The Western Fire Chiefs' staff attended the California Fire Chiefs Association conference in Riverside, CA. Staff had the opportunity to address attendees about the DCC at an Intterra sponsored reception. Following the reception, throughout the conference, staff represented the DCC…
We received an overwhelming response to the data analytics grant. After evaluating over 150 applications, we are in the process of awarding and will soon announce the first round of participating departments. The survey will remain open in anticipation of the…
Fire Rescue International (FRI) in an annual conference presented by the International Fire Chiefs Association (IAFC). This year the conference was held in beautiful Charlotte, NC. During the conference, each division of the IAFC holds a luncheon meeting for their…
GRANT & PARTNERSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT The Western Fire Chiefs Association is proud to announce their partnership with Intterra and their combined efforts in developing the Data Comparison Center (DCC). WFCA was recently awarded a grant to accelerate the creation of the DCC.…
Western Fire Chiefs Association hosts an annual Presidents’ Forum that brings together their Board of Directors, representatives of each state association, and national leaders in the fire service. The Forum provides an opportunity to network, share ideas, and discuss emerging…
Western Fire Chiefs Association, in partnership with Intterra, applied and were subsequently awarded a grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology under the PSCR division. The official grant award announcement was released in June 2017, and WFCA and Intterra traveled to…
The Visioning Summit brought together 13 Fire Chiefs from throughout the West for the purpose of discussion, collaboration, and relationship building. The summit gave the Chiefs the opportunity to openly discuss issues facing their departments and was focused on sharing…