SPRING SEMINAR SERIES - SPOKANE SEMINAR - March 14th, 2026

Northern Quest Resort & Casino - Friday Night Rate - $179 (March 13th)*

Reservation Department at 1-877-871-6772 and ask for the “Washington Fire Commissioners Association Spring Seminar” group rate

SEMINAR FOR NEWLY ELECTED/APPOINTED and EXPERIENCED COMMISSIONERS, CHIEFS & SECRETARIES

This seminar meets the statutory Open Public Records and Open Public Meetings training requirements which are required EVERY 4 YEARS for elected officials.

Attorney Brian Snure will present this seminar for new and experienced commissioners, chiefs, secretaries and other management personnel. The class will provide the knowledge and background needed to understand and address the challenges involved in governing, leading and operating fire districts and regional fire authorities. Topics for this full-day program, which is being held in Spokane and Suquamish, include the following:

The relationships between fire commissioners and personnel.
Powers, authority, duties and responsibilities of commissioners, chiefs and secretaries.
Relationships with state and county offices.
Risk management and insurance.
Open Public Meetings and executive sessions compliance.
Open Public Records Act and records retention compliance.
Ethics — conflicts of interest.
Compensation to commissioners, paid and volunteer personnel.
Volunteer firefighter associations.
Finances — revenue sources, tax levies, budgets, lid lifts, debt limitations, elections.
Bid law requirements. 

Other areas of law will also be addressed with an opportunity for class participants to ask questions. Attendees will receive a certificate of participation that documents compliance with the Open Public Records and Open Public Meetings training requirements.