Preet Bassi Preet Bassi has been the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Center for Public Safety Excellence (CPSE) since 2014. CPSE is a non-profit organization that promotes continuous quality
improvement in the fire and emergency services through accreditation, credentialing, and education. During more than a decade at CPSE, Preet has led the organization to unprecedented levels of growth and impact. While doing so, she attracts some of the best and brightest visionaries and leaders around to serve on the CPSE Board of Directors. Together with Preet, they guide this very important effort to certify, accredit, and sustain the professionalism of fire service organizations and individuals. Bottom line, Preet's work has a direct impact on the effectiveness of the fire service in general and the individuals who are part of it. Prior to her role with CPSE, Preet was the Director of Finance and Administration for the International Accreditation Service, which included managing their Fire & Life Safety and Building Department Accreditation programs. She also has both local and state government experience, having worked for the City of Anaheim, California and the California State Assembly. These experiences provided an excellent springboard for her current roles in the fire service. Preet is literally everywhere and has integrated herself and CPSE into the very fiber of our service. In addition to her role at CPSE, she chairs the NFPA 1022 Technical Committee, which is a standard for fire service analysts. Preet is also the current chair of the Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI) National Advisory Committee (NAC), a group of more than 40 fire service organizations that work together with Congress and Federal Agencies to address
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