- Our Mission: Protecting communities, working together, saving lives
- Our Vision: A modern, flexible, resilient fire and rescue service
- Our Values: Excellence, Honesty, Inclusive, Professionalism In Our Role, and Respect
Priority 1: Provide a fast, safe, and effective response:
- Introduce our new Response Strategy.
Implement learning from the Manchester Arena Inquiry
- Implement a new Service-wide MTA capability.
Put our Fire Cover Review on a three-yearly cycle starting this year
- Introduce a Wildfire Burns Team
- Implement a new fitness policy
- Introduce six new fire engines, a Scorpion vehicle, and 15 electric/hybrid vehicles
Priority 2: Help people reduce the risk of fires and other emergencies:
- Introduce our new Prevention Strategy and Education Framework
- Embed our new Home Fire Safety Assessments and deliver 28K visits
- Launch a refreshed Firesetters programme and introduce an adults’ programme
- Develop a plan to expand our Prince’s Trust and Fire Cadet programmes
Priority 3: Help protect the built environment
- Introduce our new Protection and Business Engagement strategies
- Plan for the introduction of the new Building Safety Regulator
- Develop a strategy to further reduce attendance at AFAs
- Pilot training for crews to do protection audits in low-risk premises
- Continue to implement learning from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry
- Implement a new Operational Intelligence Policy and Guidance
Priority 4: Use resources sustainably and deliver the most value
- Introduce our new Efficiencies and Productivity Plan and deliver efficiencies of £788k
- Implement an intranet for GMFRS
- Complete works at Littleborough Community Fire Station and Bury Training and Safety Centre
- Start building a new community fire station in Blackley
- Implement a station refresh programme investing £2M
- Complete carbon reduction schemes at five fire stations
Priority 5: Develop a culture of excellence, equality, and inclusivity
- Implement our new EDI and Talent Management strategies
- Launch a new Promotion Pathway and Leadership Development Framework
- Deliver a Frontline Leaders’ course for new Crew Managers and equivalent
- Strengthen our Engaged Leaders’ programme and implement a Cultural Sounding Board
- Continue to build an increasingly diverse workforce
- Launch our improved Employee Rewards and Recognition Framework
Priority 6: Integrate our services in every locality with those of partner agencies
- Introduce our new Framework for Integrated Place Based Working, including a pilot in Wigan
- Continue to support the Local Resilience Forum
- Create a three-year plan for blue light collaboration
- Launch leadership development and mutual mentoring programmes
- Support a Greater Manchester Water Safety Summit
- Redefine our role within the Safer Roads Partnership
