The Fire Department’s mission is to preserve lives and protect property by providing services to prevent and control fires, accidents, and other emergencies, while maintaining the highest standards of professionalism, efficiency, and effectiveness.

 Vision

Provide a fire safe community through increased public education, strong code enforcement and superior trained fire-suppression forces.  Meet the demands for service while anticipating the needs of a growing city.  Increase services provided by the department through innovative thinking and challenging the norm.