2025-11-17T09:05:01-08:00 2024-12-31 475090867 Marian Gormley-Pekkola CPA 215 N Meridian St Ste 101 Newberg OR 97132 990 2024-01-01 941712448 WESTERN FIRE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION INC WEST 8007853473 25030 SW PARKWAY AVENUE 330 WILSONVILLE OR 97070 JEFFREY GRIFFIN Div. Secretary 2025-11-17 true true Marian Gormley-Pekkola P00173732 5035541827 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z BOB ROPER 25030 SW PARKWAY AVENUE 330 WILSONVILLE OR 97070 4883391 false X WWW.WFCA.COM X 1891 CA MEMBER SUPPORT, RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND DEVELOPMENT OF FIRE CODES 14 14 21 16 0 1220818 3317802 2483045 1484662 14702 8365 135452 72562 3854017 4883391 103650 171375 0 1256138 1351130 0 0 2103518 3327183 3463306 4849688 390711 33703 2303972 3120408 199714 982447 2104258 2137961 X TO PURSUE THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY BY LEADERSHIP, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR ITS MEMBERS AND AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS. true false 2031318 321383 THE ASSOCIATION PROVIDES FOR THE PROMOTION, RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF CODES FOR THE PURPOSE OF PREVENTING, SUPPRESSING AND EXTINGUISHING FIRES. 753571 THE PUBLIC SAFETY CLOUD IS BEING DEVELOPED TO ALLOW ALL CONNECTED PUBLIC SAFETY ORGANIZATIONS TO LEVERAGE SHARED, TRUSTED AND TIMELY INFORMATION. 353593 383837 DAILY DISPATCH - COMPILED AND DISTRIBUTED A FREE SUBSCRIPTION-BASED, STATE-SPECIFIC ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER TO OVER 75,000 FIRE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE MEMBERS EACH WEEKDAY TO PROVIDE INFORMATION RELATED TO MEMBER SUPPORT, AND RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF FIRE PREVENTION CODES. 347845 118975 535715 FIRE RESCUE GROUP PURCHASING ORGANIZATION - A NATIONAL GROUP PURCHASING PROGRAM AVAILABLE TO ALL 50 STATES WHICH BRINGS COST SAVINGS TO FIRE DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. ROYALTIES GIVE BACK TO THE STATES AND DIVISIONS TOTALED $9,375 IN 2024. 175022 179622 RAPID, SCALABLE OUTDOOR AND INDOOR MACHINE LEARNINGS BASED MAPPING OF FIRE DEPARTMENT PRE-PLANS: WFCA'S PROJECT WILL TEST AND VALIDATE THE APPLICATION OF GEOCAM VISUAL MAPPING SYSTEM TO PROVE ITS FEASIBILITY TO AUTOMATE CITY-SCALE FIRE PRE-PLAN MAPS ACROSS COMPLEX OUTDOOR AND INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS. THEY WILL DEVELOP A MACHINE-LEARNING-BASED PRODUCT AND SERVICE THAT WILL PROVIDE GEO-LOCATED IMAGERY OUTDOORS AND INDOORS, SUPPORTING REMOTE AND FREQUENT VIRTUAL TRAINING FOR DEPARTMENT MEMBERS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE PRE-PLANS ON CRITICAL STRUCTURES WITHIN A CITY. IT WILL ALSO ENABLE PARTICIPATING DEPARTMENTS TO OBTAIN NEW INFORMATION ABOUT STRUCTURAL CHANGES ON A REGULAR BASIS TO IMPROVE ON-DEMAND PREPLANNING. 112992 25000 THE ORGANIZATION ALSO INVESTED IN CREATING A FIRE MAP FOR THE PUBLIC AVAILABLE AT THEIR SITE: WWW.WFCA/FIRE-MAP. THE WESTERN FIRE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION (WFCA) FIRE MAP DEPICTS ACTIVE AND RECENT WILDLAND FIRES IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES AND ALASKA. THE FIRE MAP DRAWS NEAR REAL-TIME 911 DISPATCH CALL DATA FROM PULSEPOINT. EMERGING AND ONGOING WILDLAND FIRE LOCATION AND BOUNDARY DATA ARE PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL INTERAGENCY FIRE CENTER IRWIN FEEDS. FIRIS (CALIFORNIA ONLY) PROVIDES EARLY FIRE PERIMETER AND 3 HOUR FORECASTING MODELS. FIRE DISPATCH AND LOCATION DATA ARE APPROXIMATE AND NO WARRANTY IS GIVEN AS TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE DATA. 75786 50000 MULTI-STATE ALIGNMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY ON PARCEL AND COMMUNITY LEVEL MITIGATIONS IN THE WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE(WUI): THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO ESTABLISH KEY STAKEHOLDER ALIGNMENT IN FOUR WESTERN STATES ON PARCEL AND COMMUNITY LEVEL MITIGATIONS THAT MATTER IN THE WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE (WUI). THOSE KEY STAKEHOLDERS ARE THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL (OR WARDEN), THE STATE INSURANCE REGULATORY OFFICE, THE STATE/REGIONAL INSURANCE INDUSTRY AND THE STATE FIRE CHIEF'S ASSOCIATION. 