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....
On August 6, the CPSE Center for Innovation (CPSE CFI) brought together our Board of Directors and staff for our first in-person governance meeting after having met virtually through 2025. This dedicated group of individuals were seated on January 1, 2025. To read...
Today, the Center for Public Safety Excellence® (CPSE®) Center for Innovation (CPSE CFI) released our first publication, a Strategic Scan on Use of and Attitudes towards Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Fire and Emergency Service. Data were gathered in July 2025...
Alexandra Fisher has joined the Center for Public Safety Excellence® subsidiary, the CPSE Center for Innovation, as the inaugural Director. CPSE launched the CPSE Center for Innovation last year and has since been establishing its Board of Directors, developing its...