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INST. Form 990, Part III, Line 2 1 - WILDFIRE DECISION AND DATA MAPPING - THE PROJECT WILL EXAMINE WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT DECISIONS AND INTERVENTIONS TO DEVELOP A DECISION MODEL IDENTIFYING WORKFLOW, DECISION POINTS, TIME NEEDS AND RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DISCREET FIREFIGHTING POSITIONS AND TASKS. THE GOAL IS TO PROVIDE A SCIENCE BASED DECISION MODEL ENABLING NASA AND THE WILDFIRE COMMUNITY TO ALIGN AND PRIORITIZE INVESTMENTS IN SENSORS AND SYSTEMS, DATA AND DATA ANALYTICS, RESILIENCE AND PRE-EVENT MITIGATION AND OPERATIONAL REDESIGN BASED ON DESIRED OUTCOMES.2 - A PROJECT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY WILL CONDUCT FIELD RESEARCH WITHIN THE METHODS APPROVED BY THE OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD TO STUDY THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INCENTIVES TO PROMOTE SELF-MITIGATION BY PROPERTY OWNERS IN OREGON.3 - TO SUPPORT AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR PRIORITIZING, IMPLEMENTING AND TRACKING SCIENCE BASED FIRE MITIGATIONS IN VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. BY JUNE 2025 NOVEL SOLUTIONS WILL BE DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED FOR AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS AT RISK COMMUNITIES TO BE ASSESSED TO IDENTIFY FIRE PATHWAYS, PROVIDED WITH SPECIFIC FUEL TREATMENTS INCLUSIVE OF LOCATION, PRESCRIPTION AND RETURN INTERVAL, AND GIVEN A MECHANISM TO REPORT PROGRESS, UNDERSTAND MITIGATION RETURN ON INVESTMENT AND VISUALIZE RESIDUAL RISK THROUGH A DYNAMIC COMMUNITY WILDFIRE PREVENTION PLAN LINKED TO CATASTROPHIC RISK MODELS. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: 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. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: RAPID, SCALABLE OUTDOOR AND INDOOR MACHINE LEARNINGS BASED MAPPING OF FIRE DEPARTMENT PRE-PLANS: WFCA'S PROJECT WILL TEST AND VALIDATE THE APPLICATION OF 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 PRE-PLANS 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. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: 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'S ASSOCIATION. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: 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. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 8: THE ORGANIZATION ALSO INVESTED IN CREATING A FIRE MAP FOR THE PUBLIC AVAILABLE AT THEIR SITE: WWW.WFCA/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. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 9: WILDFIRE DECISION AND DATA MAPPING: THE PROJECT WILL EXAMINE WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT DECISIONS AND INTERVENTIONS TO DEVELOP A DECISION MODEL IDENTIFYING WORKFLOW, DECISION POINTS, TIME NEEDS AND RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DISCREET FIREFIGHTING POSITIONS AND TASKS. THE GOAL IS TO PROVIDE A SCIENCE BASED DECISION MODEL ENABLING NASA AND THE WILDFIRE COMMUNITY TO ALIGN AND PRIORITIZE INVESTMENTS IN SENSORS AND SYSTEMS, DATA AND DATA ANALYTICS, RESILIENCE AND PRE-EVENT MITIGATION AND OPERATIONAL REDESIGN BASED ON DESIRED OUTCOMES. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 10: WILDFIRE SELF MITIGATION INCENTIVE RESEARCH: A PROJECT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY WILL CONDUCT FIELD RESEARCH WITHIN THE METHODS APPROVED BY THE OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD TO STUDY THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INCENTIVES TO PROMOTE SELF-MITIGATION BY PROPERTY OWNERS IN OREGON. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 11: WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE FIRE RESPONSE RATING - TO SUPPORT AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR PRIORITIZING, IMPLEMENTING AND TRACKING SCIENCE BASED FIRE MITIGATIONS IN VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. BY JUNE 2025 NOVEL SOLUTIONS WILL BE DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED FOR AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS AT RISK COMMUNITIES TO BE ASSESSED TO IDENTIFY FIRE PATHWAYS, PROVIDED WITH SPECIFIC FUEL TREATMENTS INCLUSIVE OF LOCATION, PRESCRIPTION AND RETURN INTERVAL, AND GIVEN A MECHANISM TO REPORT PROGRESS, UNDERSTAND MITIGATION RETURN ON INVESTMENT AND VISUALIZE RESIDUAL RISK THROUGH A DYNAMIC COMMUNITY WILDFIRE PREVENTION PLAN LINKED TO CATASTROPHIC RISK MODELS. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 THE ORGANIZATION IS COMPRISED OF ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS RESIDING IN ALASKA, ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, HAWAII, IDAHO, MONTANA, NEVADA, OREGON, UTAH, WASHINGTON AND THE US PACIFIC TERRITORIES. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a ACTIVE MEMBERS ARE ENTITLED TO VOTE. DIRECTORS ARE SELECTED BY RECOMMENDATION OF ACTIVE MEMBERS OF EACH STATE ASSOCIATION AND ARE ELECTED AT THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL MEETING. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b CHANGES TO THE BYLAWS OF THE ASSOCIATION REQUIRE A VOTE FROM THE MEMBERSHIP AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS PROVIDED A COPY OF FORM 990 VIA EMAIL TO REVIEW. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c EACH INDIVIDUAL COVERED BY THE POLICY IS ASKED TO DISCLOSE, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, VIA A FORM, ANY RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEOPLE DOING BUSINESS WITH THE ORGANIZATION THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FORMS ARE SENT TO THE GENERAL MANAGER, WHO MAINTAINS A LIST OF THE ENTITIES WITH POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS ARE MATCHED AGAINST THAT LIST. IF A POSSIBLE CONFLICT IS IDENTIFIED, THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN ITS CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD TO REVIEW COMPARABILITY DATA AND PROVIDE SUGGESTIONS THAT CAN BE ADOPTED BY THE BOARD. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE BY EMAIL REQUEST AT WFCA@WFCA.COM. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 CORRECTION OF BEGINNING BALANCE due to PY timing of tax = $762698 Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 return prep vs audit related to deferred revenue recognition = $1