Quality Improvement for the Fire and Emergency Services Workshop, City of Fairfax Fire Department, Fairfax, VA (4/23-25/2024)

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Quality Improvement for the Fire and Emergency Services Workshop

City of Fairfax Fire Department, Fairfax, VA

April 23 – 25, 2024

 

This course features three full days of instruction to help agencies prepare for accreditation under the 10th 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:

Early Registration: $650 – ends March 26, 2024

Regular Registration: $675

Registration closes: April 13, 2024

 

*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: 

Fire Station 403

4081 University Drive

Fairfax, VA 22030

 

AIRPORT LOCATION:

Reagan National (DCA)/Dulles International (IAD)

 

HOST RECOMMENDED HOTEL INFORMATION:  

Residence Inn by Marriott Fairfax City

3565 Chain Bridge Rd

Fairfax, VA 22030

Website: Click here

 

SpringHill Suites by Marriott Fairfax Fair Oaks

11191 Waples Mill Rd

Fairfax, VA 22030

Website: Click here

 

HOST AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION:

City of Fairfax Fire Department

(O) 703-385-7940

 

PRIMARY CONTACT:

Shawn Dunstan, Battalion Chief 

(O) 703-385-7806

shawn.dunstan@fairfaxva.gov 

 

SECONDARY CONTACT:

Scott Trottman, Captain

(O) 703-385-7813

Scott.trottman@fairfaxva.gov 

 

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 refund request is subject to a $25 processing fee. 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

 

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.

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