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Tuesday, October 28, 2025
California Fire Chiefs Foundation: Building Support for Leaders in the Fire Service »
Our Mission The Foundation’s mission is simple but powerful: to empower fire chief officers with resources, support, and...
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Southern Division Director Report – Chief Adam Loeser »
Southern Area 1:Todd Tuggle, Fire Chief for San Luis Obispo; special thanks to Lompoc Fire Chief Brian Fallon for all of h...
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Northern Division Director Report – Chief Steve Akre »
Overview The Northern Division of the California Fire Chiefs Association experienced an active and productive year marke...
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Past-President Report – Chief Mark Heine »
Serving as your Past-President this past year has been both an honor and a privilege. It marks the completion of an extrao...
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Incident Reporting Transition to NEIRS »
Chiefs, The fire service nationwide is entering a historic modernization effort, the transition from the National Fire...
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Chief Ray Gayk: From Fire Service to Cal Chiefs Consulting & Training »
Ray Gayk began his career in the California Fire Service in 1991 as an EMT and Volunteer Firefighter for Riverside County...
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Chief Ronny J. Coleman Fire Chief of the Year Award »
Each year, the California Fire Chiefs Association honors an exceptional leader with the Ronny J. Coleman Fire Chief of the...
Monday, August 18, 2025
Bylaws Change Notification »
As per the CFCA bylaws ARTICLE VI, Amendments, Section 1 - The Full Board shall have full power to alter, amend or revise...
Thursday, August 7, 2025
Update From CalChiefs Treasurer »
PP GEMT IGT PROGRAM UPDATE & AUDIT ALERTS Dear CalChiefs Members, I want to give you all an update on the curre...
Friday, July 25, 2025
Chief Steve Akre Named CFCA President-Elect! »
The California Fire Chiefs Association is pleased to announce that Chief Steve Akre has been elected President-Elect for 2...
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Now Available: Milliman Report on WUI Data Commons Phase 2 »
The latest Milliman Report , prepared for the California Fire Chiefs Association, outlines the findings and recommendatio...
Friday, June 27, 2025
Support State Fire Training – Attend the SB 345 Hearing on June 30 »
CalChiefs is calling on all uniformed fire service professionals to attend an important legislative hearing on SB 345 on M...
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Request for Input on AB 835 Single Stair Initiative »
Deputy Fire Chief/Fire Marshal James Dobson of the San Jose Fire Department is seeking feedback to further his research on...
Monday, February 10, 2025
Support FirstNet Reauthorization – Take Action Today! »
Fire Service Leaders and Professional, We are respectfully asking for your support in the upcoming Congressionally...
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
California Fire Chiefs Address State’s Wildfire and Fire Insurance Crisis »
The San Bernardino County Fire Protection District, under the leadership of Fire Chief Dan Munsey, is taking significant s...
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Special Program - LA Area Firefighters January 2025 »
Emergency Technical Decon is offering a special program to departments and crews involved in the Southern California fires...
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Joint Association Announcement »
CalChiefs & FDAC are honored to represent California firefighters. We extend our deepest sympathies to the communiti...
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
UC awards $6 million to research aimed at reducing cancer among firefighters »
The University of California has awarded nearly $6 million in state funding to advance research aimed at reducing cancer a...
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
EXTENDED OPPORTUNITY FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CERTIFICATION »
CICCS Historical Recognition Extended Until December 31, 2024 The California Incident Command Certification System (C...
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
RISK MODELING ADVISORY WORKGROUP REPORT »
The Risk Modeling Advisory Workgroup was formed pursuant to Assembly Bill 642 (Chapter 375, Statutes of 2021) to act in an...
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
FIRESCOPE QUARTERLY BRIEF- FIRE INTEGRATED REAL-TIME INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM PROGRAM (FIRS) & SLACK »
FIRE INTEGRATED REAL-TIME INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM PROGRAM (FIRIS) & SLACK CALFIRE and CalOES have enabled SLACK to empo...
Friday, August 2, 2024
California Fire Chiefs Association Chief Ronny J. Coleman Fire Chief of the Year Award »
Nominations Open: August 2, 2024 – September 10, 2024 Award Presentation: October 15, 2024 Ronny J. Coleman was a towe...
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
FIRESCOPE QUARTERLY BRIEF- FIRE ASSEST STATUS TRACKER (FAST) »
Fire Asset Status Tracker (FAST) FAST was developed and will be implemented as a modern, mobile application to optimiz...
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Update to Countering CCP Drone Act - Amendment Aims to Limit Chinese-Made Drones »
Update to Countering CCP Drone Act - Amendment Aims to Limit Chinese-Made Drones   Senator Rick Scott (R-FL)...
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Join the Newly Formed CFCA Fire Marshal Section! »
Join the Newly Formed CFCA Fire Marshal Section! Dear Fire Chiefs and Fire Marshals, The California Fire Chiefs Associat...
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
FIRESCOPE QUARTERLY BRIEFING: THE NIOSH HIERARCHY OF CONTROLS FOR EXPOSURE REDUCTION: ENGINEERING CO »
ISOLATE PEOPLE FROM THE HAZARD • Firefighters are exposed to many carcinogenic agents in the line of duty, and while el...
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Transport Providers: CMS - ALS 2 Payments and Whole Blood Administration »
Yesterday, CMS posted the 2025 Proposed Physician Fee Schedule Rule with a host of proposed changes affecting healthcare...
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
DJI Update Article »
The Senate Armed Services Committee has unveiled its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which notab...
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
OSHA Public Comment Period Extended »
In December 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a notice of proposed rulemaking to...
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
National Prehospital Pediatric Readiness Project Assessment! »
Pediatric calls are uncommon or rare for most agencies, comprising <20% of EMS calls nationwide. Many EMS clinicians de...
Thursday, June 6, 2024
Fire Prevention Officers Section Update »
CalChiefs members, allied agencies, and partners, In 2023, as a result of  California Fire Chief’s Association’s...
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Philadelphia (PA) FD Selects 3AM Innovations as the Preferred Vendor for Its PAS »
BUFFALO, New York (May 2024) – The Philadelphia Fire Department (PFD) has selected Buffalo-based tech firm 3AM Innovation...
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Why CFCA is Affiliated with Lexipol »
Lexipol understands the challenges and demands you face in ensuring the safety of your communities. That's why we are ple...
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Symons vs. City of Riverside – Legal Alert »
Dear Members, I am pleased to share with you that the California Supreme Court has denied the petition for review fil...
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Executive Board Election Call for Candidates »
The California Fire Chiefs Association (CalChiefs) is seeking candidates for President-Elect. The current President Elect,...

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