Table of contents

Forward from the Chairperson 3
Summarises the purpose, content and logic behind the Commission’s strategic direction.

Supporting the Government’s Goals 4
Shows how the Commission contributes to key Government goals.

Vision, Mission and Values 5
Outlines the high level strategic intent that drives business development.

Challenges and Opportunities 6
Sets out the key challenges and opportunities facing the organisation.

Strategic Priorities 8
Sets out the key priorities, national goals and strategies the Commission will implement to
drive service delivery.

Financial Overview 15
Summaries the Commission’s five year operating and capital costs.

Foreword from the Chairperson

On behalf of the New Zealand Fire Service Commission I am pleased to present the Strategic Plan for 2005-2010. It has been updated from the Commission’s strategic plan 2004-2009 published in April 2004.

This plan builds on the previous strategic plan and provides a clear focus for the coming five years. It has the full support of the Commission and has been developed in conjunction with the Chief Executive and senior management team.

A key driver for this plan continues to be to contribute to the Government’s goal of “building safer communities” by “working in partnership with communities”. The Commission aims to do this through a comprehensive approach to the management of fire risk resulting in improved fire outcome for people, property, communities and the environment.

The Commission is committed to working in partnership with other central and local government organisations to ensure a whole of government approach is taken to common community issues. In particular the Commission will work closely with territorial authorities to build on existing relationships.

In developing this plan the Commission believes it addresses two high level Government inputs:

• The Government’s goals
• Minister’s expectation’s of the Commission
  

The following plan sets out the Commission’s vision, mission and values. Strategic priorities are set for the period 2005-2010 with national goals established for each priority. The six strategic priorities are:

• Strategic priority one - Improve communityfire outcomes through fire prevention, fire safety and better response.
• Strategic priority two - Foster integration of urban and rural service delivery.
• Strategic priority three - Contribute to enhanced community security.
• Strategic priority four - Support regional, national and international security.
• Strategic priority five - Develop and protect our people and promote internal stakeholder partnerships.
• Strategic priority six - Improve service performance accountability, and resource utilisation.
  

Also set out in this plan are the financial implications of the Commission’s strategies over the next five years.

National goals -extract from strategic priority one:

• Achieve and maintain the number of fires to less than 500 per 100,000 population.
• Achieve and maintain the number of fires in structures to less than 130 per 100,000 population.
• Achieve and maintain an avoidable residential structure fire fatality rate per 100,000 population of less than 0.5.
• Achieve and maintain the number of life threatening and moderate injuries to the public from fire incidents to less than 4.5 per 100,000 population.
• Improve the fire safety knowledge and behaviour of the Public.