUGH PREVENTION AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS; AND TO PROVIDE A WORK ENVIRONMENT THAT VALUES PROFESSIONALISM, INTEGRITY, TEAMWORK AND A NEVER ENDING QUEST TO IMPROVE SERVICES.