2014/04/23 Council Agenda Packet

Everett Fire Department Strategic Plan—2013 Mission, Vision, and Guiding Principles Mission The organization's mission statement should clearly define the primary purpose of the organizations' existence. It focuses fire department members on what is truly important to the organization and community. The mission statement should be understood by all department members and posted prominently throughout the organization's facilities. Each member should commit the mission to memory. The internal planning team, through a consensus process and based on feedback from the citizens forum, reviewed and revised the department's mission ' statement. EFD Mission Statement The Everett Fire Department is a community-based emergency service provider dedicated to public safety and quality of life. Vision ' In addition to knowing their mission, all successful organizations need to define where they expect to be in the future. The department's vision provides members with a future view that can be shared, a clear sense of direction, a mobilization of energy, and gives a sense of being engaged in something important. Vision statements provide a direction of how things can be and a sense of organizational purpose. EFD Vision Statement The Everett Fire Department Vision is to be an organization where: ' • Our community-based focus provides high quality services that are responsive to the changing needs of our customers. • We create an environment that provides open, timely and relevant communication internally and externally. • Teamwork is the basis of our success;measured by trust and collaboration. • We take care of our own as we take care of others. • We value each other, the community we serve and our commitment to the Everett Fire Department mission. Page 26 1