Joshua Smith Ph.D., CFO, has over 20 years of public safety experience, concentrating in emergency services and community college adult education. He is a retired Chief Fire Officer and currently serves as Assistant to the International Association of Fire Fighters...
Heather McGuire has served as City Administrator for St. Charles, Illinois since 2021, overseeing an accredited Fire Department. Prior to her work in municipal government, Heather was a practicing attorney with a focus in municipal law. Her career in local government...
In 2016, CPSE created the Michael Worthington Scholarship in continued remembrance of our long time Board member and friend, who passed away September 25, 2015. As Mike exemplified continuous improvement and encouraged others to constantly grow and improve, we have...
The Cliff Jones Ambassador Award recognizes an individual who goes above and beyond in their support of accreditation, credentialing, and CPSE as a whole. This year’s recipient is Assistant Chief Matthew Jacoby, CFO, from the Cary Fire Department, North...
Watch Manager Matthew Thorpe, FO, with the Royal Air Force Mildenhall Fire & Emergency Services, the only UK Accredited department, has demonstrated his commitment to both credentialing and accreditation. As the first Fire Officer (FO) designee in the UK, he has...
The recipient of the 2024 Ray Picard Award is Station Chief Christopher Swift, FO, Joint Base Charleston Fire & Emergency Services, South Carolina. Chief Swift demonstrates a strong commitment to the Accreditation process. As the agency’s Accreditation Manager,...
Salvatore Scarpa joined the fire service in 1991 and is the fire-EMS chief of the Columbus Fire & Emergency Medical Services Department in Georgia, a CFAI accredited agency. Chief Scarpa has written numerous articles for the fire service and presented at many...
The recipient of the 2024 Randy R. Bruegman Agency Innovation Award is the Spokane Valley Fire Department (SVFD) which successfully executed two innovative fire levy campaigns within six months, using data analytics and community engagement to secure crucial funding....
Kelly Martin has joined the Center for Public Safety Excellence® as the CPSE Community Experience Manager. Kelly comes to CPSE from the Orange County Fire Rescue (OCFR), Winter Park, Florida, where she worked for the past five years. Her most recent position she...
The Center for Public Safety Excellence (CPSE) mourns the loss of one of our founders – Chief Ronny J. Coleman, State Fire Marshal, (Ret.), passed away peacefully on September 21, 2023, at Mercy General Hospital in Sacramento. “We will forever be indebted to Chief...