DoD Only

Quality Improvement for the Fire and Emergency Services Workshop

Parris Island Fire and Emergency Services, Parris Island, SC

November 7 – 9, 2022

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: 

Four Winds

186 N. Mexico St

Parris Island, SC 29905

AIRPORT LOCATION:

Savannah/ Hilton Head Airport, Savannah Ga.  & Charleston Airport, Charleston SC

HOST RECOMMENDED HOTEL INFORMATION:  

Tru by Hilton Beaufort

3664 Trask Prky.

Beaufort, SC 29906

Website: Click here 

Hilton Garden Inn Beaufort

1500 Queen Street

Beaufort, SC 29902

Website: Click here 

HOST AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION:

Parris Island Fire and Emergency Services

(O) 843-228-3178

PRIMARY CONTACT:

Raymond Smith, Assistant Chief of Operations

(O) 843-228-3178

raymond1.smith@usmc.mil 

SECONDARY CONTACT:

David Gouldie, Assistant Chief of Operations

(O) 843-228-3178

david.gouldie@usmc.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.