Title
Recognition of the Greensboro Fire Department on the Receipt of Agency Accreditation
Body
Department: Fire
Council District: All
Public Hearing: NA/
Advertising Date/By: N/A
Contact 1 and Phone: Bobby Nugent, Ext. 2297
Contact 2 and Phone: David Parrish, Ext. 2002
PURPOSE:
To recognize the Greensboro Fire Department for receiving their fifth consecutive agency accreditation on July 27, 2017 at the Fire Rescue International Conference in Charlotte, NC.
BACKGROUND:
Accreditation is a comprehensive self-assessment and quality improvement model that enables organizations to examine past, current, and future service levels and internal performance and compare them to current research and industry best practices. This process leads to a more efficient and effective emergency service organization.
Greensboro is one of only two fire departments in the nation to receive the Center for Public Safety Excellence Accreditation (CPSE) status five consecutive times (since 1997). CPSE provides the only accreditation program <http://www.cpse.org/agency-accreditation/about-accreditation-cfai.aspx> for fire service organizations in the world, and offers nationally-recognized designations <http://www.cpse.org/professional-credentialing/about-credentialing-cpc.aspx> for fire and emergency services officers. CPSE has over 230 accredited agencies and over 1,800 designated officers throughout the world.
BUDGET IMPACT:
None
RECOMMENDATION / ACTION REQUESTED:
It is recommended that the Greensboro Fire Department be recognized as an accredited agency.