CSFA 90th Annual Conference
NOTICE: The 90th Annual Conference has been postponed. More details will follow.
How To Justify Attendance
This article provides some easy-to-use tools to help you calculate the investment and identify your return. We cover everything from expenses to benefits and provide easy to use worksheets to help you quantify the value of attendance.
How To Write a Resolution
This article explains the ins and outs of writing a resolution. Covering areas such as: What do you want to accomplish? Do you want to change a statue or enact a new law? Do you want to change a CSFA by-law?... and much more!
Guest Speaker
Tonya L. Hoover
Acting State Fire Marshal
Tonya Hoover was appointed Assistant State Fire Marshal September 4, 2007; and on July 1, 2009 following the retirement of State Fire Marshal Dargan, Chief Hoover was named Acting State Fire Marshal by the Director of CAL FIRE. Chief Hoover has been actively involved in Fire Prevention and Public Education and Risk Mitigation for 20 years.
Chief Hoover served as the Fire Marshal for the Moraga-Orinda Fire District located east of the Oakland/Berkeley hills. She also served as a Deputy Fire Marshal for the University of California at Berkeley and a Fire Inspector/Plan Reviewer for two other Bay Area fire departments.
Chief Hoover graduated from Oklahoma State University (OSU) with an A.S. Degree in Fire Protection Engineering Technology and a BS from OSU in Technical Education Specializing in Fire Protection Engineering Technology and Safety. She went on to earn a Master's Degree in Business Administration/Human Resources from the University of Phoenix. She also holds several State Fire Marshal certifications and is an Executive Fire Officer Candidate.
She is currently an active member of several fire service associations including: the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) technical committee as a principal member; International Code Council (ICC); International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA); International Fire Chiefs Association Subcommittee; and the Wildland Urban Interface Committee as an active member and immediate past co-chair. She is past president of the California Fire Chiefs' Fire Prevention Officers Section, Northern Division and the recipient of the Northern California Fire Prevention Officers' Charlie Gray Award for Outstanding Service to NorCal Fire Prevention Officers. She has served on several State Fire Marshal committees.
Chief Hoover has also been a featured speaker at several professional events that include the Annual Meeting of NFPA, California Fire Chiefs Association, National Firewise Conference, and the 43rd Annual International Conference on Campus Safety.
Chief Hoover has one daughter, Alexandria, who is attending Colorado State University.
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