President Schroeder recently had the privilege to be a guest on Fire Fighting in Canada: The Podcast with host Tom DeSorcy discussing volunteer fire fighter recruitment and retention.
Alberta Fire Chiefs AssociationAnnouncements

Fire Service Women of Central Provinces- Officially up and running!
Thank you for your interest in supporting Fire Service Women Central Provinces! We are excited to introduce our organization, which is dedicated to empowering and uplifting women in the fire service across Alberta,ย Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. About Us:Fire Service Women Central Provinces is...
Nomination for 2nd Vice President Received
Update AFCA Members! Trevor Grant, Fire Chief, Fire Services County of Grande Prairie has been nominated for the position of 2nd Vice Presidentย by Deputy Chief Julien Bergeron of Northern Sunrise County Protective Services and seconded by Chief Brian Kroes, Central Peace Fire & Rescue...
๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ก๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
Hello AFCA members, Today marks the second call for nominations for the 2nd Vice President position. Chief Rob Evans, from Redwood Meadows has allowed his name to stand, supported by a nomination from Aaron Floyd, Deputy Chief, Whitecourt Fire Department. A prerequisite for the 2nd Vice President...
๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ก๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐
Hello AFCA Members: Proceeding along with establishing 2024 AFCA Leadership, it is now time to move forward with the determination of the 2nd Vice President position! This is a two year position expiring in 2026. The role of the 2nd Vice President as outlined in the AFCA Bylaws: 1. Perform any...
Announcement of Election Results – Welcome New AFCA 1st Vice President
ย Dear AFCA Members, We are excited to announce that Drayton Bussiere, Fire Chief, Deputy Director of Emergency Management, Red Deer County has been elected as the new 1st Vice President of the Alberta Fire Chiefs Association. Chief Bussiere has served on the AFCA Board of Directors for...
Electronic Election for 1st Vice President Has Commenced
Hello AFCA Members, The 3rd and final call for nominations has now expired with no additional nominations received. Please take a moment to cast your vote for the position of 1st Vice President. A secure email has been sent to only AFCA Active Members eligible to vote. If you feel you have not...
๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ก๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ปย
Hello Members: Today is the third and final call for nominations for 1st Vice President Position. Third call will expire at noon tomorrow, (Thursday April 18th). Following this will commence the electronic vote. Candidates so far are: Chief, Rob Evans, Redwood MeadowsChief, Drayton Bussiere,...
๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ก๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ย
Hello AFCA Members! Today is the 2nd call for Nominations for the position of 1st Vice President. So far, candidate names for the electronic election ballot that will be sent out on Thursday are: Chief Rob Evans, Redwood Meadows Chief Drayton Bussiere, County of Red Deer Eligible nominations must...
Call for Nominations for 1st Vice President and Nomination Received
Hello AFCA Members,ย ย This week starts the renewal process for the AFCA 1st Vice President position.ย ย Current 1st Vice President, Chief Rob Evans, of Redwood Meadows has allowed for his name to stand! ย Summarizing some rules from theย AFCA Bylaws, Regional Directors or Alternate Regional Directors...