IDAHO FIRE CHIEF’S ASSOCIATION
2025 – 55th Annual Conference & Tradeshow, Sun Valley

Preliminary Schedule of Events as of February 25, 2025

Please Note: This schedule is in draft form and subject to change

Thursday, May 15 – Sun Valley Resort

8:00 am                                           Tradeshow Vendor and Apparatus Setup – Sun Valley Inn

9:30 am                                            Chiefs Roundtable  - Sun Valley Inn

                                                            -WUI Mitigation Alignment
                                                            -NARIS Rollout
                                                            -Legislation
                                                            -Wildland Fire/Deployment/Mutual Aid AAR
                                                            -GEMT Process (PCG) – Rachel Kowalczik

1:30 pm                                           Mike Sheets Memorial Golf Tournament - Trail Creek Golf Course
                                                                                    Registration Coming Soon!

Friday, May 16 – Sun Valley Resort

7:00 am-8:00 am                           Breakfast with Vendors - Limelight Ballroom

8:00 am-8:15 am                           Welcome and Opening Ceremonies – Continental Room
   Chief Kirk Carpenter, President IFCA; Chief Taan Robrahn, Sun Valley Fire; Sun Valley Mayor TBD

                                                           Color Guard and Welcome**

8:15 am-10:00 am                        State and Federal Agency Reports

                                                                        -Idaho Department of Lands TBD
                                                                        -IFCA EMS Division President Shawn Rayne                                                                                                                                  - -Idaho State Fire Marshal’s Office                               
                                                                        -Office of Emergency Management Ben Roeber
                                                                        -Fire Service Training Brad Terry

10:00 am – 10:30 am                   Break with Vendors - Limelight Ballroom

10:30 am-12:00 pm                     Breakouts

1.     Volunteer Recruitment Results, Volunteer Recruitment & Training Roundtable – Steve Hull, Cascade Fire Chief, Volunteer Division President

2.     The Business of Fire – From Tactics to Strategies: “Learn how to build and culturize a strategic plan that ensures sustainability and drives actionable outcomes, transforming your fire department into a proactive forced for long-term success” – Kelsie Carnoso, Chief Administrative Officer, Boise fire Department

12:00 pm-1:15 pm                        Lunch with Vendors - Limelight Ballroom

1:15 pm-2:45 pm                          Networking with Vendors in Tradeshow

                                                           Division Breakouts - All Chiefs Welcome and Encouraged to Participate

-EMS (Rayne)

-FPO (Bisagno)

-Training (Deruyter)

2:45 pm-3:15 pm                          Break with Vendors - Limelight Ballroom

3:15 pm-5:15 pm                          Short Takes – 30-minute General Sessions of interest to all

1.     GEMT – Updates on the GEMT Program from PCG, Public Consulting Group

2.     WUI – Insurance Issues et al

3.     NERIS Rollout (National Emergency Response Information System)

4.     Lithium Ion Batteries

5:30 pm-7:00 pm                          Networking Dinner with Vendors, Auction Preview - Limelight

7:00 pm                                            iChiefs Scholarship Auction and Social - Continental

Saturday May 17 – Sun Valley Inn

7:15 am-8:15 am                           Breakfast Buffet with Vendors - Limelight Ballroom

8:15 am-9:30 am                           Annual Business Meeting - Continental Room

-Call to Order - President Kirk Carpenter

-State of the Association - President Kirk Carpenter

  -Financial Report & 2024 Meeting Minutes - Vice-President of Operations Garrett de Jong

  -District Report Highlights-

  -New Member Introductions (District Directors & President Carpenter)- Pinning and              Challenge Coin Ceremony

-Election Results and Announcement of Officers and Directors

-Officers and Directors for 2025-2026 Oath of Office

-Other Business

9:30 am-10:00 am                        Break with Vendors - Limelight Ballroom

10:30 am-12:00 pm                     General Session – Dr. Robert Hilvers, Emergency Responders Health Center: ER-HC, (TBD)

12:00 pm-1:15 pm                       Lunch with Vendors - Limelight

                                                          Apparatus Demonstrations – Sun Valley Inn Parking Lot

1:30 pm                                           Tradeshow Teardown

1:30 pm-2:45 pm                          General Session – Dr. Robert Hilvers, Emergency Responders Health Center: ER-HC, (TBD)

2:45 pm-3:00 pm                          Refreshment Break – Limelight Promenade

3:00 pm-4:00 pm                          Understanding Insurance Services Office (ISO)  and the FSRS – with Michael Morash, ISO

4:00 pm-5:30 pm                          Wildland Preparedness, Statewide Resource Response Plan
                                                            Mutual Aid Agreements, etc. - Panel

6:00 pm                                            Reception - Limelight Ballroom

7:00 pm                                            IFCA Awards & Night of Fun

The theme will be Carnival Casual, food and drink stations, Games of Chance, and competitive tournaments including beer pong and cornhole with prizes. 

Sunday, May 18 - Sun Valley Inn

8:00 am-10:30                                Closing Chiefs Breakfast
                                                            Dr. Robert Hilvers, Emergency Responders Health Center: ER-HC, (TBD)