Author: Ed Comeau

by Chief Toni Washington, CFOChair, CPC The last couple of years have posed challenges for the fire service. Despite all that we have faced, the Commission on Professional Credentialing® (CPC®) continues to make strides in...

Chief Steve Dirksen, CFOFargo (ND) Fire DepartmentChair, CFAI Steve Dirksen is fire chief of the Fargo, North Dakota, Fire Department, a CFAI accredited agency. He began his fire service career in 1989 with the Rock Valley,...

Matthew Vinci By Matthew Vinci Safe, efficient and effective emergency response services begin with proper staffing, adequate equipment and appropriate workplace facilities. But in the modern fire service, responder knowledge,...

Captain Thomas Fagan, FONeed pic of Thomas Fagan By Thomas Fagan, FOWhat is your community getting from the fire department? Do they know, really? Some departments operate based on a perception of service quality, which may not...

Tom Jenkins, CFO, CEMSO By Tom Jenkins, CFO, CEMSOWhen our department first began the accreditation process, it appeared that most of the value was in the external validation of data, policies, and practices. Although important,...