Lenexa Fire Department Mission Statement

The Lenexa Fire Department is engaged in the protection of life, property, and environment. We are committed, through both action and education, to providing professional care that enhances the safety of our community

Lenexa Fire Department Vision Statement

Five years from now, the Lenexa Fire Department will be recognized by local businesses, residents, and regional fire agencies as a progressive, well-trained and customer-centered fire organization that places a high premium on professional development.

Our workforce culture will reflect a family atmosphere that is nurtured by fair practices, open communication processes and up-to-date procedures that guide the decisions of our personnel. Our mission will be accomplished by a physically fit, healthy, and increasingly diverse work force, well trained in a multitude of specialized skills and empowered with a high level of involvement in our success. We will strive for high retention and low turnover by maintaining and exceeding market value compensation, providing opportunities for growth and development, valuing individual input and providing for the safety of the employee.

We will honor our community trust by providing the most effective, efficient and fiscally responsible service possible to all population groups, with growing emphasis on our customers with special needs. By improving our distribution and concentration of response forces and facilities, all areas of the community will receive quality service meeting our customers’ expectations. We believe in getting out of the station and into the community and will expand our community information initiatives and customer feedback programs so that our organizational priorities, philosophy and operations become more transparent to our residents.

Through improved external relationships, we will explore all opportunities for fire and rescue service delivery, while expending time and energy towards developing the best strategy for providing quality emergency medical services to our community. We will meet or exceed national best practices thereby ensuring that the Lenexa Fire Department is a responsible and professional organization.

Lenexa Fire Department Values

We value vision in the members of our department; dedicated to professional and managed growth both in the department and throughout the community.

We value creativity of our people thereby encouraging empowerment for success and improving the competency of all fire service personnel.

We value an open and timely communication process that enhances honesty, respect and responsiveness by all members of the department.

We value teamwork, as we believe that availing ourselves of each person’s talent enhances the services we deliver and that collaboration improves our relationships and overall sense of family.

We value professionalism and integrity in our dealing with each other and those we serve, always adhering to a sound code of moral and ethical conduct, and always maintaining compassion and response for our customer.

We value accountability for both individual and organizational actions to foster an environment of reliability, safety and ownership of service outcomes.