Jeff PomeranzCPSE Board of Directors President To look back on the year 2021, CPSE Corner sat down with CPSE Board of Directors President Jeff Pomeranz. In addition to his role at CPSE, Jeff is the City Manager for the City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and is the first city...
The CPSE Board of Directors has appointed Chief Brandon Fletcher (CFO, CTO) to the Commission on Professional Credentialing (CPC) as the Volunteer Fire Department representative.Brandon Fletcher is the chief of Gilt Edge Fire Department in Burlison,...
Chief Todd Canale, CFOChief Gregg MoriguchiBy Fire Chief Todd Canale, CFO and Fire Chief Gregg MoriguchiChallenges with credentialing and accreditation vary among individuals and organizations respectively and are not necessarily specific to the Department of Defense...
The Center for Public Safety Excellence (CPSE) mourns the loss of one of the pioneers of the accreditation model – Chief Martel Thompson. Martel passed away calmly on December 1, 2021, at his home in Henderson, Nevada. His first love was the fire service,...
During the last week of September, the CPSE Board of Directors, Commission on Fire Accreditation International, and Commission on Professional Credentialing met in person in Orlando, Florida.Returning to in-person meetings was not without its challenges. After...
The CPSE Board of Directors has appointed Regional Fire Chief Gregg Moriguchi to the Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI) representing the Department of Defense.Chief Moriguchi is the Regional Fire Chief for the Federal Fire Department,...
In August 2000, building on the self-assessment model for departments, the Center for Public Safety Excellence (CPSE) established the Commission on Professional Credentialing (CPC) Chief Fire Officer (CFO) designation. The designation provides a mechanism...
The CPSE Board of Directors welcomes its newest member, Sara Jahnke, Ph.D. Dr. Jahnke is the Director and a Senior Scientist with the Center for Fire, Rescue & EMS Health Research within NDRI-USA, Inc., a not-for-profit research firm where she also serves as the...
The CPSE Board of Directors has appointed Dr. Alexander Henderson to the Commission on Professional Credentialing (CPC) as the academic representative. Dr. Henderson is an associate professor in the Department of Public and Nonprofit Administration at...
CPSE’s Mission Statement: To lead the fire and emergency service to excellence through the continuous quality improvement process of accreditation, credentialing, and education.That last word, education, is such a vital part of CPSE’s DNA, from the classes we hold to...