Eastern Division Of The International Assoc Of Fire Chiefs

TO SERVE AS THE REPRESENTATIVE OF CHOICE FOR CAREER AND VOLUNTEER LEADERS OF FIRE AND RELATED EMERGENCY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE DIVISIONS COMMUNITY, AND TO SUPPORT AND ENHANCE THE WORK OF THOSE LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN ORDER THAT THEY MAY PROVIDE FOR THE BEST PROTECTION OF PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT FROM THE OCCURENCE AND OUTCOMES OF FIRES AND OTHER NATURAL, TECHNOLOGICAL AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR CAUSED EMERGENCIES. TO CARRY OUT THE AFOREMENTIONED PURPOSE, THE DIVISION SHALL PROVIDE ITS MEMBER CAREER AND VOLUNTEER FIRE LEADERS OF FIRE AND RELATED EMERGENCY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS WITH THE FOLLOWING: A)INFORMATION AND EDUCTION FOR USE WITHIN FIRE AND RELATED EMERGENCY SERVICE AND FOR USE IN EDUCATING THE PUBLIC, B) REPRESENTATION, BOTH WITHIN THE DIVISION AND WITH GOVERNMENTAL AND NON-GOVERMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, C) ACT AS A PREMIER CLEARINGHOUSE AND POINT OF EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCE, IDEAS AND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE IN ALL AREAS ENCOMPASSING FIRE AND RELATED EMERGENCIES, PARTICULARLY EFFECTIVE RESPONSE THERTO, D) SUPPORT OF, AND PRIMARY POINT OF DIVISION CONTACT FOR LOCAL, STATE AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT SHARE ALL OR PART OF THE GOALS OF THE DIVISION AND E) SUPPORT IN STRENGTHENING AND ENHANCING ALL THE DIVERSE MISSIONS OF THE FIRE SERVICE WITH FOCUS ON CORE MISSIONS SUCH AS SUPPRESSION, PREVENTION AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.