Events

To view a list of our upcoming events, including workshops and meetings, please visit our event calendar.

Workshops

The Center for Public Safety Excellence (CPSE) is home to several innovative workshops designed specifically for fire and emergency service agencies as well as their personnel. Geared to aid emergency personnel in their quest for continuous quality improvement, our workshops are held at a variety of locations across the U.S. as well as on an international level. To register for a workshop – or to view the latest information on workshop dates and locations – please check back to our web site frequently.

Self-Assessment Workshop

This 8-hour workshop assists fire and emergency service leaders in preparing for and working towards accreditation through the unique model of self-assessment. This workshop will not only provide valuable information on conducting an agency self-assessment but also on how to prepare for an on-site peer assessment visit.

Peer Assessor Workshop

The 8-hour peer assessor workshop provides emergency service personnel with comprehensive training on how to assess and evaluate peer agencies who are seeking accreditation. While the workshop offers valuable insight into the entire peer assessment process, it specifically equips personnel with the tools and know-how to fairly and consistently evaluate an agency's performance, to write a comprehensive findings report, and to substantiate CFAI’s rating process.

Standards of Response Coverage (SOC) Workshop - Basic

The 8-hour SOC Basic workshop equips Fire Service personnel with the fundamental know-how to rationally plan for and justify varying levels of service. Through an overview of resource deployment planning and community risk analysis, this workshop covers the latest tools to calculate and analyze risk as well as the latest processes to map deployment and deployment coverage areas – such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software packages.

Standards of Response Coverage (SOC) Workshop - Advanced

Prerequisite: Standards of Response Coverage (SOC) Basic Workshop

The 8-hour SOC Advanced workshop provides a more comprehensive, in-depth look at resource deployment planning and risk analysis. In this workshop, students will be presented with real-life case studies concerning small, suburban, and metropolitan agencies. Additionally, students will be exposed to demonstrations of related software packages available today, and hear first-hand lessons from accredited agencies who have successfully developed a standard of response coverage.

Chief Fire Officer Designation - A Guide to Completing the CFO Process

For current and prospective Chief Fire Officers (CFO), this workshop explains the benefits of this prestigious designation and the components of the designation process. Participants learn how to prepare a CFO candidate portfolio and maintain the designation after it’s earned.