29937 WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE FIRE RESPONSE RATING(FRR): BY DECEMBER 2024, A COMPREHENSIVE RATING METHODOLOGY OF A WUI COMMUNITY'S INITIAL RESPONSE CAPABILITY TO PREVENT CONFLAGRATION BY DISRUPTING FIRE SPREAD INTO A COMMUNITY FROM THE IMMEDIATE VEGETATIVE LANDSCAPE, AND WITHIN THE COMMUNITY FROM STRUCTURE TO STRUCTURE SPREAD, WILL HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED AND PILOTED AS A CATASTROPHE RISK AND GRAPH THEORY MODEL MITIGATION VARIABLE AGAINST PROPERTY LOSS. 39105 THE WILDFIRE INITIATIVE (CWR) IS DIRECTED BY THE WILDFIRE POLICY COMMITTEE TO ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT IMPROVE THE RESPONSE CAPABILITIES OF AMERICA'S FIRE SERVICE TO CATASTROPHIC WILDFIRES. THIS IS DONE THROUGH TARGETED EVENTS, INFORMATION SHARING, AND HIGH-LEVEL SUPPORT OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES. THE PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED THROUGH A CONSULTING SERVICE THAT PROVIDES FIRE SERVICE INSIGHT TO PUBLIC SAFETY COMPANIES. RETIRED FIRE CHIEFS ARE HIRED TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES AS CONTRACTORS. WILDFIRE DECISION AND DATA MAPPING: THE PROJECT WILL EXAMINE WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT DECISIONS AND INTERVENTIONS TO DEVELOP A DECISION MODEL IDENTIFYING WORKFLOW, DECISION POINTS, TIME NEEDS AND RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DISCREET FIREFIGHTING POSITIONS AND TASKS. THE GOAL IS TO PROVIDE A SCIENCE BASED DECISION MODEL ENABLING NASA AND THE WILDFIRE COMMUNITY TO ALIGN AND PRIORITIZE INVESTMENTS IN SENSORS AND SYSTEMS, DATA AND DATA ANALYTICS, RESILIENCE AND PRE-EVENT MITIGATION AND OPERATIONAL REDESIGN BASED ON DESIRED OUTCOMES. 2400 WILDFIRE SELF MITIGATION INCENTIVE RESEARCH: A PROJECT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY WILL CONDUCT FIELD RESEARCH WITHIN THE METHODS APPROVED BY THE OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD TO STUDY THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INCENTIVES TO PROMOTE SELF-MITIGATION BY PROPERTY OWNERS IN OREGON. WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE FIRE RESPONSE RATING(WRR)- TO SUPPORT AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR PRIORITIZING, IMPLEMENTING AND TRACKING SCIENCE BASED FIRE MITIGATIONS IN VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. BY JUNE 2025 NOVEL SOLUTIONS WILL BE DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED FOR AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS AT RISK COMMUNITIES TO BE ASSESSED TO IDENTIFY FIRE PATHWAYS, PROVIDED WITH SPECIFIC FUEL TREATMENTS INCLUSIVE OF LOCATION, PRESCRIPTION AND RETURN INTERVAL, AND GIVEN A MECHANISM TO REPORT PROGRESS, UNDERSTAND MITIGATION RETURN ON INVESTMENT AND VISUALIZE RESIDUAL RISK THROUGH A DYNAMIC COMMUNITY WILDFIRE PREVENTION PLAN LINKED TO CATASTROPHIC RISK MODELS. 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INST. false false false false false false false false false DAVID VAN BALLEGOOIJEN COO 129492 22996 152488 MAURICIO ZUNIGA DIRECTOR OF DIGITA 155000 9719 164719 JEFFREY GRIFFIN DIV SEC SERVICE PROVIDER 4086 INSURANCE COMMISSION false BOB ROPER SERVICE PROVIDER 115008 CONSULT. SVS/INT. CEO false Form 990, Part III, Line 2 1 - THE PUBLIC SAFETY CLOUD IS BEING DEVELOPED TO ALLOW ALL CONNECTED PUBLIC SAFETY ORGANIZATIONS TO LEVERAGE SHARED, TRUSTED AND TIMELY INFORMATION.2 - CREATE AN AR SYSTEM THAT WILL DISPLAY MITIGATION RECOMMENDATIONS TO PROPERTY OWNERS IN WIDELY AVAILABLE AND USER-FRIENDLY COMMERCIAL-OFF-THE-SHELF AR INTERFACES. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 THE ORGANIZATION IS COMPRISED OF ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS RESIDING IN ALASKA, ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, HAWAII, IDAHO, MONTANA, NEVADA, OREGON, UTAH, WASHINGTON AND THE US PACIFIC TERRITORIES. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a ACTIVE MEMBERS ARE ENTITLED TO VOTE. DIRECTORS ARE SELECTED BY RECOMMENDATION OF ACTIVE MEMBERS OF EACH STATE ASSOCIATION AND ARE ELECTED AT THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL MEETING. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b CHANGES TO THE BYLAWS OF THE ASSOCIATION REQUIRE A VOTE FROM THE MEMBERSHIP AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS PROVIDED A COPY OF FORM 990 VIA EMAIL TO REVIEW. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c EACH INDIVIDUAL COVERED BY THE POLICY IS ASKED TO DISCLOSE, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, VIA A FORM, ANY RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEOPLE DOING BUSINESS WITH THE ORGANIZATION THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FORMS ARE SENT TO THE GENERAL MANAGER, WHO MAINTAINS A LIST OF THE ENTITIES WITH POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS ARE MATCHED AGAINST THAT LIST. IF A POSSIBLE CONFLICT IS IDENTIFIED, THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN ITS CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD TO REVIEW COMPARABILITY DATA AND PROVIDE SUGGESTIONS THAT CAN BE ADOPTED BY THE BOARD. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE BY EMAIL REQUEST AT WFCA@WFCA.COM.