- 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:
- Consult upon recommendations from our fire cover and special appliances review and implement agreed recommendations
- Review our call handling arrangements and begin to implement recommendations
- Replace six fire engines with new ones
- Implement new operating model to manage contaminants in the operational environment
- Develop and implement a new Fitness Framework and invest in station-based gym equipment
- Implement an Occupational Health and Safety Management System
Priority 2: Help people reduce the risk of fires and other emergencies:
- Develop and implement a Prevention and Protection digital programme
- Implement an adult Fire-setters programme
- Implement a Fire Cadets scheme
- Adopt the National Fire Chief’s Council (NFCC) Early Intervention Implementation Framework
- Adopt the NFCC Staywise programme
Priority 3: Help protect the built environment
- Implement and deliver new requirements under the Building Safety Act and Fire Safety Regulations
- Develop and expand our fire safety training capability
- Continue to implement recommendations from the Grenfell Inquiry and The Cube report
Priority 4: Use resources sustainably and deliver the most value
- Deliver the financial efficiencies of £0.712 million
- Introduce 13 electric and two hybrid non-emergency vehicles
- Continue to implement an intranet for GMFRS
- Complete building works at Littleborough fire station
- Start building new fire stations at Blackley, Whitefield and Stockport
- Invest £3.2 million refreshing our fire stations
Complete carbon reduction schemes at five fire stations
Priority 5: Develop a culture of excellence, equality, and inclusivity
- Implement a new Volunteering Strategy.
Refresh our Firefighter Recruitment and Attraction Strategy
- Extend the Leadership Development Programme.
Continue to embed the NFCC Core Code of Ethics
- Implement the Wellbeing and Occupational Health Strategy and Framework
- Implement the Organisational Learning Framework and system
- Deliver the British Firefighter Challenge
- Implement an approach to capture customer feedback
Priority 6: Integrate our services in every locality with those of partner agencies
- Implement the fire station community pathways project
- Implement an integrated place-based working ‘What Works Forum’
- Embed and evaluate Place-Based Plans
- Continue to enhance blue light service collaboration
- Prepare for the Serious Violence Duty legislative changes
