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Conference: March 8-11, 2027
Exhibits: March 10-11, 2027
North Hall, Las Vegas Convention CenterLas Vegas, NV
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Incident Communications Roundtable: The 2026 Fire Season in Review

Chris Baker  (Division Chief, City of Boulder Fire Rescue)
Jason Matthews  (Sergeant | COML, Lake County Sheriff's Office | Florida SERT ESF2)
Kody Kerwin  (Communications Chief, Calaveras Consolidated Fire Protection District)
Kevin Nida  (Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority)
Dan Munsey  (Chief, San Bernardino Fire)
Track: Emergency Management
Format: Panel Session
Vault Recording: TBD
Chris Baker
Jason Matthews
Kody Kerwin
Kevin Nida
Dan Munsey

Hear from seasoned leaders reviewing response mission profiles from 2026 fire season. Hear many success stories combined with lessons learned from planned and unplanned incidents within the fire branch, who utilized traditional LMR, deployable trunked radio systems, low earth orbit satellite, drones, video, wireless data, situational awareness and related applications. This panel is focused for fire communications specialists and first responders responsible for comms functions, but all incident communications leaders are welcome to learn from their lessons.

Takeaway

-Hear Incident Commanders discuss large fire incidents they supported in 2026.
-Learn and discuss key communications successes and challenges learned from all hazard incidents.
-Gain understanding of the changing landscape of user needs, current and future operational trends in supporting all hazards incident communications including voice, data, and future concepts.