The Commission on Fire Service Accreditation International (CFAI) convened in Henderson (NV) on 4 March 2013 during the 2013 Excellence Conference. Thirteen fire departments were represented by their Fire Chief, Accreditation Manager, Elected/Appointed Officials, and their CFAI Peer Team Leader. Eight fire departments received their Accredited Agency Status of which six were Department of Defense Agencies. Four fire departments received Re-Accredited Agency Status, and one fire department received deferral status.
Accredited Agency Status was approved for the following agencies:
NSA Souda Bay Fire & Emergency Services
Souda Bay, Greece
NAS Sigonella Fire & Emergency Services
Sigonella, Italy
Ramstein AB Fire & Emergency Services
Ramstein, Germany
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Fire and Emergency Services
JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ
MCAS Cherry Point Fire & Emergency Services
MCAS Cherry Point, NC
MCAS Yuma Fire Department
Yuma, AZ
City of Alcoa Fire Department
Alcoa, TN
Colorado Springs Fire Department
Colorado Springs, CO
Re-Accredited Agency Status was approved for the following agencies:
Fenton Fire Protection District
Fenton, MO
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical
Lawrence, Kansas
Orange County Fire Rescue Department
Orange County, Florida
Plano Fire-Rescue
Plano, Texas