The Fayetteville Fire Department has been re-accredited by the Commission on Fire Accreditation International. On Nov. 16, Fayetteville Fire Department members appeared before the commission, and the agency has been for a third consecutive time as an accredited organization. Accredited institutions protect only 12% of the United States population. Fayetteville is one of only twenty-three accredited fire departments in North Carolina.

"As a result of this process, over three cycles of accreditation, we have identified the need for and procured additional staff, apparatus, equipment, and fire stations," said Battalion Chief John Bowen, FFD's accreditation manager.

The CFAI program is a comprehensive self-assessment and evaluation model that enables fire and emergency service organizations to examine service levels/performance.

"The citizens of Fayetteville are receiving faster, more efficient service as a result of our lessons learned from the accreditation process, and for us, that alone makes it worth the effort," Bowen added.

Accreditation assures colleagues and the public that the department has definite goals and objectives appropriate for the jurisdiction served.