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Dayton Fire Department wins international CFAI accreditation after multi-year review
Summary
The Dayton Fire Department was granted accredited agency status by the Commission on Fire Accreditation International after a multi-year assessment. City leaders praised the department’s policy, planning and training work that produced strategic plans and more than 600 pages of documentation.
The Dayton Fire Department announced it has earned accredited agency status from the Commission on Fire Accreditation International following a multi-year assessment process.
City officials said the accreditation places Dayton among roughly 300 accredited fire agencies worldwide and makes it one of the few large Ohio departments with the designation. The recognition follows a sustained effort to update policies, write a strategic plan, and complete a community risk assessment.
Chief Mike Rice described the accreditation work as a comprehensive review of department policies, procedures and tactical responses. "We went through every policy, every procedure, every tactical response, and we went and measured that against the self assessment manual from CFAI," Rice said. City staff and department leaders drafted what officials described as more than 600 pages of original documentation, including a new strategic plan and a standards-of-cover community risk assessment.
Assistant Chief Brad French served as the accreditation manager, city officials said, and the core team included assistant chiefs Nick Hosford and Andrew Braun; district chief Tyler McCoy; Captain Kathleen Keenan; Lieutenant Chris Roulette; and Captain Jared Meyer. The city manager’s office and the commission publicly thanked the Dayton Fire Department for the work and for its commitment to continuous improvement.
Commissioner Charles Laws, Commissioner Shaw, Commissioner Fairchild and others offered formal congratulations during the meeting. City leaders noted the accreditation process identified gaps and led to documented policy changes and program improvements, steps officials said will guide future training and operations.
Dayton officials invited members of the department present at the meeting to remain for a group photo and to receive the commission’s thanks.
