2026 - 2030 Surrey Financial Plan

PUBLIC SAFETY—SURREY FIRE SERVICE

FUTURE INITIATIVES, GOALS & OBJECTIVES

INCLUSION

• Continue to pursue internal and external opportunities to diversify firefighter recruitment through local partnerships with educational institutions, businesses and athletic organizations; • Enhance positive public interactions with the first responders, by delivering cultural sensitivity training to staff to help break down barriers as well as promote an inclusive work environment; and

• Create opportunities for youth to gain experience and exposure to the job requirements associated with a career in firefighting by implementing an accredited youth academy in partnership with Surrey Schools.

PUBLIC SAFETY

• Maintain and review effectiveness of various programs that lead to Community Risk Reduction for fire and life safety.

Open house event at fire halls to educate and promote fire safety

ECONOMIC PROSPERITY & LIVELIHOODS

• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, flexibility and resilience of the capital fleet replacement process; • Continue to promote the City’s online application processes to increase use of the more streamlined and cost efficient service delivery method; and

Support the city’s resilience in a disaster through enhancements of the emergency program and compliance with the new regulations of the Emergency and Disaster Management Act.

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ECOSYSTEMS

• Support the City’s greenhouse gas and fuel-reduction objectives by integrating modern technologies into new apparatus, expanding the hybrid fleet, and increasing the use of electric small equipment.

City of Surrey | 2026—2030 Financial Plan | General Operating Fund | Public Safety

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