PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
Provides the highest standard of emergency response. Department is committed to excellence in every aspect of fire and life safety.
- Fire suppression, minimize losses
- Emergency medical response
- Fire protection and evacuation
- High Angle Rescue
- Hazardous materials response
- Urban search and rescue
SERVE & PREVENT
Poor people who have to travel for work are the hardest-hit by COVID-19 restrictions. Studies show large negative effects for migrant workers in several categories: Rural-urban (as in China—see Rozelle et al. (2020)), international (as in Egypt—see Breisinger et al (2020)) or rural-rural (as in India, where landless workers travel to work in seasonal jobs such as harvesting)
Mitigation
Preventing emergencies and minimizing the effects if an event occurs.
Preparedness
Identified efforts to prepare for the event.
Response
Plans and efforts to respond safely to the event.
Recovery
Actions needed to return the facility to normal operations.