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FY 2023-2024 Highlights

Added pediatric restraining devices on each ambulance to help ensure children's slaty during transport.
Received three new advanced life support EMS Training Manikins.
F.A.L.S.E. Alarm Clown Program started back up in Bedford elementary schools providing Fire Prevention shows to the
students. COVID caused the show to stop in-person shows for over three years.
NEFDA (North East Fire Department Association) cities were given a grant to start a Peer Support Group within each
department. Bedford Fire Department now has our own Peer Support Team.
Goals

Revitalization
Lead the Community Risk Reduction effort by implementing risk mitigation and intervention strategies throughout
the city.
Economic Vitality
Provide the technical expertise required for the implementation and enforcement of all re codes to enhance safety
throughout the city.
Ensure that the Fire Department complies with all applicable local, state, and federal laws.
Maintain Class 1 designation which ensures the lowest insurance rates for the Bedford business community.
Transformation
Increase the opportunities to send Bedford Fire Department personnel to outside training and leadership
development courses to expose our personnel to best practices nationwide.
Facilitate employee growth and provide reliable succession planning through a commitment to continuing
education and training for all levels within the organization.
Continue to evaluate all operations and seek the most operationally effective way to deploy our personnel to meet
the increasing demand for service.
Create a joint Police and Fire training facility within the City limits of Bedford to best meet public safety training
needs while maximizing unit and personnel readiness and to avoid interruptions in service.
Organizational Excellence
Ensure best practices, while always looking for creative solutions, in all administrative and operational policies,
practices and programs.
Provide the highest quality emergency medical care to the citizens and visitors of the City through the use of the
most up-to-date medical protocols and recognized treatment practices in emergency healthcare.
Continue to support and participate in the NEFDA programs to seek ef cient and cost-effective methods of
providing specialized emergency services.
Provide state of the art training, apparatus, living quarters, tools, equipment, and personal protective equipment to
our personnel to ensure they are prepared to safely and effectively provide the highest-level service to the
community of Bedford.
Provide an outstanding work environment that supports all employees and allows them to meet their potential at
every rank.
Manage the Division's scal resources within the allocated budget.
Communicate & Engage with Citizens
Ensure citizens of all ages are educated in the areas of re prevention.
Host Annual Fire Department Open House.
Attend Community Outreach Events.
Fire Department will effectively communicate through Social Media Communication.
Continue to offer and conduct Citizen's Fire Academy events to the residents of the city.
Continue to conduct life safety education programs to school children through the F.A.L.S.E. Alarm Clown Gang re
prevention shows.

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