EIN 94-1712448

Western Fire Chiefs Association

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
24
State
Year formed
1891
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
Western Fire Chiefs Association provides member support, education, research, and fire code development, focusing on wildfire response capabilities.
Total revenues
$2,839,627
2022
Total expenses
$3,038,401
2022
Total assets
$1,911,869
2022
Num. employees
24
2022

Program areas at Western Fire Chiefs Association

The Association provides for the promotion, research, education and development of codes for the purpose of preventing, suppressing and extinguishing fires.
Fire rescue group purchasing organization - a national group purchasing program available to all 50 states which brings cost savings to Fire departments across the country. Royalties given back to the states and divisions totaled $103,850 in 2022.
Daily dispatch and blue bulletin - compiled and distributed a free subscription-based, state-specific electronic newsletter to over 70,000 Fire and law enforcement service members each weekday to provide information related to member support, and research, education and development of Fire prevention codes.
The wildfire initiative is directed by the wildfire policy committee to engage in activities that improve the response capabilities of america's Fire service to catastrophic wildfires. This is done through targeted events, information sharing, and high level support of emerging technologies. The program is supported through a consulting service that provides Fire service insight to public safety companies. Retired Fire Chiefs are hired to provide these services as contractors.
Rapid, scalable outdoor and indoor machine learning based mapping of Fire department pre-plans: wfca's project will test and validate the application of the geocam visual mapping system to prove its feasibility to automate city-scale Fire pre-plan maps across complex outdoor and indoor environments. They will develop a machine-learning-based product and service that will provide geo-located imagery outdoors and indoors, supporting remote and frequent virtual training for department members and emergency response preplans on critical structures within a city. It will also enable participating departments to obtain new information about structural changes on a regular basis to improve on-demand preplanning.
Multi-state alignment of local government and the insurance industry on parcel and community level mitigations in the wildland urban interface: the purpose of this grant is to establish key stakeholder alignment in four Western states on parcel and community level mitigations that matter in the wildland urban interface (wui). Those key stakeholders are the state Fire marshal (or warden), the state insurance regulatory office, the state/regional insurance industry, and the state Fire chief'Chiefs's Association.
Wildland urban interface Fire response rating: by december 2024, a comprehensive rating methodology of a wui community's initial response capability to prevent conflagration by disrupting Fire spread into a community from the immediate vegetative landscape, and within the community from structure to structure spread, will have been developed and piloted as a catastrophe risk and graph theory model mitigation variable against property loss.
The organization also invested in creating a Fire map for the public available at their site: www.wfca.com/fire-map. The Western Fire Chiefs Association (wfca) Fire map depicts active and recent wildland fires in the Western united states and Alaska. The Fire map draws near real-time 911 dispatch call data from pulsepoint. Emerging and ongoing wildland Fire location and boundary data are provided by the national interagency Fire center irwin feeds. Firis (California only) provides early Fire perimeter and 3 hour forecasting models. Fire dispatch and location data are approximate and no warranty is given as to the accuracy or completeness of the data.

Grants made by Western Fire Chiefs Association

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC)Pass-Through of Fees From Vendor Sales$25,000
Southeastern Association of Fire ChiefsPass-Through of Fees From Vendor Sales$15,000
California Fire Chiefs AssociationPass-Through of Fees From Vendor Sales$8,000
...and 1 more grant made

Who funds Western Fire Chiefs Association

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationTo Support Efforts To Establish Key Stakeholder Alignment in Five Western States on Parcel and Community Level Mitigations in the Wildland Urban Interface.$579,871
American Online Giving FoundationGeneral Support$102,110
Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationTo Support Develoopment of A Comprehensive Rating Methodology of A Wui Community's Initial Response Capability To Prevent Wildfire Conflagration.$91,877
...and 1 more grant received

Personnel at Western Fire Chiefs Association

NameTitleCompensation
Jeff JohnsonChief Executive Officer$91,666
David van BallegooijenChief Operations Officer / General Manager$121,335
Jeffrey GriffinDivision Secretary
Heidi ArnoldExecutive Officer / Executive Operations Director$111,335
Mark NiemeyerVice President / State Vice - President$0
...and 1 more key personnel

Financials for Western Fire Chiefs Association

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$896,934
Program services$1,330,659
Investment income and dividends$1,162
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$610,872
Total revenues$2,839,627

Form 990s for Western Fire Chiefs Association

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-15990View PDF
2021-122022-11-15990View PDF
2020-122021-11-18990View PDF
2019-122021-04-05990View PDF
2018-122020-01-31990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
January 18, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
January 12, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
December 29, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
December 28, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $579,871 from Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
July 14, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Public safety organizationsProfessional associationsBusiness and community development organizationsEMS, fire, and rescue squadsCharities
Issues
Science and technologyHuman servicesCommunity improvementPublic safetyBusiness and industry
Characteristics
MembershipsReceives government fundingTax deductible donations
General information
Address
25030 SW Ave 330
Wilsonville, OR 97070
Metro area
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
County
Washington County, OR
Website URL
wfca.com/ 
Phone
(800) 785-3473
IRS details
EIN
94-1712448
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1891
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
M24: Fire Prevention, Protection, Control
NAICS code, primary
813920: Professional Associations
Parent/child status
Independent
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