CPSE – A Decade in Review
With 2020 kicking off a new decade, we took a walk down memory lane to revisit some of the highlights of the last ten years and consider how CPSE has changed and morphed over that time. 2010 Wishing to extend our professional designation model to all officers, in 2010...
CPSE Board of Directors Approves the CFAI 10th Edition Model
Key Improvements Address Current and Future Needs of Fire and Emergency Services An industry-wide effort to gather input on the 10th Edition of the Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI) model was recently completed. The outcome is a contemporary...
Request for Information: 10th Edition Training and Publications
The Center for Public Safety Excellence (CPSE) is conducting an update of the Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI) model from the 9th to 10th edition. The performance indicators of the CFAI 10th edition will be finalized by the end of...
CPSE at FRI 2019
Commission on Fire Accreditation International At the Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI) hearings, 33 agencies appeared before the Commission, which were live-streamed, over three days. Twenty-four agencies were reaccredited, while nine...
Read the 10th Edition Draft and Submit Feedback by September 30, 2019
CPSE is now soliciting public input on a draft of the revised Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI) model. Participation from members of the fire and emergency services community is critical to the ongoing effort of improving the model,...
Stakeholder Report: Gearing Up for the CFAI 10th Edition
To capture and memorialize the valuable discussion that kicked off development of the CFAI 10th Edition Model, we distilled findings from the meeting into a report. This document, “Stakeholder Report: Gearing up for the 10th Edition,” recaps contributions...
CPSE Seeks Input at Fire Service Stakeholder Gathering
CPSE leadership invited representatives of key stakeholder groups to share their ideas on the future of the fire service, accreditation, and the CFAI 10th Edition Model. The gathering was hosted by CPSE at their headquarters in Chantilly, VA on Nov. 14,...
Center For Public Safety Excellence kicks off updates to fire and emergency service accreditation model
The Center for Public Safety Excellence (CPSE) has launched an effort to create the 10th Edition of the Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI) model. As part of CPSE’s commitment to continuous quality improvement, the process of creating the...