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Cathedral City Fire chief reports accreditation progress, ISO rating improvement and staffing gains

Cathedral City City Council · February 26, 2026
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Summary

Chief Contreras presented the 2025 Annual Compliance Report showing accreditation progress (82% of 2022 recommendations complete or in progress), an ISO rating improvement and full staffing at 64 positions; council asked how those accomplishments should be communicated to residents and insurers.

Chief Contreras presented the Cathedral City Fire & EMS 2025 Annual Compliance Report, an annual submission required as part of the Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI) process, and told the council the department has made measurable progress on accreditation recommendations.

“This is our report card on how we’re doing specifically on accreditation,” Chief Contreras said, and he summarized the status of the 2022 peer-assessment recommendations: seven completed, 11 in progress and four pending.…

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