IAFC - International Association of Fire Chiefs

10/14/2026

🚒 Calling Experienced Fire Service Professionals! Share your expertise through interactive training designed to help volunteer and combination departments build stronger teams, develop leaders, and improve recruitment and retention.

⏰ Apply by December 5!

🔗 Learn more & apply: https://www.iafc.org/blogs/blog/iafc/2026/10/02/help-strengthen-the-volunteer-fire-service-iafc-seeks-training-instructors

This initiative is supported by a FEMA SAFER Recruitment and Retention Grant.

10/14/2026

🎤 Calls for Presenters & Instructors Are Open!

Your experience can make a difference! The IAFC is looking for fire and EMS professionals to share their knowledge, fresh ideas, and real-world solutions at upcoming conferences.

🔥 WUI: Wildfire preparedness, mitigation, and response.

🧪 Hazmat: Hazardous materials preparedness, response, and leadership.

🚒 CRR-FRM: Community risk reduction, prevention, EMS, and response.

🌟 FRI: Leadership, operations, innovation, and the future of fire and EMS.

⏰ Hurry! Submission deadlines vary by conference, so don't wait to submit your proposal! iafc.org

10/13/2026

Not everything should be vibe coded...

Battalion Chief Scott Roseberry of Garland Fire, our Tech Council Chair, has built real tools with AI for his department. He keeps it away from your ePCR, RMS, and CAD, anything that needs 24-hour support, and anything holding personal information.

We're taking this conversation to Technology Summit International, December 7-9 in Denver. Come build with us: https://www.iafc.org/events/tsi

Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/live/W0SRpcutRtE

10/13/2026

Mutual aid has helped fire departments share people and equipment for generations. This conversation applies that same principle to data, tools, and recruiting resources.

10/10/2026

🚒 IAFC President Chief Steven Locke had the honor of swearing in the new IAFC Southwest Division Board of Directors at the 2026 Southwestern Annual Conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

👏 A special congratulations to Chief Roy Robichaux, recipient of a special recognition award, honoring his dedicated service as past president and longstanding involvement with the Southwest Division.

Congratulations to the incoming board, and thank you to Chief Robichaux for his continued leadership and service. iafc.org

10/08/2026

10/08/2026

🔥 IAFC First VP Chief Ernest Malone and IAFC COO Laura Smith represented the IAFC at the 2026 FEMSA Fall Conference in Louisville, KY.

Laura shared an IAFC update, while Chief Malone joined fellow fire service leaders for the “Future of the Fire Service” panel, discussing what’s ahead for the profession. iafc.org

10/08/2026

Fire service leadership and collaboration know no borders. IAFC and Metro Fire Chiefs, Past President Chief John Butler of Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department is in Liberia, partnering with Africa Fire Mission to support and strengthen the fire service.

📸 Pictured L–R: Africa Fire Mission’s Jose Njuki-Imwe Ngunjiri, Chief Tim Baker, Nancy Moore, Dave Moore, and Chief John Butler.

In case you missed it: the AFM team is in Liberia! Leaders from AFM and the Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association landed in Liberia over the weekend for discussions, observations, and engagements to explore future collaboration.

10/07/2026

💡 TSI 2026 Session Spotlight. At TSI, you won’t just sit and listen—you’ll dig in, problem-solve, and participate. Work through real challenges, explore what technology can—and cannot—do, and learn alongside departments at every stage of adoption.

The goal isn’t just to talk about what’s next. It’s to figure out how to make it work. Join us.

📅 Dec. 7–9, 2026
📍 Denver, CO
🔗 Register at IAFC.org/TSI