Please read Terms of Use under Our Story before using site. Statement of Philosophy
The Fire Department's philosophy is one of excellence in community service. The Fire Department is organized to serve the people of Homer and Kachemak City as the principal provider of fire, pre-hospital emergency medical care and other related services. Our programs are designed to prevent or mitigate the loss of life, harm to property and damage to the environment. As such the Fire Department shall:
Be dedicated to excellence and professionalism in all of its activities and strive to be flexible and innovative in meeting the needs of our community and the citizens we serve and protect; and
Be committed to injury prevention and all-hazards risk management and will endeavor to instill in the people of the community a desire to become full participants in their own protection through community education; and
Strive to maintain cost effective services that meet the needs of the community using sound proactive hazard management practices and principals; and
Manage the affairs of the Fire Department consistent with the values of commitment, trust, loyalty, confidentiality and professionalism; and
Recognize, honor and value the individual member and their family as the foundation of this community based organization. Terms of Use & Disclaimer Statement
The purpose of Homer Volunteer Fire Department's page is to present matters of public interest in Homer to our residents, businesses and visitors. We welcome you to submit your questions, comments and concerns, but please note this is a moderated online discussion site and not a public forum. HVFD will not respond via Facebook to press inquiries. To contact HVFD please utilize contact information on Timeline. If you’re looking for the official source of information about HVFD, please visit the City of Homer’s official website: www.cityofhomer-ak.gov/. By using or accessing Facebook and this page, you are accepting the terms and conditions for use established by Facebook and accepting the practices described in the Facebook Data Use Policy. For more information on Facebook’s Statement of Rights & Responsibilities and Data policy, go to https://www.facebook.com/policies. This site is maintained by the City of Homer and moderated to ensure comments contribute to orderly and civil discourse while respecting a range of interests, opinions and points of view. Use and moderation of the site is subject to the City of Homer Social Media Policy (http://www.cityofhomer-ak.gov/citymanager/city-homer-social-media-policy) and to other City rules and policies such as the ethics code, personnel rules and equipment use policy. Posting comments shall constitute acknowledgement and acceptance of these terms and conditions. Please note that once posted, the City reserves the right to delete submissions that contain profanity, personal attacks, or threatening comments of any kind, or offensive comments that target or disparage any ethnic, racial, or religious group. Further, the City also reserves the right to delete comments that:
1. Are spam or include links to other sites
2. Are clearly off topic or unintelligible comments
3. Advocate illegal activity
4. Are sexually explicit
5. Serve electoral campaign purposes such as information in support of, or in opposition to the candidacy of any person for public office or any ballot measure (except as authorized by the Homer City Council in accordance with AS15.13.145.)
6. Infringe on intellectual property rights
7. Solicit commerce or advertising.
8. Violate or promote the violation of a federal, state or local law.
9. May compromise safety or security of public systems.
10. Are subject to a legal privilege of confidentiality and are posted without the consent of all persons who may assert the privilege. HVFD reserves the right to restrict, remove and/or block any person, group, or entity submitting and/or repeatedly submitting comment(s)/posting(s) that violate the applicable terms and conditions.
“Liking,” between HVFD, employees and a Facebook user does not indicate City of Homer endorsement of that user’s actions or comments. Non-City of Homer content states only the opinion of its source, does not state the opinion or policy of the City of Homer government or its council members and employees. Some of the links on this and subsequent pages may lead to resources outside the City of Homer government. The presence of these links should not be construed as an endorsement by the City of Homer of these sites or their content. The City of Homer is not responsible for the content of any such external link. Any photograph posted on the site that includes the identifiable picture of a person may be removed by the City of Homer at the request of that person (or if the person is a minor, the person’s parent or guardian). City of Homer social media sites are subject to the State of Alaska Public Records Act (AS 40.25.100 - 40.25.295). As a result, any information posted on City social media sites, including but not limited to subscriber's lists, posted communications, correspondence between posters and City staff, and communications submitted for posting, may be a public record subject to public disclosure. The City of Homer reserves the right to update these Terms of Use.
