The Orlando Fire Department is no longer accredited by the Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI), an entity that helps ensure fire agencies are on track to properly respond to community risk.
The commission sent Orlando Fire written notice on October 1 that the agency’s accreditation has been revoked, following a series of meetings this year that “have been non-productive,” according to the letter. Those meetings were held to try and help Orlando Fire develop a plan for updating three sets of key documents necessary for maintaining its accreditation status. That hasn’t happened, according to the letter.
In response, Orlando Fire is appealing the revocation, and requesting an extension to the agency’s deadline for updating the required documents, according to Public Information Manager Jesse Canales…