After recently earning his designation as Chief Fire Officer for a second time, Snoqualmie Fire Chief and Emergency Management Director Mark Correira has plans to implement professional credentialing tools for other firefighters in his department.
The Center for Public Safety Excellence (CPSE), the only accreditation program for fire services organizations, reviews professional accomplishments of its applicants and awards designations.
"You put together a portfolio based on four or five criteria," explained Correira.
The program "looks at job experience, size of department, education, training, community involvement, giving back to the profession, articles from trade journals and newspapers."