Should volunteer fire departments invest in the Commission on Fire Accreditation International process? Janet A. Wilmoth, FIRE CHIEF Editorial Director, spoke with Fire Chief Randy Bruegman, Fresno (Calif.) Department and president of the Center for Public Safety Excellence, about volunteer departments and the accreditation process. Bruegman explained that CFAI's process was designed for all types of departments and that the value of the program's core competencies far exceed the investment.