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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...
read moreCPSE Appoints Otto Huber, CFO, to CFAI Commission
The CPSE appoints Fire Chief Otto Huber, CFO, Loveland-Symmes Fire Department, Ohio, to the Commission on Fire Accreditation International representing accredited agencies serving populations between 25,000 and 99,999.Otto Huber is the fire chief of the...
read moreCPSE Welcomes Maloney as New CPC Commissioner
The CPSE appoints Deputy Chief/Fire Marshal Thomas Maloney, Marysville Fire District, Washington, to the Commission on Professional Credentialing as the Fire Prevention representative.Tom Maloney is serving as Deputy Fire Chief/Fire Marshal for the...
read moreJames M. Higgins, CFO, CEMSO, CTO Joins CPSE as the Commission on Professional Credentialing Program Manager
Mike joins CPSE after retiring from the Columbus Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services in Columbus, Georgia as the Deputy Chief in the department’s Resource Management Division. He was with the department for 36 years, and during his tenure he was their...
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