CPSE University
Quality Improvement for the Fire and Emergency Services Workshop, Vista Fire Department, Vista, CA (6/11-13/2024)
Includes a Live In-Person Event on 06/11/2024 at 8:00 AM (PDT)
- Registration Closed
Quality Improvement for the Fire and Emergency Services Workshop
Vista Fire Department, Vista, CA
June 11 – 13, 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 May 14, 2024
Regular Registration: $675
Registration closes: June 2, 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:
Vista Fire Station 5
2009 South Melrose Drive
Vista, CA 92081
AIRPORT LOCATION:
Carlsbad Airport
San Diego International Airport
HOST RECOMMENDED HOTEL INFORMATION:
Hyatt Place San Diego/Vista-Carlsbad
2645 S Melrose Dr
Vista, CA 92081
Website: Click here
TownePlace Suites by Marriott San Diego Carlsbad/Vista
2201 S Melrose Dr
Vista, CA 92081
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HOST AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION:
Vista Fire Department
(O) 760-643-2801
PRIMARY CONTACT:
Miles Sweeney, Battalion Chief/Training Officer
(O) 760-643-5353
SECONDARY CONTACT:
Steve Wecklich, Division Chief – Training, Safety & EMS
(O) 740-938-2021
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.