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Oak Ridge firefighters receive national designation

Posted at 10:04 pm August 11, 2015
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Four members of the Oak Ridge Fire Department have been notified that they have received the Fire Officer Designation from the Center for Public Safety Excellence.

Captain Eric Mocsari, Firefighter Paramedic Steve London, Firefighter Engineer Thomas Giles, and Firefighter Engineer Ben Taylor have received notification from the CPSE that their professional portfolios have been peer reviewed for evaluation of knowledge, community involvement, professional contribution, and plans for future advancement. The Fire Officer Designation was awarded from that review, a press release said.

“A professional designation is recognition of broad career and educational professional accomplishments,” the release said.

Designations offered by the Commission on Professional Credentialing are internationally-recognized third-party verification of professional competence in fire and emergency services. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Ben Taylor, Center for Public Safety Excellence, Commission on Professional Credentialing, CPSE, Eric Mocsari, Fire Officer Designation, Josh Waldo, Oak Ridge Fire Department, ORFD, Steve London, Thomas Giles

Spotlight: ORFD officers receive national accreditation

Posted at 1:14 am April 15, 2014
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Charlie Elliott

Charlie Elliott

The Center for Public Safety Excellence has notified three members of the Oak Ridge Fire Department that they have received national accreditation.

The Center for Public Safety Excellence Inc. is a nonprofit organization that, for more than a decade, has helped local public safety agencies around the world streamline and improve the services they provide their communities, a press release said. Through its individual commissions, CPSE provides a host of programs including accreditation for fire and emergency service agencies and professional designations for senior-level fire and emergency service officers.

Capt. Charlie Elliott, Capt. Brandon Payne, and Firefighter Engineer Jordan Alcorn have received notification from the Center for Public Safety Excellence that they have been approved for the designation of fire officer, or FO. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Honors and Spotlight, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire Tagged With: Brandon Payne, Center for Public Safety Excellence, CFO, Charlie Elliott, chief fire officers, Commission on Professional Credentialing, Darryl Kerley, fire officer, FO, Jordan Alcorn, Josh Waldo, Oak Ridge Fire Department

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