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Legislative Report
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
CalChiefs Press Release on WUI Data Commons Next Phase Update »
CalChiefs releases second phase report of Wildland-Urban Interface Data Commons, with support from Milliman and the Gordon...
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Memo to CFCA Members Regarding AB 40 Implementation and Compliance »
TO:   All California Fire Agencies FR:   CPF President Brian K. Rice and CFCA President Brian Fennessy RE: &nb...
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Call to Action – Opposition Needed on AB 2557 »
The AB 2557 (Ortega) “Oppose” Coalition is asking for your immediate assistance with members of the Senate Appropriations...
Thursday, September 21, 2023
FDAC/CFCA LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE END OF 2023 SESSION UPDATE »
Legislative Bills Passed: AB 40 - Assemblymember Rodrigeuz’s bill on EMS response times, was officially passed and enro...
Thursday, August 24, 2023
Voter Threshold Efforts Increase - Call to Action on ACA 13 »
A constitutional amendment was recently amended by Assembly Member Christopher Ward Assembly Constitutional Amendment 13...

Member News
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...

President’s Message
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
President Elect Report – Chief Bernard Molloy »
The Voice of the California Fire Service: An Opening Letter from the President I want to start by saying what an honor...
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Presidential Summary – Chief Brian Fennessy »
As I reflect on this past year serving as your President, I am once again struck by the profound strength, resilience, and...
Friday, March 14, 2025
2025 March President’s Message »
All Members, It has been four months since I was sworn in to represent the California Fire Chiefs Association (CalCh...
Thursday, August 17, 2023
2023 August President’s Message »
SPLATS vs Shaded Fuel Breaks Chief Dave Winnacker (Moraga-Orinda Fire), who is the CalChiefs Representative to the Wester...
Thursday, July 20, 2023
2023 July President’s Message »
Election Results Our election results have been finalized for the President-Elect position and the Southern Division Dire...

Legislative Alert
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
Congress Considering the Banning of DJI Drones and wireless Devices »
The California Fire Chiefs Association is requesting its members to send a letter on their agency letterhead ( view templa...
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Commissioner Lara Announces Next Phase of Sustainable Insurance Strategy »
Commissioner Lara Announces Next Phase of Sustainable Insurance Strategy to Safeguard Californians’ Access to Insurance N...
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
CFCA Member Benefits »
Legislative Director Don Butz has dedicated considerable effort to revising our legislative procedures. A legislative trai...
Friday, July 7, 2023
Assembly Bill 40 & Assembly Bill 1168 Hearings »
Attention Cal Chiefs Members, Your urgent in person presence is needed at the state capitol on July 12, 2023 for tw...
Monday, April 10, 2023
Three Critical and Time Sensitive Requests Regarding AB 40 (APOT) »
Dear Members, Below are three critical and time sensitive requests regarding AB 40 (APOT) from the CFCA and FDAC Joint Le...

Podcast
Thursday, October 9, 2025
Episode 31 - Leading with Character »
Episode 31 - Leading with Character    In this episode of the CalChiefs / FDAC podcast, Chief Chris Tubbs sits...
Friday, June 20, 2025
Episode 30 - Strategic Advantage and Public Value »
Episode 30 - Strategic Advantage and Public Value In this episode of the CalChiefs / FDAC podcast, host Chris Tubbs is...
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Episode 29 - Psychosocial Hazards are Real! »
Episode 29 - Psychosocial Hazards are Real! In this episode, we explore Psychosocial Hazards are Real! by Dr. I. David...
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Episode 28 - Fighting Fire with Funding »
EPISODE 28: Fighting Fire with Funding The California Fire Service is facing a critical funding shortfall that jeopardi...
Friday, December 13, 2024
Episode 27 - FirstNet and the 4.9 GHZ Spectrum »
EPISODE 27: FirstNet and the 4.9 GHZ Spectrum This episode dives into the critical evolution of public safety communica...