DoD Only

Quality Improvement for the Fire and Emergency Services Workshop

North Carolina Air National Guard Fire Department, Charlotte, NC 

June 20 – 22, 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:

North Carolina Air National Guard Fire Department

5740 West Boulevard

Charlotte, NC 28208

AIRPORT LOCATION:

Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)

HOST RECOMMENDED HOTEL INFORMATION:  

Courtyard by Marriott Charlotte Airport/Billy Graham Parkway 

321 West Woodlawn Road

Charlotte, NC 28217

Website: Click here 

Military tax-free rate is available with GTC

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Charlotte Airport

2600 Yorkmont Rd

Charlotte, NC 28208

Website: Click here 

Military per diem rates are available.

HOST AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION:

North Carolina Air National Guard Fire Department 

PRIMARY CONTACT:

Donald D. Willis, Assistant Chief of Training

(O) 704-391-4390

donald.willis.6@us.af.mil 

SECONDARY CONTACT:

Thomas Lazaroski, Deputy Fire Chief

(O) 704-391-4390

thomas.lazaroski@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.