2025 Cal Chiefs Annual Conference - Preliminary Agenda

CAL CHIEFS ANNUAL CONFERENCE OCTOBER 28–30, 2025 • ANAHEIM, CA

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM* *Session details are subject to change.

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CAL CHIEFS ANNUAL CONFERENCE | OCTOBER 28–30, 2025 | Hilton Anaheim

*Program subject to change.

Tuesday, October 28, 2025 10:00 am – 10:45 am Opening Ceremony and President’s Welcome President Brian Fennessy, Fire Chief, Orange County Fire Authority Breakout Sessions: 11:00 am – 11:50 am Leveraging Technology for Fireground Intelligence Kevin Fetterman, Fire Division Chief, Orange County Fire Authority William Pigeon, Co-Founder, CEO, Tablet Command; Assistant Fire Chief (ret.) Contra Costa County (CA) Fire Protection District Strategic Facility Management for Long-Term Savings Mark Heine, Fire Chief (ret.), Sonoma County Fire Department Speaker from Kitchell – TBD A Leader’s Guide to Storytelling Eric Saylors, Fire Chief, El-Cerrito/Kensington Fire Department Chris Tubbs, Fire Chief, Southern Marin Fire Protection District

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12:00 pm – 12:30 pm Lunch 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm General Session: Installation of Officers, Section Awards, Fire Chief of the Year President Fennessy and Marie Coleman Breakout Sessions: 3:10 pm – 4:00 pm The Fire Service and FEMA: Getting the Money, Keeping the Money Mike Martinet, The Martinet Group Author of “Fighting With FEMA: A Practical Regulations Handbook” Self-Inflicted Wounds - Top 10 Ways to Avoid Liability James Oldendorph, Partner, Liebert Cassidy Whitmore Lessons Earned in Public Private Partnerships Ray Gayk, Fire Chief (ret.), Cardo Consulting

CAL CHIEFS ANNUAL CONFERENCE | OCTOBER 28–30, 2025 | Hilton Anaheim As Real as Possible – California’s Next Generation Fire Training Centers Michael Ross, Principal Architect, DLR Group Garrett Contreras, Fire Chief (ret.), City of Hayward Fire Department Garreth Miller, Assistant Deputy Chief, Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response (ESER), San Francisco Fire Department Tommy Abercrombie, Public Safety Facility Consultant, Former Firefighter Creating Confusion?

Alan Ernst, Fire Chief, East Fork Fire Protection District Brad Driscoll, Division Chief, East Fork Fire Protection District

Session Topic Forthcoming Jeremy Sloan, Director of Policy and Learning Sales – Law Enforcement and Corrections Sam Digiovanna, Fire Chief & Fire Services Consultant Supporting Firefighter Wellbeing: Trends in Fire Station Design RRM Design Group – Katie Chalfant, Michael Scott Breakout Sessions: 10:45 am – 11:30 am Session Topic Forthcoming AT&T | FirstNet, Public Sector, Healthcare & Tribal

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Vendor Reception

AI in the Firehouse – Practical Applications and Implementation Strategies Matt Mullen, Director of AI Strategy, FirstDue

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Session Topic Forthcoming Dave Blankinship, President, Emergent

7:30 am – 8:30 am Breakfast

Next Generation Battery Strategy NextEra Energy Resources, Speakers TBD

General Session: 8:30 am – 9:30 am Opening Keynote - Into Fire and Under Fire - Fire Chief Leadership Dave Winnacker, Fire Chief (Ret.), Moraga-Orinda Fire District

11:45 am – 1:15 pm Hall of Fame Lunch

Breakout Sessions: 9:45 am – 10:30 am Session Topic Forthcoming Greg Rogers, Regional Director, NFPA Will They Come When Needed? DSW Policies that support employees & response/ Aligning Emergency Management Initiatives in California Kelly Hubbard, Director, SBC Office of Emergency Management Elevating Emergency Management 2.0: Aligning Emergency Management Initiatives in California Justin Matsushita, Miramar College Adjunct Instructor, Fire Chief (ret.), City of Santee Fire Department

Breakout Sessions: 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Chapter 1 Bernie Molloy, Fire Chief, Murrieta Fire and Rescue Session Topic Forthcoming Robbi King, Director, PS Solutions Engineer, Vector Solutions Taking the Friction Loss Out of Procurement Crosby Grindle, President, Cooperative Solutions California Burning: Developing a Big Picture Approach to Tackle Our State’s Biggest Challenge John Bliss, President, SCI Consulting Group Dave Shew, Fire Administrator, Napa County

Bridging the Gap Between Insurance and Mitigation Scott Cheeseman, CEO, Xyloplan

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CAL CHIEFS ANNUAL CONFERENCE | OCTOBER 28–30, 2025 | Hilton Anaheim Adequate Funding for Bess and Photovoltaic Fire Protection Dustin Hail, Fire Chief, Fresno County Fire Protection District Breakout Sessions: 2:45 pm – 3:15 pm Session Topic Forthcoming Digitech – Speakers TBD EMS Section State of EMS in California Kristin Thompson, EMS Division Chief, Newport Beach Fire Department Fighting Fire with Funding Don Butz, Fire Chief, Lakeside Fire Protection District Session Topic Forthcoming Speakers TBD The Modern FireTech Ecosystem: Practical solutions for assessing your REAL needs, and bringing tech to the fireground without burning trust Robert Edson, Owner, Acceleration Strategies

Breakout Sessions: 3:30 pm – 4:15 pm Communications, Technology and Conductivity Chris Tubbs, Fire Chief, Southern Marin Fire Protection District Dan Munsey, Fire Chief, San Bernardino County Fire Protection District Urban Conflagration Cody Moxley, Deputy Chief, Alameda Fire Department Matt Barnes, Deputy Chief, Southern Marin Fire Protection District Late Breaking PPGEMT Updates Ted Peterson, Deputy Fire Chief, Southern Marin Fire Protection District From Noise to Clarity: Elevating Public Safety Through Smarter Communication Bruce Bjorge, Fire Service Leader, Educator & Communications Specialist Fire Marshals Section Session James Gillespie, Fire Marshal, Newport Beach Fire Department 4:30 – 5:30 PM General Session: Special Presentation by Innterra 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm President’s Reception

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CAL CHIEFS ANNUAL CONFERENCE | OCTOBER 28–30, 2025 | Hilton Anaheim

Thursday, October 30, 2025 7:30 am – 8:30 am Breakfast General Sessions: 8:30 am – 9:30 am 6 Months of Prehospital Blood Transfusion in California Dr. Clayton Kazan, Medical Director, LA County Fire Department 9:30 am – 10:20 am CPF & Union Presentation Brian Rice, President, California Fire Service Frank Lima, General Secretary-Treasurer, International Association of Fire Fighters 10:30 am – 11:30 am Los Angeles Fire Siege (January 7-22) Anthony Marrone, Fire Chief, Los Angeles County Fire Department 11:30 am Closing Remarks President Molloy

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