2025-2029 Surrey Financial Plan

FIRE

EDUCATION & CULTURE

• Deliver recruit training, additional emergency vehicle operator training and fire officer training to support the growth and succession of our fire suppression staff; and •

Further support the development of technical, leadership and administrative skills to ensure all staff are equipped with the appropriate knowledge, skills and abilities for each stage of their career.

HEALTH & WELLNESS

• Maintain Second Responder Program collaboration with Fraser Health Authority and continue cooperation with the BC Centre For Disease Control (“BCCDC”) in the delivery of our Take Home Naloxone program; and • Expand our employee preventative health screening program to include cholesterol monitoring with clinical education.

Ongoing skills training provided to firefighters throughout their career

INFRASTRUCTURE

Ongoing promotion of Surrey Fire Regional Dispatch services to prospective clients. Continue to

Review the Fire Safety Act and regulations to update city bylaws and related processes for alignment with the changes in the new legislation.

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prepare for and implement technology changes to stay ahead of requirements for Next Generation 9-1-1; • Fire Hall replacement and expansion planning to add capacity for growth

and enhance public safety in the context of fire first response for the citizens in the City; and

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