Fire Department- Mission Statement

The Grinnell Fire Department is organized to provide for life and property safety from the threat of fires and natural or man-made disasters and emergency rescues. This will be accomplished through planning, prevention, education, incident mitigation and appropriate application of technology.

The capacities of this organization include the ability to:

Produce the non-emergency services that provide for:

Annual fire inspections for target properties; and
Annual incident preplanning on target hazards; and
Public education programs for schools, seniors groups, service clubs and other community groups; and
Training for internal and external uses needed to maintain and improve service skills based on current and anticipated organizational goals and objectives.

Deliver emergency services that:

Provide for fire suppression operations in two simultaneous, pre-flashover, ground floor, non-sprinklered structure fires; or
Provide three simultaneous dual-line, non-structural fire control operations; or
Perform fire suppression operations in one, pre-flashover, above ground floor, non-sprinklered structure; or
Provide one rescue unit with staffing to perform associated rescue duties; or
Perform any combination of parts of the emergency service options that does not create a greater demand for services than those listed above.

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