Quality Improvement for the Fire and Emergency Services Workshop, Surprise Fire Medical Department, Surprise, AZ (6/3-5/2024)

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Quality Improvement for the Fire and Emergency Services Workshop

Surprise Fire Medical Department, Surprise, AZ

June 3 – 5, 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 May 6, 2024

Regular Registration: $675

Registration closes: May 24, 2024, 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: 

Surprise Fire Medical Department Administration

14250 W Statler Plaza, Ste 101

Surprise, AZ 85374

 

AIRPORT LOCATION:

Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)

 

HOST RECOMMENDED HOTEL INFORMATION:  

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Surprise

16540 N Bullard Ave

Surprise, AZ 85374

Website: Click here

 

Residence Inn by Marriott Phoenix NW/Surprise

16418 N Bullard Ave

Surprise, AZ 85374

Website: Click here

 

HOST AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION:

Surprise Fire Medical Department

(O) (623) 222-5000

 

PRIMARY CONTACT:

Scott Smith, Battalion Chief

(O) 623-222-5053

scott.smith@surpriseaz.gov  

 

SECONDARY CONTACT:

Steve Gilbert, Captain

(O) 623-222-5065

steve.gilbert@surpriseaz.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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