The Commission on Fire Accreditation International has appointed Chief Terry Ford, CFO, as its newest commissioner representing Department of Defense fire and emergency services. The CPSE Board unanimously approved his appointment. Terry Ford is the Chief of the Fire...
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...
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...
Steve Dongworth Chief, Calgary Fire Department and CFAI Chair One thing as leaders that we rarely talk, or even think, about are leadership traits. These are the things that make people want to follow you, an essential component of leadership. As a leader,...
Thomas D. Kuglin, Jr.,CFO, CTO,CPSE University Manager There is no shortage of causes in this world, just a shortage of leaders who can inspire us to pursue them, and the CPSE community is teeming with leaders who can fill that gap. In any profession,...
A record of over 460 attendees and 150-plus instructors, exhibitors, agency members, board members, and commissioners came together for the 10th annual CPSE Excellence Conference where we celebrated a “Decade of Transformation.” Between the tremendous turnout of...
Preet Bassi, CAE, Chief Executive Officer, Center for Public Safety Excellence During my travels to consortiums across the country, I often hear the refrain that data (hear date-ahhh) is the biggest obstacle for departments working towards and maintaining...
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...
Deputy Chief Jacob McAfee, CFO-2014, CTO-2015 The fire service is a truly an amazing profession built on a foundation of tradition, values, culture, and exceedingly high standards forged and maintained by many extraordinary people. January is National...
The Center for Public Safety Excellence Board of Directors welcomed two new members this month: Chief Mary Cameli, CFO, as a member representing IAFC, and Mr. Ben May, an at-large member. CPSE is governed by a nine-member board of directors that includes four...