CPSE Corner will be a series of monthly articles focusing on a range of topics relating to Accreditation, Credentialing and pursuing excellence in providing fire and emergency services to your community.
Strategic Planning: Improving Service and Planning for the Future
James White (ret)CFO - 2008 By James E. White, CFO- 2008 In my 34 years as a career firefighter, I can think of no more beneficial tools used by myself and my organization than those found within the Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI)...
“You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know”
Battalion Chief David Farnum (CFO-2018) The Organizational Benefits of Conducting a Complete Community Risk Assessment/Standard of Coverby Battalion Chief David Farnum Jr. (CFO-2018)“You don’t know what you don’t know.” At first this may sound like a non-sensical or...
Information Management: Connections to the CFAI Model
Ernst Piercy, CFO, Fire Chief (ret.), former CFAI Chair by Chief Ernst Piercy, CFO Contributors: Joseph Yacker, Information Systems Director, Spokane Valley Fire Department; Leonard Chan, Management Analyst, Houston Fire Department; and Xavier Anderson,...
Professional Development and Credentialing Within the Fire Service
Chief Josh Waldo, CFO, CTO, FM by Chief Josh Waldo, CFO, CTO, FMQuality training programs are one of the highest priorities in any fire department, as organizations look to ensure that members are prepared for the daily challenges and demands of the...
Reactivity vs. Proactivity: Risk-Driven Performance
Deputy Chief Holger Durre, CFO From the CPSE Vault... by Deputy Chief Holger Durre, CFO The fire service is changing more rapidly now than it has in its existence. If your ears aren’t perking up with regard to the influence that the changing environment is...
CPSE Excellence 2020 Keynote Speaker – Denver’s Chief Storyteller
Rowena AlegríaDenver Chief Storyteller At the 2020 CPSE Excellence Conference, our keynote speaker was Rowena Alegría, the chief storyteller for the city of Denver, who heads up “I Am Denver,” which is a project to capture the essence of the city through...
2020 Excellence Conference
This year’s Excellence Conference hit a high mark with the most attendees - over 700 people took part in four days of education, hearings, and networking. During the opening session, all first-time attendees were asked to stand and be recognized. An...
Professional Credentialing Prepares Agencies and Officers for the Future
Chief Derek Bergsten, CFO, CEMSO, CTO and CPC Chair by Chief Derek Bergsten, CFO, CEMSO, CTO and CPC ChairIn this month’s CPSE Corner, we will discuss Professional Credentialing and how it can help each of us develop as fire service leaders, and in turn...
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’s Year in Review and Year Ahead by President Allan Cain
CPSE President Allan Cain, CFO-2009 CPSE Corner had an opportunity to talk with the CPSE Board President Allan Cain, CFO-2009, about his second year as president and the organization’s direction for the future. CPSE Corner: What is your vision for CPSE’s future?...