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We're excited to announce that planning is underway for our 2026 IGNITE Symposium. While specific details are still being finalized, we'll be updating this page as more information becomes available.
For questions regarding the IGNITE Symposium, please contact Heidi Arnold at [email protected].
News and Announcements
In Solidarity with Coeur d’Alene and Kootenai County Firefighters
The Western Fire Chiefs Association (WFCA) wants to express our condolences to the Coeur d’Alene and Kootenai County firefighters who were heinously killed and injured on Sunday, June 29, 2025. These brave firefighters were responding to a vegetation fire, where they were senselessly attacked simply for doing their job. The coward that committed these acts represents the same type of …
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The Case for Active Leadership: A Unified Approach to Wildfire Management
By Mark Niemeyer, President of the Board for the Western Fire Chiefs Association; Brian Fennessy, Fire Chief for the Orange County Fire Authority; Mike Morgan, Director of the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control; and Lucas Mayfield, President of the Grassroots Wildland Firefighters As we face an era of increasingly devastating wildfires, the formation …
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Tracking Decisions That Matter: Our Latest Work in Wildfire Response Modeling
The Wildfire Decision Model Project has systematically mapped key decision points in wildfire management and their data dependencies, transforming traditional, experience-based processes into digitally discoverable formats. This foundational work will support the development of standards and frameworks for AI-driven decision support tools in a rapidly evolving fire environment.
Wildfire Community Preparedness Day
Preparation for Wildfire Community Preparedness Day on Saturday, May 3, WFCA offers a suite of free, shareable resources to support your community outreach efforts.