
CPSE University
Quality Improvement for the Fire and Emergency Services Workshop, City of Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire, Pittsburgh, PA (9/3-5/2025)
Includes a Live In-Person Event on 09/03/2025 at 8:00 AM (EDT)
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- Early bird pricing available!
- All Users - $650
- Regular Price after 08/07/2025 12:00 AM
- All Users - $675
Quality Improvement for the Fire and Emergency Services Workshop
City of Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire, Pittsburgh, PA
September 3 – 5, 2025
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:
- Creating planning zones for your response area.
- Establishing a risk assessment process.
- Applying the risk assessment process to your response area.
- Developing a critical tasking process.
- Determine needed resources for fire and non-fire risks.
- Assess current deployment practices and establish target performance goals.
- Develop response performance data.
- Key elements of a Strategic Plan.
- How to create a self-assessment manual.
COST:
Early Registration: $650 – ends August 6
Regular Registration: $675
Registration closes: August 22, or until full, whichever occurs first.
*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 Headquarters
2945 Railroad Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15201
AIRPORT LOCATION:
Pittsburgh International Airport
HOST RECOMMENDED HOTEL INFORMATION:
Homewood Suites by Hilton
1410 Smallman St
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Website: Click here
Hampton Inn & Suites
247 Smallman St
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Website: Click here
HOST AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION:
City of Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire
PRIMARY CONTACT:
Mat Davis, Assistant Fire Chief
(O) 412-255-2867
SECONDARY CONTACT:
Darryl Jones, Fire Chief
(O) 412-255-2866
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.