2023-11-15T18:17:55-06:00 2022-12-31 930874157 GROVE MUELLER & SWANK PC 475 COTTAGE STREET NE SUITE 200 SALEM OR 97301 990 2022-01-01 941712448 WESTERN FIRE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION INC WEST 8007853473 25030 SW PARKWAY AVE 330 WILSONVILLE OR 97070 JEFFREY GRIFFIN DIVISION SECRETARY 8007853473 2023-11-13 1 JEFFREY GRIFFIN 999009999 0 JOCENE E BARTON CPA P00145719 5035817788 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z JEFFREY JOHNSON 25030 SW PARKWAY AVE 330 WILSONVILLE OR 97070 2839627 0 X WWW.WFCA.COM X 1891 CA MEMBER SUPPORT, RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND DEVELOPMENT OF FIRE CODES 14 14 24 14 0 0 599416 896934 969758 1330659 353 1162 718068 610872 2287595 2839627 224100 103850 0 0 1143929 1259605 0 0 0 897156 1674946 2265185 3038401 22410 -198774 1922188 1911869 772566 961021 1149622 950848 X TO PURSUE THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY BY LEADERSHIP, EDUCATION, AND SUPPORT FOR ITS MEMBERS AND AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS. 0 0 1555554 788343 THE ASSOCIATION PROVIDES FOR THE PROMOTION, RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF CODES FOR THE PURPOSE OF PREVENTING, SUPPRESSING AND EXTINGUISHING FIRES. 368045 476030 DAILY DISPATCH AND BLUE BULLETIN - COMPILED AND DISTRIBUTED A FREE SUBSCRIPTION-BASED, STATE-SPECIFIC ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER TO OVER 70,000 FIRE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE MEMBERS EACH WEEKDAY TO PROVIDE INFORMATION RELATED TO MEMBER SUPPORT, AND RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF FIRE PREVENTION CODES. 292529 103850 608940 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 GIVEN BACK TO THE STATES AND DIVISIONS TOTALED $103,850 IN 2022. 113243 THE WILDFIRE INITIATIVE 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. 227688 RAPID, SCALABLE OUTDOOR AND INDOOR MACHINE LEARNING BASED MAPPING OF FIRE DEPARTMENT PRE-PLANS: WFCA'S PROJECT WILL TEST AND VALIDATE THE APPLICATION OF THE 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 PREPLANS 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. 38473 MULTI-STATE ALIGNMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY ON PARCEL AND COMMUNITY LEVEL MITIGATIONS IN THE WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE: 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. 7967 WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE FIRE RESPONSE RATING: 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. 359167 THE ORGANIZATION ALSO INVESTED IN CREATING A FIRE MAP FOR THE PUBLIC AVAILABLE AT THEIR SITE: WWW.WFCA.COM/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. 746538 2962666 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 0 1 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 CA OR X THE ORGANIZATION 8007853473 25030 SW PARKWAY AVE 330 WILSONVILLE OR 97070 SCOTT MILLER PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK NIEMEYER VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DOUG SCHRAGE INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RICH ETHERIDGE STATE VICE-PRESIDENT 2.00 X 0 0 0 LARRY ROONEY STATE VICE-PRESIDENT 2.00 X 0 0 0 FRANK FRIEVALT STATE VICE-PRESIDENT 2.00 X 0 0 0 TOMMY PERKINS STATE VICE-PRESIDENT (THRU 2/2022) 2.00 X 0 0 0 RICH HARVEY STATE VICE-PRESIDENT 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT HORTON STATE VICE-PRESIDENT 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE BROOKS STATE VICE-PRESIDENT 2.00 X 0 0 0 STANLEY TORRES STATE VICE-PRESIDENT 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF MURRAY STATE VICE-PRESIDENT 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLIE BUTTERFIELD STATE VICE-PRESIDENT 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOSH WALDO STATE VICE-PRESIDENT 