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At the Center for Public Safety Excellence® (CPSE®) we are excited to bring you the latest learning opportunities to advance your department and career. Registration for the 2023 CPSE Excellence Conference is now open. Click here for more information. ...
read moreGetting to know CPSE President Mary Cameli
CPSE President Mary Cameli, CFO CPSE Corner recently sat down with the CPSE's new President Mary Cameli, CFO, who is the Fire Chief of Mesa Fire and Medical in Arizona, to learn more about her career and thoughts on the future of CPSE.CPSE Corner: What was...
read moreThe CPSE appoints Fire Chief Tiffany Green, CFO, Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department, Maryland, to the Commission on Professional Credentialing (CPC) as the Combination Department representative.
Tiffany Green is the chief of the Prince George’s County Fire/Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Department, located in Largo, Maryland, one of the largest combination fire departments in the nation. She has served the Department for over 27 years and has...
read moreCenter For Public Safety Excellence® Reaches 3000 Credentialed Officers For First Time In Organization’s History
In February 2023, for the first time, the Commission on Professional Credentialing® (CPC®) surpassed 3,000 credentialed professionals. At 3,063 designations, this is the highest number of credentialed professionals CPC has ever awarded. Formed in 2000 to...
read moreJames White, CFO, Joins CPSE as the Commission on Fire Accreditation International Program Manager
Jim White, CFO, has joined the Center for Public Safety Excellence as the Program Manager for the Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI).Jim recently served as the Director of the Fire Rescue Institute for the Valencia College School of...
read moreCPSE Board of Directors Welcomes Three New Members
The CPSE Board of Directors welcomes three new members, Fire Chief Derek Bergsten (CFO, CEMSO, CTO, PIO), Poudre (CO) Fire Authority, City Manager Melissa Stevenson Diaz, Redwood City (CA), and Fire Chief Alec Oughton (CFO) from Henrico County (VA)...
read moreCPSE Welcomes McDonald as New CPC Commissioner
The CPSE appoints Ashley McDonald to the Commission on Professional Credentialing as the representative for Public Information Officers.Ashley McDonald is the Public Relations/Communications Manager for the North America Fleet Division of FLEETCOR...
read moreCenter for Public Safety Excellence® launches new Public Information Officer professional credential
The Center for Public Safety Excellence (CPSE) is proud to announce that it is offering the professional credential of Public Information Officer (PIO), the sixth designation available through the Commission on Professional Credentialing (CPC). This designation...
read moreCPSE CFAI Hearings to be Live Streamed August 16 and 17
Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI) Hearings will be held August 16 and 17, 2022 in Denver, CO and live streamed at www.cpse.org/hearings. The current schedule and list of agencies can also be found at www.cpse.org/hearings.CFAI holds...
read moreCPSE Welcomes Smith as New CPC Commissioner
The CPSE appoints Fire Chief Hezedean Smith, to the Commission on Professional Credentialing as the representative for Career Departments.Hezedean Smith is the chief of the Charlottesville Fire Department in Virginia, an accredited agency through the...
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