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Chief Todd Canale Appointed as new CPC Commissioner

The Commission on Professional Credentialing welcomed Chief Todd Canale, CFO, as a Commissioner representing the Department of Defense. The CPSE Board of Directors unanimously approved his appointment. Todd Canale is the chief, fire emergency services, for the...

CPSE and our Consortiums: Partners in Excellence

For an agency considering accreditation or an officer contemplating credentialing, a local consortium may be their first contact with CPSE. Wanting to ensure our consortiums are operating effectively and feel supported, we brought the coordinators (and...

Fire Service Accreditation and ARFF: If Not This, Then What?

by Karl Ristow, CFO, CFAI Program Director, kristow@cpse.org Aircraft Rescue Firefighting (ARFF) like other emergency service programs (Fire Suppression, (EMS), Wildland Firefighting) struggle to meet the needs of their stakeholders while managing the risks they see...

2018 Accredited Agency Recognition Luncheon

At the 2018 CPSE Excellence Conference, 57 agencies were recognized for achieving accreditation or re-accreditation, bringing the total number of accredited agencies to 247. This also means that 10% of the United States population and 10% of the Canadian population...

CPSE Accepting Nominations for IAFC Fire Chief of the Year

Due April 27, 2018 The CPSE, along with other select organizations and associations, are invited to submit nominations for the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) and Pierce Manufacturing Fire Chief of the Year Awards. CPSE can submit one nomination in...

2018 EXCELLENCE CONFERENCE DAY 4 WRAP-UP 03.16.18

Friday was another day of all education - twelve more sessions, and all of the rooms were packed. We really appreciate all of the presenters sharing their knowledge with over 500 people coming from across the country and around the world to the 2018...

2018 EXCELLENCE CONFERENCE DAY 3 WRAP-UP 03.15.18

Education Sessions Thursday was all about education, all day long. There were 20 sessions in four different tracks related to accreditation and credentialing: Standards of Cover Bootcamp Progressive Leadership Outcomes Continuous Improvement Some of the...

2018 EXCELLENCE CONFERENCE DAY 2 WRAP-UP 03.14.18

Director of Division of Florida State Fire Marshal Julius Halas, CFO Opening - Director of Division of Florida State Fire Marshal Julius Halas, CFO Director of Division of Florida State Fire Marshal Julius Halas, CFO, started the day with a warm welcome to Orlando and...

2018 Excellence Conference Day 1 Wrap-up 03.13.18

Opening Ceremony Over 500 people have come to Orlando for the 2018 CPSE Excellence Conference! We were welcomed by Chief Otto Drozd, CFO, from the Orange County Fire Rescue Department, and then things were kicked off by the new CPSE President Allan Cain, CFO, and CPSE...