January
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JANUARY  

2 New Year's Day Holiday (WFCA Office Closed)
7 King County Fire Commissioners Association presents Fire Commissioner 101 Workshop, Renton (Renton Technical College), 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Click here for program description. Click here to download registration form.
11 Washington State Fire Service Leadership Forum Meeting, Olympia (WFCA Conference Room), 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
12 Catastrophic Incident Response Planning & Preparedness--Lessons Learned from the Katrina Response and Implications for HSPD #8--a program hosted by Pierce County Department of Emergency Management, Puyallup (Expo Hall, Puyallup Fairgrounds), 8 a.m. - 12 noon. Click here to download brochure.
16 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (WFCA Office Closed)
21 & 22  The Region Four Training Council (Pierce, King & Snohomish Counties) is offering a class entitled NFA Strategy and Tactics for Initial Company Operations, Snohomish Fire Department, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Click here for more information.
23 Washington State Fire Service Leadership Forum Meeting, Olympia (WFCA Conference Room), 9 a.m.
23 IRSRA Committee Meeting, Olympia (WFCA Conference Room), 12 noon
23 WFCA Board Meeting, Olympia (WFCA Conference Room), 4 p.m.
24 WFCA/WSAFC Legislative Workshop & Luncheon, Olympia (Columbia Room in the Legislative (dome) Building on the Capitol Campus)

IMPORTANT NOTE: There will be a luncheon instead of an evening reception.

For more information and registration form, click here. For a map of the capitol campus area, click here

FEBRUARY  

7 Fire Department Funding Task Force Meeting Meeting, Olympia (WFCA Conference Room), 4 p.m.
11 WFCA Region 5 (Island, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish & Whatcom Counties) presents: Governance vs. Management...The Role of the Fire Commissioners and the Fire Chief, The Skagit--Skagit Valley Casino Resort (Exit 236 from I-5), 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Click here for more information.
20 Presidents' Day (WFCA Office Closed)

MARCH  

25 WFCA Seminar, Yakima (Red Lion Hotel), 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. The facility is located at 9 North 9th St., Yakima, WA 98901, 509.248.5900 (main line).

Detailed seminar information and registration forms will be distributed in January 2006.

28 Washington State Fire Service Leadership Forum Meeting, Olympia (WFCA Conference Room), 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

APRIL  

22 WFCA Board Meeting, Walla Walla (exact location & time TBA)

MAY  

6 WFCA Seminar, Ocean Shores (Quinault Beach Resort), 9 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. The facility is located at 78 State Route 115, Ocean Shores, WA 98569, 360.289.9466 (main line), 1.888.461.2214 (reservations). Detailed seminar information and registration forms will be distributed in January 2006.
23 Washington State Fire Service Leadership Forum Meeting, Olympia (WFCA Conference Room), 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
29 Memorial Day (WFCA Office Closed)

JUNE  

3 WFCA Seminar, Chelan (Campbell's Resort), 9 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. The resort is located at 104 Woodin Ave. in Chelan, WA 98816, 509.682.2711, 1.800.553.8225. For additional reservation options, call: Caravel 1.800.962.8723, Darnell's Resort 1.800.967.8149, Cabana Motel 1.800.799.2332, Best Western 1.800.468.2781.

Detailed seminar information and registration forms will be distributed in January 2006.

JULY  

4 Independence Day (WFCA Office Closed)
8 WFCA Board Meeting, Olympia (WFCA Conference Room), 10 a.m.
25 Washington State Fire Service Leadership Forum Meeting, Olympia (WFCA Conference Room), 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

AUGUST 

Events TBA 

SEPTEMBER 

4 Labor Day (WFCA Office Closed)
26 Washington State Fire Service Leadership Forum Meeting, Olympia (WFCA Conference Room), 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

OCTOBER  

18 WFCA Board Meeting, SeaTac (DoubleTree Hotel), 1 p.m. 
19 - 21 (concludes at 1:30 p.m. on the 21st). WFCA Annual Conference, SeaTac (DoubleTree Hotel)--for room reservations call 1.800.222.8733 or 206.246.8600 and mention you are with the WFCA to get the group rate of $109 per night.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO CONSIDER WHEN MAKING ROOM RESERVATIONS: There will be a Snure Seminar on Wednesday, October 18 (6:30 - 9:30 p.m.). Conference will conclude with an installation luncheon (12 noon - 1:30 p.m.) on Saturday, October 21st.

Conference information will be available in August 2006.

NOVEMBER

7 Election Day
10 Veterans' Day (WFCA Office Closed)
23 & 24 Thanksgiving Holiday (WFCA Office Closed)
28 Washington State Fire Service Leadership Forum Meeting, Olympia (WFCA Conference Room), 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

DECEMBER

9 WFCA Board Meeting, Olympia (WFCA Conference Room), 12:30 p.m. (New Board Member Orientation Program Begins at 10 a.m.)
25 Christmas Holiday (WFCA Office Closed)