

PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE
*session titles are subject to change, exact timing to be final soon!
LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM:
TUESDAY, APRIL 1 (8:00 AM – 6:30 PM)
• Leadership and Team Building
• Firefighter Detoxification
• Firefighter Recruitment Strategies: Generation Z Perspectives on Fire Careers
• Professional Development
• Leadership in the Fire Service: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
• Welcome Reception
PRE-CONFERENCE:
TUESDAY, APRIL 1 (1:15 PM – 5:30 PM
• AB1234 – Leadership Ethics Training
• Preventing Workplace Harassment, Discrimination and Retaliation
• Welcome Reception
CONFERENCE DAY 1:
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2 (8:30 AM – 6:00 PM)
• Opening Keynote – Chief Jeff Johnson
• State Fire Officials Update
• Annual Membership Meeting
• The Five Step Fire Fiscal Sustainability Plan
• Mini FDAC COA Program
• 4.9 GHz
• Sponsored Reception
CONFERENCE DAY 2:
THURSDAY, APRIL 3 (8:30 AM -5:00 PM)
• Relationships with LAFCo
• Ambulance Business Academy
• PG&E + SoCal Edison: Shut Offs and Progress Made
• 2025 FDAC Mutual Aid Summit
• PP GEMT + Legislative Update
• The Effects of Trauma on Mental Health
• Fire Chief Executive Coaching
• Fire Chief Administrative Session
• Approaching Development Impact Fees
CONFERENCE DAY 3:
FRIDAY, APRIL 4 (8:00 AM -11:30 AM)
Story Telling for Leaders; Tools to save your agency
Closing Keynote
