Fire Department

MISSION STATEMENT

The Hendersonville Fire Department will provide excellent customer service by minimizing risk to life, property, and the environment while creating a strong bond with our community through public education and prevention.

VISION STATEMENT

The Hendersonville Fire Department will strive to meet the needs of our community through quality performance and excellence in service.

DEPARTMENT VALUES

These values are intended to guide our efforts and should be obvious in every action and delivery of service. Below are the core value statements derived from the value words that we as an organization chose as the guiding principles for our members.

HONOR

Honor is the value of personal and professional accountability displayed through integrity, honesty and ethical behavior. We recognize the privilege of serving, and strive to treat everyone with dignity and respect.

PROFESSIONALISM

Our core value of professionalism defines who we are. We believe our chosen career is an upstanding and sound service to the community we serve. We take our role seriously and do all that we can to be a positive model for future generations.

PRIDE

We respect and honor the traditions of our organization, community and profession.

DEDICATION

We value dedication as a positive driving force to successfully utilize our skills, knowledge, and capabilities to work through any challenge, adversity, or other barrier to meet the community's needs and the needs of our organization and its members.

TEAMWORK

We value teamwork as we encourage and embrace each member's capabilities to enhance our collective performance as a whole. Teamwork and shared leadership are fundamental to our organization and we will actively promote collaboration and cohesiveness among our team members.