Daily Dispatch
News for America’s Fire Service
The Daily Dispatch is a free, fire industry-specific newsletter distributed each weekday via email and features timely and relevant national news, job listings, a cooperative purchasing section, and more. Looking ahead newsletter subscribers will see additional functionality and features including state-specific news, wildland news, event listings and equipment ads. The Daily Dispatch is proudly produced by WFCA and recognized by all seven U.S. Divisions of the International Association of Fire Chiefs.
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National News from the Daily Dispatch
- Southern California home fully engulfed in flames amid high winds
Learn National Fire News: Southern California home fully engulfed in flames amid high winds from KTLA-TV CW 5 Los Angeles featured on Daily Dispatch (DD).
- Chance encounter brings New York firefighter to Tennessee for heart transplant
Read about National Fire News: Chance encounter brings New York firefighter to Tennessee incident from Vanderbilt Health News featured on Daily Dispatch (DD).
- Lithium-ion battery sparks explosion that sets off massive scrapyard fire in Texas
Read about National Fire News: Lithium-ion battery sparks explosion that sets off incident from KFDM-TV CBS/CW+/FOX 6 Beaumont featured on Daily Dispatch (DD).
Latest Wildfire Article
How to Prioritize Wildfire Mitigation at the Community Level
Learn how WFCA recommends prioritizing wildfire mitigation projects using risk data, WUI planning, and community-level wildfire mitigation strategies.
Latest Fire Preplan Article
The 5 E’s of Community Risk Reduction (CRR) Explained
Learn the 5 E’s of Community Risk Reduction (CRR) and how WFCA helps fire departments reduce risk through prevention, planning, and emergency response.
WFCA Fire Map
The Western Fire Chiefs Association's 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 representation or warranty is given as to the timeliness, accuracy, or completeness of the data.
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