mission statement

The Missouri Region "C" Technical Rescue Team K-9 Division has a firm commitment to the protection of the community by providing services to find and assist people in distress, and relieve pain and suffering in it's many forms by providing a quality, professional search and rescue life safety service.

To support this doctrine, we recognize the following strategies:

Our commitment to, and location within the community give the team opportunity to be involved in the full community by:

•  Working aggressively to deliver fire and life safety education
• Responding promptly to fires, rescues, medical emergencies, disasters (natural and manmade)
• Ensuring that the actions of the team are safe, professional, and in harmony with the demands of the community.

The K-9 Team's reliance on its members to provide these services requires:

• That each individuals value to the team is duly recognized.
• That said individual is treated ethically, provided training, proper equipment, support, safety and opportunity
• Each individual is accountable to other team members in the division, their sponsoring departments and the public in general

This mission statement serves as a focal point for planning, developing, implementing, delivering, evaluating, and managing organizational activities.