Quality Improvement for the Fire and Emergency Services Workshop, Kingsport Fire Department, Kingsport, TN 

November 7 – 9, 2023

This 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:

Early Registration: $650 – ends October 10

Regular Registration: $675

*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: 

Kingsport Fire Department Training Center

250 Horse Creek Lane

Kingsport, TN 37660

AIRPORT LOCATION:

Tri-Cities Airport (TRI)

HOST RECOMMENDED HOTEL INFORMATION:  

MeadowView Conference Resort & Convention Center

1901 Meadowview Pkwy

Kingsport, TN 37660

Website: Click here

Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Kingsport

2485 S Wilcox Dr

Kingsport, TN 37660

Website: Click here

HOST AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION:

Kingsport Fire Department

(O) 423-229-9444

PRIMARY CONTACT:

Jessie Bishop, Senior Captain

(O) 423-229-9444

jessiebishop@kingsporttn.gov

SECONDARY CONTACT:

Chris Vandagriff, Fire Marshal

(O) 423-229-9440

chrisvandagriff@kingsporttn.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.