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.
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?...
If Not Excellence, Then What? City Manager and Fire Chief Collaboration
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...
Defining Your Role in Today’s Fire Service
Chief Todd Canale, CFO By: Chief Todd CanaleI had the distinct privilege to speak at our department’s annual award banquet last week and address our incredible team of firefighters and their families. While preparing for the evening and deciding what to...
Strategic Planning + Institutionalization = Implementation Success
Chief Brian Dean, CFO By Chief Brian DeanImagine 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 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...
Side Effects of CRR
Joe Powers, FO Captain, Henrico County Division of Fire You can hear Captain Powers talking about the Side Effects of CRR on this podcast from The Vision 20/20 Project's CRR Radio. For decades, fire service agencies across the United States focused on fire...
There is No Success Without a Successor
Reginald D. Freeman, CFO, MS, FIFireE Chief, Hartford Fire Department and CPC Chair The 21st century fire service is faced with unprecedented challenges that warrant unprecedented leadership so that organizations can accomplish their missions. These challenges...