Chief Fire Officers Association
From SR
Purpose
The Chief Fire Officers Association (CFOA) is the professional voice of the UK Fire and Rescue Service
Aims
- To continue as the professional voice of the UK Fire Service, assisting and supporting members to fulfil their leadership role in improving the well being of local communities in all matters relating to the Fire Services' activities. This will lead to improvements in the social, economic and environmental well being of all communities through considered and professional utilisation of Fire Service resources.
- Association Objectives:
- Develop policies on issues which affect members and through their employing Authorities, the service, working in partnership with stakeholders in order to influence public policy issues and opinion formers in the National, European and International communities.
- Continuously improve the professional standards of membership and help them attain high levels of expertise and effectiveness by developing their knowledge, skills and understanding to ensure competence.
- Provide a range of services for members, both centrally and through appropriate networks to facilitate methods of working in pursuance of the above.
- Charitable Objectivess (set out in Memorandum of Association):
- To reduce the loss of life, personal injury and damage to property and the environment by improving the quality of fire fighting, rescue, fire protection and fire prevention in the United Kingdom.
