The CPSE® Center for Innovation (CPSE CFI) has developed the first and only comprehensive Guide for the Effective and Ethical Implementation of Drone as First Responder Programs. The guide builds on CPSE CFI’s July 2026 Strategic Scan on Drone as First Responder...
The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) convened researchers, industry representatives, and NFFF Fellows (active firefighters and officers from across the country) for an in-person Community Engagement Project Meeting on September 21, 2026. Alex Fisher,...
The CPSE Center for Innovation (CPSE CFI) held our second virtual Industry Advisory Council (IAC) meeting in July, bringing together 15 member organizations for a productive session focused on feedback, collaboration, and charting the path forward. A Growing Coalition...
The Center for Public Safety Excellence® (CPSE®) Center for Innovation (CPSE CFI) has released our fourth Strategic Scan, Drone as First Responder (DFR) Programs, which can be viewed here. For this report, DFR programs are defined as operations in which a drone is...
This spring, the Center for Public Safety Excellence® (CPSE®) Center for Innovation (CPSE CFI) hit the road to present our Strategic Scan on the Use of and Attitudes towards Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Fire and Emergency Service at three different industry...
On March 10, the CPSE Center for Innovation (CPSE CFI) hosted an afternoon showcase on Day 1 of CPSE’s annual Excellence Conference in Orlando, Florida. We started with an overview of the Center and its Year 1 accomplishments delivered by our President, Jim Robinson,...
The Center for Public Safety Excellence® (CPSE®) Center for Innovation (CPSE CFI) released our third Strategic Scan on Community Needs and Co-Responder Programs, which can be downloaded here. Co-Responder programs pair first responders with other human services...
The Center for Public Safety Excellence® (CPSE®) Center for Innovation (CPSE CFI) has released our second Strategic Scan on Fire Department Leadership Perspectives on Apparatus Capital Purchasing and it can be downloaded here. Data were gathered in October and...
On December 18, 2025, the Center for Public Safety Excellence Center for Innovation (CFI) convened representatives from our Industry Advisory Council (IAC). The IAC is comprised of nonprofit and for-profit organizations within the fire and emergency service and local...
The CPSE® Center for Innovation (CPSE CFI) is excited to announce an impactful partnership with FireRescue1 to design and power our Innovation Museum. Currently in the design phase, the CPSE CFI Innovation Museum powered by FireRescue1 will launch in December 2025....