Quality Improvement for the Fire and Emergency Services Workshop

NAS Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX

August 5 – 7, 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 July 28, 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: 

NAS Fort Worth Chapel

1838 Desert Storm Road

Fort Worth, TX 76127

AIRPORT LOCATION:

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)

HOST RECOMMENDED HOTEL INFORMATION:  

Best Western Plus Lake Worth Inn & Suites

3920 Boat Club Rd

Lake Worth, TX 76135

Website: Click here 

TownePlace Suites by Marriott Fort Worth Northwest/Lake Worth

2925 Royalty

Lake Worth, TX 76135

Website: Click here 

HOST AGENCY:

NAS Fort Worth

PRIMARY CONTACT:

Robert Crawford, Battalion Chief of Operations/Accreditation Manager

(O) 817-782-6337

Robert.crawford2474@gmail.com

SECONDARY CONTACT:

Elroy King, Battalion Chief of EMS/Assistant Accreditation Manager

(O) 757-782-6337

elroy.m.king.civ@us.navy.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.