Arnoldsville New Mission statement

Our old mission statement : To protect lives and property.
A good statement, but I dont feel it was enough. A good mission statement states what we will do and how the mission is to be accomplished. So after some serious thinking and erasing, I have come up with the following. Please let me know what you think..

Our Mission: Is to strive to make Arnoldsville a safe place to work, live and be educated in by reducing human suffering caused by fires, sudden illnesses, accidents, hazardous material releases or by man made or natural disasters.
To achieve this, our department will:
• Provide training for Department members to become increasingly knowledgeable and proficient in the areas of public education, fire prevention, fire suppression, emergency medical services, rescue and other related activities.
• Provide its members with the necessary equipment and supplies to safely perform their duties. • Develop and provide educational programs to educate our customers as to the extent of the fire, rescue and medical services provided by this department; promote the deterrence of fire through proactive measures vs. reactive service and to encourage fire safe and fire smart activities.
• Maintain and decrease response time of fire protection, rescue and emergency medical services that the customers have come to expect.