We are thrilled to host the 2023 US HOTSHOTS ASSOCIATION TRAINING CONFERENCE & REUNION. All are Welcome! ALL ARE WELCOME MEANS, EVERYONE! THIS IS NOT A R5 THING AT ALL. THIS CONFERENCE, AS IN PAST CONFERENCES, IS FOR ALL REGIONS AND THEIR FAMILIES. Come join our family of wildfire friends! The Association, as a community and resource, is here for all firefighters and fire families.
Green pants, blue pants, black pants; red trucks, white trucks, yellow trucks, green trucks; State, Federal, Local Govt.; Saw, Scrape, Puller, Squaddie, Supt.; former Hotshot, current Hotshot, aspiring Hotshot, Hotshot appreciator, Hotshot family: we are an inclusive group, and our conference builds bonds. Learn with us and help us learn from you! Everyone’s unique experience and perspective holds immense value!
This year’s USHA Conference & Reunion will be held in San Diego, California, from March 22-24. This year marks 20th Anniversary of the Cedar Fire
We’re proud to continue a tradition begun last year: organizing the conference around a significant fire and facilitating a staff ride. By bringing fire folks together around the Cedar Fire of 2003, we fulfill two of our Association missions—to preserve and share Hotshot History, and to advance and share the Hotshot skill set (Preserving the past, paying it forward)—while fundraising for our third critical mission, to support Hotshots and Hotshot families in times of need.
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Wednesday, Mar. 22:
- 0900-1200: BOD Meeting
- 1400-1700: All-Members Meeting. All are welcome! Come be a part of the direction of USHA, learn about our programs, get involved and meet fellow active Members!
- 1800-2100: Icebreaker Social Evening, patio/poolside
Thursday, Mar. 23
- 0900: Cedar Staff Ride Intro & Orientation
- 1300-1400: Presentation 1
- 1415-1515: Presentation 2
- 1530-1630: Presentation 3
- 1700-end: Hotshot Reunion Social Evening, patio/poolside
Friday, Mar. 24: 0630: Staff ride depart Holiday Inn San Diego Bayside.
- 1600: Staff ride wraps, back to hotel. Integration at final stand.
- 1700: Fundraiser Dinner is served
- 1730-1800: Keynote Speaker
- 1815-1930: Greybeard’s Panel
- 1930-close: Charity Poker game and cocktails
Staff Ride and all events are optional! Come to one event, stay for all, we’re thrilled for you to join!
REGISTRATION AND COST
We will have number caps for the staff ride. First Come First Serve! Sign up early!
- Staff Ride is capped at 48
Please register early to ensure our planning–meal count and other logistics–comes out right.
REGISTER HERE
Conference & Dinner 100.00 USD
You will be redirected to our EVENT ATTENDANCE sign-up form after completing registration for the Conference, INCLUDING THE CEDAR FIRE STAFF RIDE, while slots remain available.
LODGING
A room block has been set aside from March 20 – 25, 2023, at HOLIDAY INN SAN DIEGO BAYSIDE, at a discounted rate of $189/night pre-tax. One night or all nights can be booked. Make a SoCal vacation out of it even!
Our group code is V8F group rates are valid for booking through February 27, 2023.
Click here USHA Training Conference & Reunion to proceed directly to your reservation desk.
The group rate is available for three days pre and post event based on room availability via the
provided link or contact hotel reservations directly at Holiday Inn San Diego Bayside.
Call 1(619) 224-3621, ask for reservations (Ext: 701)
or call toll free (in USA only) 1(800) 662-8899.
Click here –> USHA Training Conference & Reunion to proceed directly to your reservation desk.
BOOKING MUST BE DONE BY FEBRUARY 27 TO SECURE THE GROUP RATE!
We’re already gathering goods for an incredible raffle! Boots, power tools, apparel, USHA Merch, and much more! Stay tuned for more details, with a full list of all the goods and goodies to be won. A huge thanks to our generous donors and benefactors! Full list to be shared.
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Shameless plug here: to help offset conference costs and improve our fundraising potential, we welcome any sponsorship/donation of the Conference and Reunion! If interested, please reach out to treasure r@ushotshots.com. We are incredibly grateful for the private & corporate generosity we receive and could only do a fraction of our current support without it. Should you be, or know of, an entity/organization/non-profit/company that would be interested in this opportunity, please help us promote! The more money that comes in, the more money we can push out in times of special and dire need.
STAFF RIDE
For those that sign up for the staff ride—FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE—there will be staff ride materials emailed and/or mailed to attendees in preparation for the staff ride.