What Is Accreditation?
The Stoney Point Fire Department governing body adopted and approved a five-year
strategic plan outlining the steps of our pursuit to obtain accredited status from
the Commission on Fire Accreditation (CFAI now CPSE).
In doing so, our department will be joining a network of emergency service professionals who seek continuous quality improvement in the delivery of emergency services to their respective communities. Our department has often been exemplary in terms of fire service in Cumberland County. This year will certainly prove to be a pivotal moment in Stoney Point Fire Department history and our efforts will once again set up apart. By seeking accreditation from The Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI), we will become one of only two volunteer departments, world wide, to receive this distinguished designation.
The purpose of the CFAI is to help improve fire and emergency service agencies around the world. The organization lends assistance in the pursuit of professional excellence through a strategic self-assessment model. An organizational process provides continuous quality assurance in the global effort of bringing prompt and effective service to communities and the world at large.
The CFAI accreditation process provides a well-defined, internationally recognized benchmark system to measure effectiveness in the delivery of fire and emergency services. By seeking this accreditation from CFAI we hope to realize the following goals:
- Improve our agency's ability and community citizen's capability to readily recognize potential fire hazards as well as other emergency protection needs
- Identify our needs for state-of-the-art resources and emergency service delivery systems
- Improve quality of life in our community
There are currently only seven CFAI accredited fire departments in North Carolina. These are medium to large departments including Charlotte FD, Asheville FD, Greensboro FD, Rocky Mount FD, Cary, FD, Jacksonville, FD, and Wilson FD all of which are fully staffed with paid professionals. The Stoney Point Fire Department will be the first of its kind, as a predominantly volunteer agency in the state of North Carolina, to achieve this notable accredited status.