Quality Improvement for the Fire and Emergency Services Workshop

Camp Pendleton Fire & Emergency Services, 

Camp Pendleton, CA

April 28 – 30, 2026

This course is for Department of War personnel only. This course features three full days of instruction to help agencies prepare for accreditation under the 11th edition of the CFAI® model. It covers the development of the three key documents, the Community Risk Assessment/Standards of Cover, Strategic Plan, and Self-Assessment Manual.

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE:

• The Quality Improvement for the Fire and Emergency Services Publication & student workbook.
• 24 hours of instruction from experienced accreditation instructors.
• In-class exercises to reinforce key points of instruction.
• Introduction to online resources that will support your department’s accreditation efforts.
• 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 key elements of the accreditation process:
  1. Creating planning zones for your response area.
  2. Establishing a risk assessment process.
  3. Applying the risk assessment process to your response area.
  4. Developing a critical tasking process.
  5. Determine needed resources for fire and non-fire risks.
  6. Assess current deployment practices and establish target performance goals.
  7. Develop response performance data.
  8. Key elements of a Strategic Plan.
  9. How to create a self-assessment manual.

COST:

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

Registration closes April 17, or until full, whichever occurs first.

*Onsite registration is not permitted*

To register online, 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: 

“La Casa Del Mar” La Marina Room

2100 12th St 

BLDG 210841

Oceanside, CA 92058

AIRPORT LOCATION:

San Diego International Airport (SAN)

HOST RECOMMENDED HOTEL INFORMATION:  

Inns of the Corps Pacific View

Bldg. 202870 San Jacinto Rd.

Camp Pendleton, CA 92055

Website: Click here 

SpringHill Suites by Marriott Oceanside Beach

110 N. Myers St.

Oceanside, CA 92054

Website: Click here 

HOST AGENCY:

Camp Pendleton Fire & Emergency Services

PRIMARY CONTACT:

Jeffrey Moore, Deputy Chief - Training

(O) 760-390-2704

Jeffrey.moore1@usmc.mil 

SECONDARY CONTACT:

Peter Korodini, Deputy Chief - Operations

(O) 760-390-2702

peter.korodini@usmc.mil 

All registration cancellation and refund requests must be submitted via email to university@cpse.org no later than two weeks prior to the start of the class. 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.  

CPSE regrets that refunds will not be given for no-shows.

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