Culver City Observer -

On August 13 the Culver City Fire Department received International Accredited Agency Status with the Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI) for meeting the criteria established through the CFAI's voluntary self-assessment and accreditation program.

The Culver City Fire Department is one of 200 agencies worldwide to achieve

Internationally Accredited Agency status by meeting the high standards set by the CFAI

and the Center for Public Safety Excellence, Inc. (CPSE).

CFAI is dedicated to assisting fire and emergency service agencies throughout the world

in achieving excellence through self-assessment and accreditation in order to provide

continuous quality improvement and enhancement of service delivery to their

communities.

The CFAI process is voluntary and provides agencies with an improvement

model to assess service delivery and performance internally.

"I am grateful to the Commission on Fire Accreditation International for once again

validating Culver City's commitment to the highest levels of service in our Fire

Department. The Culver City Fire Department remains an example to fire departments

throughout the United States and the world," said Mayor Meghan Sahli-Wells.

Fire Chief David White stated that the City's achievement of Internationally Accredited

Agency status "demonstrates the commitment of the Culver City Fire Department to

provide the highest quality of service to our community."

Chief White added, "We have been able to use the Commission on Fire Accreditation International's process as a proactive mechanism to plan for the future and identify areas where we can improve the

quality of services we provide to the Culver City community."