The Western State Fire Managers (WSFM) is a working group established by the Council of Western State Foresters (CWSF). They, in turn, are a regional subcommittee of the National Association of State Foresters.

PURPOSE:
The purpose of the WSFM is to:

• serve as a specialist staff group for the CWSF to collect information, provide detailed analysis, and make recommendations on fire issues affecting the 17 western states and Pacific territories.
  
• aid in merging regional viewpoints, focusing attention, and reaching consensus on recommending a western approach on fire issues for the CWSF.
  
• serve as a sounding board for the CWSF on fire-related issues concerning the National Wildfire Coordination Group (NWCG), National Association of State Foresters (NASF) Committees, federal agencies, etc.
  
• provide a western states perspective on needs for fire equipment development and fire research.
  
• provide opportunity for increased interaction and effectiveness among Western Fire Managers.
  
• offer recommendations to the CWSF concerning western state representation on NWCG working teams.
  
• provide a forum for other fire-related organizations to disseminate fire information and ideas to the western state forestry organizations.

MEMBERS:
The WSFM comprises of the 17 western states and the western Pacific Island territories including Guam. The member states are as follows:

MEETINGS
The WSFM hold quarterly tele-conference calls and hold an annual meeting/workshop at a site determined by its members.

Date	Location
June 16-18, 1987	Santa Cruz, CA
June 27-29, 1988	Coeur d'Alene, ID
May 24-27, 1989	Boulder, CO
April 23-26, 1990	Carson City, NV
April 8-11, 1991	Phoenix, AZ
May 4-7, 1992	Otter Crest, OR
April 27-30, 1993	Jackson, WY
April 25-28, 1994	Albuquerque, NM
April 10-14, 1995	Spokane, WA
March 16-21, 1996	Whitefish, MT
March 10-13, 1997	Manhattan, KS
March 15-18, 1998	Otter Crest, OR
March 28-31, 1999	Salt Lake City, UT
April 10-12, 2000	Kaanapali, HI
April 8-11, 2001	Anchorage, AK
April 7-11, 2002	Albuquerque, NM
March 16-20, 2003	Coeur d'Alene, ID
March 28- April 1, 2004	San Diego, CA
March 28-31, 2005	Portland, OR
January 10-13, 2006	Orlando, FL
March 12-15, 2007	Seattle, WA
March 10-13, 2008	Albuquerque, NM
March 24-26, 2009	Coeur d'Alene, ID

The 24th annual meeting is scheduled to be held in Las Vegas, NV in March 2010.

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