Clearwater Fire & Rescue Receives Reaccreditation Status

9/1/2009 11:30:32 AM

Contact: Elizabeth Watts

Clearwater, Fla. - The Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI)

awarded the Accredited Agency Award to Clearwater Fire & Rescue on August 27,

2009.

Clearwater Fire & Rescue is one of just 135 accredited agencies in North America.

"It is an honor to receive the accreditation status for the second time.

Clearwater Fire & Rescue has some of the best men and women in the fire

service and this is a direct reflection of their hard work, " said Fire Chief

Jamie Geer. The accreditation status is valid for five years, with annual

progress reports reviewed by CFAI.

The accreditation process provides a well-defined, internationally recognized

benchmark system used to measure the delivery of fire and emergency services

and assists fire agencies in moving beyond a tactical deployment to continuous

strategic improvement.

CFAI is an organization dedicated to assisting the fire and emergency service

agencies throughout the world in achieving excellence through self-assessment

and accreditation in order to provide continuous quality improvement and the

enhancement of service delivery to their communities.

Clearwater Fire & Rescue met the full the requirements of the Commission on

Fire Accreditation International and was awarded the status of Accredited

Agency for the second time. Clearwater Fire & Rescue initially received

accreditation in August 2003.