California Interagency Safety Officers Conference

January 28, 2008

In Reply Refer To:
9210 (CA-943) P

EMS TRANSMISSION: 01/28/2008|
Information Bulletin No. CA-2008-010

To:              Regional/District and Field Office Fire Management Officers

From:          CA State Fire Management Officer   

Subject:      California Interagency Safety Officers Conference

The 2008 California Interagency Safety Officers Conference will be held at Humphrey’s Half Moon Inn and Suites, San Diego, California, April 15^{th -} April 17^th.

On-site check in will begin Tuesday, April 15^th at 0800.  The conference will begin promptly at 0900 and will end at 5:00 pm on Thursday, April 17^th.

This year’s agenda will include presentations on many interesting subjects including: Danger Tree Assessment, the Esperanza Incident, and many other topics of interest to the Wildland Fire Safety Officer.

The conference is not organization specific; all agencies, departments and organizations with safety responsibilities on wildland fires are encouraged to participate. Incident Management Team Safety Officers, ICS qualified Safety Officers, Logistics Section personnel, and Incident Commanders are specifically invited. 

Conference attendance is limited to 145 registrants on a first-come first-served basis. There are no tuition fees, lodging and travel costs must be paid by the attendee or his/her sponsoring agency.

The California Interagency Wildfire Safety Officers Conference registration form is on-line at: http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/fire/management/safety_conference/

A block of rooms have been reserved, honoring both the State and Federal Per Diem rates, at Humphrey’s Half Moon Inn and Suites. Lodging reservations must be made by March 13, 2008, in order to receive the conference rates. Specify that you are with the 2008 Interagency Wildfire Safety Officers Conference with the group identification code of 4IWSO. If you choose to make lodging reservations on-line be sure to select the Group Reservation tab.

Humphrey’s Half Moon Inn and Suites
2303 Shelter Island Drive,
 San Diego, California
(800) 542-7400
http://halfmooninn.reachlocal.net

For additional information, please contact Paul Bannister, 916-978-4437 or paul_bannister@ca.blm.gov.

Signed by:                                                                                                       
Craig Barnes                                                                                                   
State FMO                                                                                                       

Authenticated by:
Richard A. Erickson
Records Management