Assembly Bill 835 (Lee, Chapter 345, Statutes of 2023) directed the State Fire Marshal to research safety standards for si...

CalChiefs releases second phase report of Wildland-Urban Interface Data Commons, with support from Milliman and the Gordon...

TO:   All California Fire Agencies FR:   CPF President Brian K. Rice and CFCA President Brian Fennessy RE: &nb...

The AB 2557 (Ortega) “Oppose” Coalition is asking for your immediate assistance with members of the Senate Appropriations...

Legislative Bills Passed: AB 40 - Assemblymember Rodrigeuz’s bill on EMS response times, was officially passed and enro...

As wildfire risks rise and budgets tighten, the pressure to “do it all” is growing, but effective mitigation is about stra...

Last week in Fresno, the California Fire Chiefs Academy brought together 20 emerging fire service leaders for an intensive...

The Interagency Resource Ordering Capability (IROC) system has been in use nationally since 2018 and is the mobilization p...

The California Fire Chiefs Association (CalChiefs) recently reached an important milestone in expanding member engagement...

The Governor’s 2026–27 Proposed Budget signals California’s continued commitment to climate resilience, with $2.1 billion...

Chief Officer Opportunity: California Fire Chiefs Academy is Almost Here As one of the goals of Cal Ch...

Chief Officer Opportunity: California Fire Chiefs Academy As one of the goals of Cal Chiefs is to prov...

EMS Updates: Chapter 1 updates. We are actively engaged with the EMS Policy Advisory Committee (EPA...

The Voice of the California Fire Service: An Opening Letter from the President I want to start by saying what an honor...

As I reflect on this past year serving as your President, I am once again struck by the profound strength, resilience, and...

The California Fire Chiefs Association is requesting its members to send a letter on their agency letterhead ( view templa...

Commissioner Lara Announces Next Phase of Sustainable Insurance Strategy to Safeguard Californians’ Access to Insurance N...

Legislative Director Don Butz has dedicated considerable effort to revising our legislative procedures. A legislative trai...

Attention Cal Chiefs Members, Your urgent in person presence is needed at the state capitol on July 12, 2023 for tw...

Dear Members, Below are three critical and time sensitive requests regarding AB 40 (APOT) from the CFCA and FDAC Joint Le...

Episode 35 - Interview with Steve PonTell, CEO, Silver Creek Modular On this episode, Past President Ray Gayk interviews...

Episode 34 - Interview with CalChiefs President Bernie Molloy II In this episode of the CalChiefs podcast, Ray Gayk sits...

Episode 33 - Interview with Executive Director Jeff Meston In this episode of the CalChiefs Podcast, Ray Gayk sits down w...

Podcast host Ray Gayk sits down with Ted Peterson, Acting Chief of the Southern Marin Fire District, and Scott Clough, Co-...

Episode 31 - Leading with Character    In this episode of the CalChiefs / FDAC podcast, Chief Chris Tubbs sits...

Author: Retired Fire Chief Jeff Meston, Co-Principal Investigator Firefighter Cancer Prevention and Research Program, Univ...

Across the fire service, we are learning more about the long-term health impacts of occupational exposure—particularly the...

Modern firefighter cancer prevention has shifted from focusing solely on fireground exposures to understanding what happen...

The University of California has awarded nearly $6 million in state funding to advance research aimed at reducing cancer a...

The California Firefighter Cancer Prevention and Research Program is pleased to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for...