CPSE University
Quality Improvement for the Fire and Emergency Services Workshop, Poudre Fire Authority, Fort Collins, CO (10/21-23/2024)
- Registration Closed
Quality Improvement for the Fire and Emergency Services Workshop
Poudre Fire Authority, Fort Collins, CO
October 21 – 23, 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:
- 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 September 23, 2024
Regular Registration: $675
Registration closes: October 11, 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:
Poudre Fire Authority Training Center
3400 W Vine Dr
Fort Collins, CO 80521
AIRPORT LOCATION:
Denver International Airport (DIA)
HOST RECOMMENDED HOTEL INFORMATION:
The Elizabeth Hotel, Autograph Collection
111 Chestnut St
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Website: Click here
Hilton Fort Collins
425 W Prospect Rd
Fort Collins, CO 80526
Website: Click here
HOST AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION:
Poudre Fire Authority
(O) 970-416-2870
PRIMARY CONTACT:
Derek Bergsten, Fire Chief
(O) 815-979-0411
derek.bergsten@poudre-fire.org
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.