Our Mission Statement:
“We are committed to saving and protecting lives and property through service to our community”
Our Values:
Professionalism
Respect
Integrity
Diversity
Excellence
Our Vision:
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical’s 2026 vision is to maintain the department’s accreditation designation, illustrating a progressive approach to managing continuous improvement of service delivery programs.
We will strengthen our relationships with our community, service partners, and member stakeholders through comprehensive communication practices. We will always strive to be a diverse, forward-thinking department committed to saving and protecting lives and property while prioritizing the safety of those we serve.
In recognition of our greatest resource of human investment, we will make every effort to develop, support, mentor, and prepare our members to be the best they can be. Our concept will be to achieve this through appropriate leadership development, comprehensive health and wellbeing methods, and effective succession planning. We will see a department that recruits and welcomes new innovative members with expertise and the demonstrative values of integrity and respect.
We will always seek professional excellence as an initiative-focused department while holding each other accountable in delivering our mission, living our values, and making this vision a reality.