129th Annual State Convention

West Fargo, North Dakota June 6 - 8, 2013. 

Convention Location: West Fargo High School

801 9th Street East, West Fargo, ND

ITINERARY UPDATED 3/14/13

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Dates for the 2013 Instructor Conference and 2014 Leadership Conference Announced

The 2013 Instructors Conference will be held November 1-3, 2013 at the Seven Seas in Mandan, ND - Itinerary will be posted here once sessions are finalized.

The 2014 Leadership Conference will be held January 10-12, 2014 at the Kelly Inn in Bismarck, ND - Itinerary will be posted here once sessions are finalized.

CLARIFICATION ON WHEN THE FIRE DANGER INDEX (NDFDI) IS ISSUED AND UPDATED

The ND FDI (http://www.crh.noaa.gov/bis/?n=fire_weather_public) is issued daily by the National Weather Service (NWS) during fire season; typically from April 1 to October 31, by 6:00 am CDT (text and map form) and provides an indication of rural fire potential for grasslands, including its ability to spread.  The Fire Danger Index may be updated during the day as weather conditions warrant. 

Although not very often, there are times when weather conditions that develop during the day result in a change to the FDI that is significantly different (change by one or more categories) than what was issued at 6:00 am at which time the NWS will update the FDI.  These updates are more likely to occur in early spring and fall where slight changes in temperature, relative humidity and/or wind speed have a larger impact to the fire danger.

NDFA members attending FDIC

2013/2014 National Fire Academy

In-State Classes

The NDFA has scheduled 9, two (2) day National Fire Academy classes to be held in North Dakota. Please click here to view the schedule.