Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service

Firefighter Recruitment

Core Values


Vision

"To make Derbyshire a safer place to live, work and visit"



Strategic Aims

Strategic Aim 1: Community Risk
Work together to minimise risk and maximise safety through intervention, prevention and protection.

Strategic Aim 2: Our People
Strive to improve through highly skilled, diverse and motivated people.

Strategic Aim 3: Communication
Engage with and listen to our people and our communities.

Strategic Aim 4: Effective Leadership
Provide effective leadership to enable our people to develop safer communities.

Strategic Aim 5: Teamwork
Striving to create a safer Derbyshire through internal teamwork and external partnerships.


Our Values

We value

  • Service to the Community
  • People
  • Diversity
  • Improvement

Service to the Community

We value service to the community by:

  • Working with all groups to reduce risk
  • Treating everyone fairly and with respect
  • Being answerable to those we serve
  • Striving for excellence in all we do

People

We value all our employees by practising and promoting:

  • Fairness and respect
  • Recognition of merit
  • Honesty, integrity and mutual trust
  • Personal development
  • Co-operative and inclusive working

Diversity

We value diversity in the service and the community by:

  • Treating everyone fairly and with respect
  • Providing varying solutions for different needs and expectations
  • Promoting equal opportunities in employment and progression within the service
  • Challenging prejudice and discrimination

Improvement

We value improvement at all levels of the service by:

  • Accepting responsibility for our performance
  • Being open-minded
  • Considering criticism thoughtfully
  • Learning from our experience
  • Consulting others

Copyright © 2008 Iogen Limited