GARNER, N.C. – Garner Fire-Rescue has earned international accreditation for the second consecutive time, placing the department among fewer than one percent of fire departments worldwide to hold the designation.
The department received accreditation Aug. 18 during a hearing before the Commission on Fire Accreditation International at the Center for Public Safety Excellence headquarters in Rosemont, Illinois.
Garner Fire-Rescue first received the accreditation in July 2021. Accreditation is awarded in five-year cycles…