City Manager Jeff PomeranzRapid City, IowaCPSE President Fire Chief Greg Smith, CFOCedar Rapids Fire Department By Jeff Pomeranz and Greg SmithA key component to the success of a fire department and the fire chief is the relationship with the city’s chief...
Darin Atteberry, ICMA-CMCity MangerFort Collins, CO Tom DeMint, CFOFire ChiefPoudre Fire Authority, CO By Darin Atteberry, ICMA-CM, City Manager, Fort Collins, Colorado and Tom DeMint, CFO, Fire Chief, Poudre Fire Authority, Colorado In order to provide...
Preet Bassi, CAECPSE Chief Executive Officer by Preet Bassi, CAECPSE Chief Executive OfficerEarlier this month, CPSE published our new Quality Improvement for the Fire and Emergency Services book. While part of the CFAI 10th Edition Model update, we set...
Chief Brian Dean, CFO By Chief Brian Dean Imagine you’re on a cruise to the Western Caribbean taking a much-needed vacation. Now, before you get too excited, imagine nobody on the ship knows where they’re headed, and everyone has their own idea for the...
CPSE President Allan CainCFO-2009 Allan Cain is finishing his third year as President of the CPSE Board of Directors. Having represented the Town of Cary (North Carolina) Fire Department when they first sought CFAI accreditation in 1999, Allan has been...
The Center for Public Safety Excellence (CPSE), an international technical organization committed to leading the fire and emergency service industry to excellence, today announced the release of the Advanced Technical Writing program developed and...
CPSE is pleased to announce the release of our new book - Quality Improvement for the Fire and Emergency Services. This broadly focused publication based on the 10th Edition of the Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI) model provides a framework for...
The Center for Public Safety Excellence (CPSE) recognizes the effects our current pandemic is having and that it will continue to impact all of us for longer than what was originally anticipated. We have been analyzing how best to continue to facilitate...
The Commission on Fire Accreditation International has appointed Sumter County (FL) County Administrator Bradley Arnold representing the International City/County Managers Association as its newest commissioner. The CPSE Board unanimously approved his...
Chief Tom Jenkins, CFO, CEMSO By Tom Jenkins, CFO, CEMSODeveloping and mentoring leaders with the fire service is both a challenging and rewarding process. Unfortunately, little has been done within the fire service to institutionalize the idea that formal...