2025 FDAC Conference + Leadership Symposium - Agenda

2025

FDAC ANNUAL CONFERENCE & LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM*

*Agenda is not final and is subject to change.

2025 FDAC ANNUAL CONFERENCE & LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

*Agenda is not final and is subject to change.

Leadership Symposium –

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

8:00 am - 8:30 am

Welcome Breakfast

8:30 am - 9:45 am

Firefighter Detoxification Program

• Dr. Chris Holder, Wild Oak Medine

9:45 am - 10:00 am

Coffee Break

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Firefighter Recruitment Strategies:

Generation Z Perspectives on Fire Careers

• Chief Justin Matsushita, City of Santee FD

11:00 am - 12:15 pm

Professional Development Through Effective Leadership in Fire Districts

• Deputy Chief Brian Helmick, Conta Costa County FPD

12:15 pm - 1:15 pm

Lunch

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Exhibit Hall Set Up

1:15 pm - 2:15 pm

They Don’t Teach This in Officer Class

• Battalion Chief Randolph Feltner, Naval District WA Fire

2:15 pm - 3:15 pm

Disciplining Safety and Non-Safety Employees: A Roadmap for Fire District Leaders

• Ruth Bond, AALRR

3:15 pm - 3:30 pm

Dessert Break

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Leadership Session

• Chief Steve Kovacs (ret.), Murphys FPD

• Chief Steve Hall (ret.), Central FPD

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Leadership in the Fire Service: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

• Chief Maurice, El Dorado Hills FD

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Exhibitor Welcome Reception

Pre-Conference –

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

1:15 pm – 3:15 pm

Ethics in the Public Sector – AB 1234 Compliant Training for Conflicts of Interest, the Political Reform Act & Form 700

• Jenica Maldonado, AALRR

• Sarah Lustig, AALRR

3:15 pm - 3:30 pm Break

3:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Preventing Workplace Harassment, Discrimination and Retaliation

• Joung H. Yim, LCW

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Exhibitor Welcome Reception

Conference Day 1–

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

8:30 am – 9:00 am

Welcome Breakfast Sponsored by LCW

9:00 am – 9:30 am

Opening Ceremonies and Welcome + FDAC Annual Membership Meeting and Elections

• President Eric Walder, Waterloo Morada FPD

• FRMS + FAIRA

9:30 am – 11:00 am

Opening Keynote: Beyond the Horizon

• Chief Jeff Johnson, WFCA

11:00 am – 12:30 pm

State Fire Officials & Cal OES Update

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

Lunch with FDAC COA & White Paper Update Sponsored by BAER

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

The Five Step Fire Fiscal Sustainability Plan

• Matthew Slentz, CHW

• Tim Seufert, NBS

• Deputy Chief Brian Helmick, Conta Costa County FPD

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

PG&E Session TBD

• Speakers TBD

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm

Dessert Break

Sponsored by PARS

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

4.9 GHz

• Chief Chris Tubbs, Southern Marin FPD

• Chief Jeff Johnson, WFCA

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Networking Reception

Conference Day 2 –

Thursday, April 3, 2025

8:30 am – 9:00 am Breakfast

9:00 am – 10:00 am

Relationships with LAFCo Panel

• Bill Adams, William L. Adams, PC

• Jason Fried, Marin LAFCo

• Chief Mark Heine, Sonoma County FD

• Chief Chris Tubbs, Southern Marin FPD

• Deputy Chief Brian Helmick, Conta Costa County FPD

9:00 am – 10:00 am

PTSD/Mental Health Session

• Rachael Starr, 11th Hour Trauma Retreat

• Dr. David Green, Therapy Pysch

10:00 am – 11:00 am

Ambulance Business Academy

• Deputy Chief Ted Peterson, Southern Marin FPD

• Ray Gayk (ret.), Ontario FD

10:00 am – 11:00 am

Fire Chief Executive Coaching

• Chief Mo Johnson (ret.), El Dorado Hills FD

11:00 am – 11:30 am Coffee Break

• Sponsored by Ridgeline Municipal Strategies, LLC

11:30 am – 12:30 pm Session TBD

• Speaker TBD

11:30 am – 12:30 pm Admin Session TBD

• Speakers TBD

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

2025 FDAC Mutual Aid Summit

• Chief Eric Walder, Waterloo Morada FPD

2025 FDAC ANNUAL CONFERENCE & LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

*Agenda is not final and is subject to change.

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

IWOW Session

• Speaker TBD, First Due

1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Exhibit Hall Break Down

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Fire Risk Management

• Jon Paulsen, Sedgwick

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

IWOW Session

Speaker TBD

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm

Dessert Break