The National Fire Protection Association has announced that the Certified Fire Protection Specialist program it administers has received accreditation from the American National Standards Institute’s Personnel Certification Accreditation Committee. The vote to accredit came at the accreditation committee’s September meeting.

“The ISO 17024 accreditation is an important milestone for CFPS and for the fire protection field of practice,” said CFPS Board Chair Dr. Robert S. Fleming. “Employers in the private and public sectors can be confident that fire protection specialists holding the CFPS designation possess the necessary skills and experience to effectively implement fire protection policies and strategies.”

Accreditation by ANSI signifies that CFPS procedures meet ANSI’s essential requirements for openness, balance, consensus and due process in accordance with the ISO 17024 standard. To maintain accreditation, CFPS is required to consistently adhere to a rigorous set of requirements or procedures.

The accreditation is both an international and U.S. accreditation. NFPA has administered the CFPS program since 1998. Since then, more than 2,000 professionals have successfully completed the CFPS examination.