Cloud Generation On March 1, 2024, the Center for Public Safety Excellence® (CPSE) took a significant leap forward in its commitment to serving professionals in the field with the launch of a new online application process for...

Chief Terry Ford, ret. (CFO) Register Now! CPSE University is pleased to announce the launch of a multi-part, on-demand webinar to assist with creating a mentoring program in your department. Terry Ford, CFO, retired Fire Chief,...

Summer Symposium Peer Assessor Training Quality Improvement Workshops On Demand Training On Demand resources Webinars Resource Documents At the Center for Public Safety Excellence® (CPSE®) we are excited to bring you the latest...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...