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2026 SD Fire Chiefs Annual Leadership Conference

December 4, 2026 10:00 AM - December 6, 2026 12:30 PM (MST)

Description

Conference Schedule

Friday, December 4

  • 10:00 AM: Vendor setup begins
  • 12:00 PM: Fire Chief 101 with Ron Hines
  • 5:00 PM: Social with light dinner
  • 6:00 PM: Social event hosted by our vendor sponsor

Saturday, December 5

  • 8:00 AM: Registration opens
  • 9:00 AM: Welcome and introductions
  • 9:30 AM: Keynote
  • 10:30 AM: Break, sponsored by our vendors
  • 10:45 AM: Keynote continues
  • 12:30 PM: Lunch provided by our vendor sponsor
  • 1:30 PM: Keynote continues
  • 3:00 PM: Break, sponsored by our vendors
  • 5:30 PM: Dismissed until Sunday morning

Sunday, December 6

  • 7:30 AM: Breakfast, sponsored by our vendors
  • 8:30 AM: South Dakota Wildland presentation
  • 9:30 AM: Featured speaker presentation
  • 10:45 AM: Break
  • 12:30 PM: Adjourn
  • 12:30 PM: SDFCA meeting

Keynote Speaker: (Ret.) Chief Tiger Schmittendorf

Tiger Schmittendorf has dedicated his life to the success of fire and emergency services. A firefighter with the Evans Center Volunteer Fire Company in Angola, NY since 1980, he is a nationally recognized expert on fire and EMS recruitment and retention.

  • Served more than 25 years as Deputy Fire Coordinator for Erie County, NY, leading training and mutual aid for 97 departments and 6,000+ responders
  • Built a county-wide recruitment program that brought in 600+ new volunteers every year
  • Created the IAFC’s “Recruitment & Retention Coordinator” certification course
  • Serves as an advocate for the National Volunteer Fire Council
  • Has led his signature conversation, “From the Xbox to the Box Alarm: Connecting Today’s Firefighters,” for thousands of responders across the U.S. and Canada since 2007

Tiger doesn’t give presentations, he has conversations. Expect passion, humor, and practical ideas you can take back to your department.

Learn more at FireRECRUITER.com

Other Presentations/Info will be Provided From:

  South Dakota Workers Compensation and the FRAP (First Responder Assistance Program)


 South Dakota State Fire Marshal/South Dakota Department of Public Safety/South Dakota Wildland Fire

 South Dakota Firefighters Association

Click here for a copy of the Annual Meeting Minutes from the 2025 Conference


EXHIBITORS/VENDORS:  For information on Sponsorship opportunities, exhibitor space at the event, etc... please contact us and we'll send you a link for Vendor/Exhibitor/Sponsor Specific Registration Page. info@sdfirefighters.org

Time


ALL TIMES LISTED ARE MOUNTAIN TIME

Friday December 4th

1000    Vendor setup begins
1200    Fire Chief 101 with Ron Hines
1700    Social with light dinner
1800    Social event with vendor sponsor

Saturday December 5th

0800    Registration opens
0900    Welcome and introductions
0930    Keynote Speaker
1030    Break- vendor sponsor
1045    Keynote continues
1230    Lunch provided- vendor sponsor
1330    Keynote continues
1500    Break- vendor sponsor
1730    dismissed until Sunday morning session

Sunday December 6th

0730    Breakfast- vendor sponsor
0830    SD Wildland Presentation
0930    Speaker presentation
1045    Break
1230    Adjourn
1230    SDFCA meeting

Location

The Lodge at Deadwood


100 Pine Crest Lane

Deadwood SD 57732

(877) 393-5634 - Mention SDFCA Conference for Room Block Pricing


Pricing

Conference cost is $175 per attendee, those that belong to a Department that is a Current (FY 2026) SD Fire Chiefs Association MEMBER will receive a $50 discount per registrant.  

NON-Members - If your Department isn't a CURRENT member of the SD Fire Chiefs Association its not to late!  Visit our membership application page at <SD Fire Chiefs Membership Application> and fill out an application and get your membership dues paid.  The membership process requires review of your application which may take a day or two, you will be notified once your application has been processed.

Click Here to view a list of current SD Fire Chiefs Association Members

NOTE:  An early registration discount of $25 will be automatically applied to your registration fee if registering by the cut-off date of

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Contact Information

South Dakota Fire Chiefs Association
Name: Brent Long
Phone: (605) 209-0929
Email: fxstbart@gmail.com
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