LTC 258-2009 Re-Accreditation of the City of Miami Beach Fire Department,,... _.
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OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC #258-2009 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager
DATE: September 28, 2009
SUBJECT: RE-ACCREDITATION OF THE CIT OF MIAMI BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT
The purpose of this LTC is to inform the Mayor and Commission that the Fire Department
received its Re-Accreditation with the Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI).
The CFAI meeting was held this year in Dallas on August 27'" 2009. This accreditation is a
voluntary process predicated on the department involved evaluating itself and the community
service levels.
The Fire Department conducted a self assessment answering four basic questions
1. Is the organization effective?
2. Are the goals objective? Is the mission of the organization being achieved?
3. What are the reasons for the success of the organization?
4. How does the Department plan to continue successful service delivery?
The Fire Department was first accredited on August 11 ~' 2004. The Department began this
most recent accreditation process on October 1" 2008 which ended successfully in Dallas.
This is a very comprehensive process and involved hundreds of hours of staff time to
complete. The Fire Chief's Management Team and the Fire Department are to be
commended for their success in achieving it's Re-Accreditation. Division Chief Christopher
Parrino deserves special recognition for serving as Accreditation Manager and assuring that
all the documentation needed for this difficult process was obtained and on track with the
Commission on Fire Accreditation International's accreditation model.
Curcently the City of Miami Beach is one of a select group of 9 Fire Departments worldwide
who have achieved both internationally accredited status and a Class 1 rating from the
Insurance Services Office (ISO). There are presently 132 agencies which have attained
accredited status. We can all be proud of our Fire Department's achievement which
demonstrates a professional organization that provides assurances to peers and the public
that the organization has defined missions and objectives and strives to meet orgo beyond
them.
Please let me know if you would like additional details or if you have any questions
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