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.
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?...
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...