The ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic and new Variants of Concern such as Delta and Omicron continue to impact our community and our work.

Maintaining the highest level of service to our citizens has required flexibility, adaptability, and a commitment to stay ahead of best practices in the field from our entire organization during these challenging times. With that approach, we witnessed positive results from our efforts, and we continue to look for more opportunities to improve the tools and strategies we use to care for our community. Regardless of the challenges ahead, we remain committed to using our expertise and experience to serve our community.

Challenges and Opportunities 

When looking to the future, we are paying close attention to the changes facing our community.

With an aging population, we must continue to ensure that pre-hospital care meets the needs of this important demographic.

At the same time, as climate change impacts our region through heat domes, flooding, winter storms, and wildfires, we will continue to increase the work we do around emergency preparedness, response and recovery.

Strategic Planning

Our Strategic Plan 2020-2025 consists of four key priorities that are long-term aspirations. Each priority identifies several strategic objectives that define what DNVFRS must do over the next five years to support our priorities, fulfill our mission and move towards our vision, and measure the actions that we will take in the short term.

This is an evergreen document for us, meaning that it remains flexible and adaptable as situations and conditions continue to evolve.

In 2022, we will develop and track our strategic directions and progress towards completing our goals, including priorities and timelines.

Download the Fire and Rescue Strategic Plan 2020-2025