Performance Pledge

Performance Pledge 2009

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Vision

To serve Hong Kong by making it a safe place to live and work

Mission

To protect life and property from fire or other calamity
To give advice on fire protection measures and fire hazards
To educate the community and to promote the public awareness on fire safety
To render paramedic ambulance services to the sick and the injured and convey them to hospital

Values

Upholding high standards of integrity
Striving for professionalism and continuous improvement
Dedication and commitment to providing quality service
Readiness in meeting challenge and accepting accountability
Maintaining high spirit and esprit de corps among staff members

	Always in readiness to serve the community of Hong Kong, we pledge to achieve our mission quickly and efficiently. Our aims are to respond to
	building fire calls within 6 minutes in built-up areas and within 9 to 23 minutes in areas of dispersed risks and isolated developments. Our target is to achieve these times in 92.5% of all calls in 2009. In 2008, the overall performance in responding to building fire calls was 2.2% above the target of 92.5%.

emergency ambulance calls within 12 minutes from the time of call to the arrival of an ambulance at the street address. In 2009, our target is to meet this response time in 92.5% of all emergency calls. In 2008, the overall performance in responding to emergency ambulance calls was 0.3% below the target of 92.5%.

We aim to improve our performance in 2009 by enhancing the new mobilizing system, commissioning new fire stations / ambulance depots at various locations and strategically deploying our emergency resources.

	A Public Liaison Group, which is now into its sixteenth term, is served by 30 members of the public. It meets regularly to give feedback on the performance of fire and emergency ambulance services and suggestions on how we can serve the community better.

We aim to respond to requests for issuance of incident reports on any fire or calamity attended by the Department or on any damage caused by fire to any premises, vessel or other property within 21 working days.

	We aim to respond to complaints of fire hazards posing imminent danger to public safety or dangerous goods (except liquefied petroleum gas) by conducting investigation within 24 hours and the complainant will be advised of the outcome within 12 working days. Fire hazards not posing imminent danger will be investigated within 10 working days and the complainant will be advised of the outcome within 27 working days.

In 2009, we aim to achieve the following main targets :

	Continue to enhance live-fire training for frontline fire personnel at the Rescue Training Centre and Fire Services Training School.
	Continue to strengthen and promote occupational safety and health to all staff of the Department.
	Commission the Diving Training Centre at Stonecutter Island.
	Commission two replacement fireboats to enhance fire fighting and rescue capabilities in coastal waters.
	Prepare staff for the switch-over to the new breathing apparatus.
	Plan for the replacement of the existing radio communications system.
	Plan for the re-provisioning of Aberdeen Fire Station cum Ambulance Depot on Nam Fung Road.
	Plan for the re-provisioning of a new fire station at Kai Tak.
	Continue to enhance the fire protection measures for prescribed commercial premises with floor area exceeding 230 m2, specified commercial buildings, composite buildings and domestic buildings.
	Continue to monitor fire safety standards in industrial buildings.
	Continue to fine-tune the proposals for amending the subsidiary legislation under the Dangerous Goods (Amendment) Ordinance 2002 to enhance the control of dangerous goods.
	Continue to review the legislative provisions regarding the registration scheme for FSI contractors.
	Continue to explore the feasibility of introducing third party certification on fire safety for buildings and licensed premises.
	Continue to step up inspection of pre-1973 composite / domestic buildings for enhancement of fire safety.
	Continue to step up inspection of fire service installations and ventilating system in buildings and licensed premises and take enforcement action when necessary, with a view to reducing fire hazards in the community.
	Launch a pilot Building Fire Safety Envoy Scheme.
	Continue to enhance pre-hospital emergency care knowledge and paramedic skills of personnel through on-going and specialized medical training programmes co-ordinated by the Medical Directors of the Department.
	Continue to implement the Rapid Response Vehicle Scheme to enhance the delivery of paramedic ambulance service.
	Continue to provide a community education programme, including the provision of cardio-pulmonary resuscitation training and automated external defibrillation training for the general public.
	Continue to organize publicity activities to educate the public on the proper use of ambulance services.
	Continue to explore the feasibility of introducing a Medical Priority Dispatch System in Hong Kong.
	Commission a new ambulance depot at Lai Chi Kok.
	Monitor the progress of the procurement of a computer aided Qulaity Assurance System for enhanching the quality of paramedic ambulance service.