🔥 To inform and train our community on the risks of fire and to ensure fire prevention and planning is used to mitigate fire in our area.

🔥 For the LRFPA area of operation to enjoy the respect and support of our community.

🔥 To ensure planning and resources are in place to proactively ensure communities within the LRFPA area of operation are appropriately protected in the context of rural fire reduction, readiness, response and recovery.

🔥 Manage and co-ordinate veld & forest fire suppression operations

🔥 To ensure fire suppression is coordinated and effective.

🔥 To ensure minimum equipment and personnel standards are met or exceeded while not compromising operational efficiency or effectiveness.

🔥 To ensure landowners are educated about forest and rural fire prevention.

🔥 To implement a personnel fire fighter training programme – from a minimum of basic training to crew leader and specialised courses.

🔥 Provision of quality maps to our volunteers to assist them in their work.

🔥 Radio network coverage across the Midlands to effectively combat emergencies and for the protection for our volunteers / members and the general community.

🔥 Establish relationships and management systems with our sister agencies (such as Provincial government departments, commercial forestry and local government fire services) to provide good working relationships and to ensure appropriate levels of hazard reduction are achieved.

🔥 To develop joint Development Control arrangements with our Municipalities to ensure the LRFPA and our Municipalityies work together efficiently to plan low risk developments.

🔥 Our Executive Committee and staff will be working as a team that is a passionate, progressive and proactive organisation and has an increasing profile making a significant contribution to the Provincial fire initiative.