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEREMY CRAFT STATE VICE-PRESIDENT 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF JOHNSON CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 20.00 X 91666 0 0 JEFF GRIFFIN DIVISION SECRETARY 8.00 X 24000 0 0 DAVID VAN BALLEGOOIJEN CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER 20.00 X 121335 0 20548 HEIDI ARNOLD EXECUTIVE OFFICER 20.00 X 111335 0 20548 348336 0 41096 2 0 0 0 MANDALA 320 SW CENTURY DRIVE SUITE 405 PM BEND OR 97702 PR AND CODING THE FIRE MAP 330564 BRENT VAN KEULEN LLC 2587 MARK LANE WEST LINN OR 97068 EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT 118495 2 167388 729546 896934 ADVERTISING 513190 476030 476030 CONSULTING INCOME 541610 469792 469792 MANAGEMENT FEES 541610 130620 130620 MEMBERSHIP DUES 611600 84677 84677 ASSOCIATION WEBSITE IN 513190 69472 69472 100068 31850 68218 1330659 1162 1162 ROYALTIES/GPO 513190 608940 608940 REFUNDS 900099 1932 1932 610872 2839627 1873313 0 69380 X 103850 103850 24000 24000 847399 847399 305075 305075 83131 83131 7201 7201 2750 2750 819899 813723 6176 30700 30700 98644 84235 14409 389381 389381 15681 14113 1568 150287 150287 121888 121888 20982 18884 2098 8481 8481 EXECUTIVE RECRUITMENT E 6750 6750 MISCELLANEOUS 1152 1152 TAXES & FEES 1150 1150 3038401 2962666 75735 0 417724 84238 624179 922856 309547 386616 150502 125545 599626 207012 413596 392614 6640 0 1922188 1911869 99519 154424 505659 806597 167388 0 772566 961021 X 1149622 950848 1149622 950848 1922188 1911869 -198774 0 X 0 0 0 X 199405 268849 255166 599416 896934 2219770 1990909 1967772 1958749 1687826 1941531 9546787 2190314 2236621 2213915 2287242 2838465 11766557 192405 249349 97625 447571 718400 1705350 0 192405 249349 97625 447571 718400 1705350 10061207 426 440 367 353 1162 2748 426 440 367 353 1162 2748 2190740 2237061 2214282 2287595 2839627 11769305 0.85490 0.99980 0.00020 0.00020 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 480040 113545 366495 76625 50506 26119 42961 42961 0 392614 1 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS 4025 FAIR RIDGE DR FAIRFAX VA 22033 131846552 501(C)(3) 25000 0 PASS-THROUGH OF FEES FROM VENDOR SALES GREAT LAKES DIVISION 335 SPRINGBROOK DR SE NEW PHILADELPHIA OH 44663 341822951 501(C)(6) 6500 0 PASS-THROUGH OF FEES FROM VENDOR SALES SOUTHEASTERN ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS 104 TREE TOP COURT DOTHAN AL 36301 570876792 501(C)(6) 15000 0 PASS-THROUGH OF FEES FROM VENDOR SALES CALIFORNIA FIRE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION 1333 HUNTOON ST OROVILLE CA 95965 956128952 501(C)(6) 8000 0 PASS-THROUGH OF FEES FROM VENDOR SALES 1 3 PART I, LINE 2: IAFC DIVISIONS AND STATE CHIEFS ASSOCIATIONS RECEIVE REVENUE THROUGH FEES THE FIRERESCUE GPO GENERATES FROM VENDOR SALES. 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 ENTITIES WITH POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS ARE MATCHED AGAINST THAT LIST. IF A POSSIBLE CONFLICT IS IDENTIFIED, THE ORGANIZATIONS FOLLOWS THE PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN ITS CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 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. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PAYROLL PROCESSING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 6,176. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 6,176. ADVISORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 368,608. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 368,608. CONSULTANT - WILDFIRE INITIATIVE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 117,105. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 117,105. FIRE MAP CODING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 328,010. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 328,010.