Ocoee FD honored for accreditation completion

This is the second accreditation for the Ocoee Fire Department from the Center for Public Safety Excellence.

By Annabelle Sikes
| 9:00 a.m. September 22, 2023

West Orange Times & Observer
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The Ocoee Fire Department was honored recently for successfully completing the accreditation process through the Center for Public Safety Excellence.

The fire department was presented with a plaque at the city of Ocoee's commission meeting Tuesday, Sept. 19.

This is the second accreditation for the Ocoee FD.

The department is one of 313 fire agencies in the country to receive International Accreditation status.

The accreditation process consists of a peer review of the accreditation documents, completion of an on-site assessment and participation in a public hearing before the Commission on Fire Accreditation International.

For more information on the city of Ocoee, click here.

For more information on the Ocoee FD, click here.

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Annabelle Sikes

News Editor Annabelle Sikes was born in Boca Raton and moved to Orlando in 2018 to attend the University of Central Florida. She graduated from UCF in May 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in sociology. Her past journalism experiences include serving as a web producer at the Orlando Sentinel, a reporter at The Community Paper, managing editor for NSM Today, digital manager at Centric Magazine and as an intern for the Orlando Weekly.