The Catalyst Podcast from the CPSE Center for Innovation is your source for ideas and innovations to help you and your agency in its pursuit of excellence. Each month there will be conversations with leaders and experts, both from within the fire and emergency services and from other fields. You can listen to it here, the Center for Innovation website, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Episode 1 features Jim Robinson, CFO, Fire Chief of the Greensboro Fire Department (N.C.) and CPSE Board of Directors President, and Preet Bassi, CPSE CEO, detailing the Center for Innovation. They discuss the purpose of the Center and its relationship to the Center for Public Safety Excellence, as well as its governance structure, partnerships and program areas.
A volunteer program in Ohio spreads strategic plan work across ranks while senior staff keep authority over policy, funding and labor decisions
November 12, 2026 11:37 AM
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The CPSE Center for Innovation’s newest Strategic Scan found that 68% of surveyed chiefs expect data centers to change fire department planning
November 07, 2026 09:52 PM
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Assistant Chiefs Bob Welch and Kyle Fekete highlight how real-time aerial footage from drones arriving ahead of fire crews is transforming resource deployment
November 01, 2026 03:42 PM
How Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue implemented a prehospital whole blood program to improve care for hemorrhaging trauma and medical patients
October 28, 2026 03:13 PM
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The Beacon Box program pre-packages GIS, hydrant and access data so outside crews aren’t learning the terrain mid-incident
October 26, 2026 11:02 AM
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