DoD Only

Quality Improvement for the Fire and Emergency Services Workshop

Creech AFB Fire & Emergency Services, 

Creech AFB (Indian Springs), NV

July 12 – 14, 2023

This course is for Department of Defense personnel only. The course features three full days of instruction to help agencies prepare for accreditation under the 10th edition of the CFAI model.

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE:

• The Quality Improvement for the Fire and Emergency Services Publication & student workbook
• 24 hours of instruction from experienced accreditation peer team leaders
• Multiple opportunities to engage and network with your peers

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:

• The steps in the self-assessment process, from building a team to becoming an accredited agency
• The building blocks of the accreditation process:
  1. Community risk assessment
  2. Goals and objectives
  3. Standards of cover
  4. Benchmark and baseline standards
  5. Strategic plan
  6. Self-assessment

COST:

Paid by the DoD contract. If you are not a DoD employee, do not register for this course. 

*Onsite registration is not permitted*

To register, you must have a CPSE Portal account. Go here to create an account.

To register a group, contact university@cpse.org. 

WORKSHOP TIME: 0800-1700 Daily

ATTIRE: Business Casual

WORKSHOP LOCATION:

Creech AFB Fire Emergency services Fire Station 1

1150 Perimeter Rd BLDG 1150

Creech AFB (Indian Springs), NV 89018

AIRPORT LOCATION:

Harry Reid International Airport

HOST RECOMMENDED HOTEL INFORMATION:  

Aliante Casino + Hotel + Spa

7300 N Aliante Pkwy

North Las Vegas, NV 89084

Website: Click here 

Santa Fe Station Hotel & Casino

4949 N Rancho Dr

Las Vegas, NV 89130

Website: Click here

HOST AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION:

Creech AFB Fire & Emergency Services 

(O) 702-404-2225

PRIMARY CONTACT:

Irvin Ridgeway, Assistant Chief of Training

(O) 702-404-2225

irvin.ridgeway@us.af.mil

SECONDARY CONTACT:

Ramon L Fitzgerald, Fire Chief

(O) 702-404-2227

Ramon.Fitzgerald@us.af.mil 

All registration cancellation requests must be submitted via email to university@cpse.org no later than two weeks prior to the start of the class. Telephone cancellations will not be accepted. A substitution of your full registration is permitted up to three days prior to the start of the class. After this time, NO substitutions are allowed. Requests for substitution must be submitted via email to university@cpse.org.  

For questions, contact the CPSE office at university@cpse.org or 703-691-4620.