Nonprofit events face increasing competition Related content Groups under pressure elevate advocacy efforts Foreign travel, government cuts top concerns Coalition takes conflict on government travel to public The annual Fire-Rescue International show has lasted 138 years. With 12,000 fire chiefs attending in recent years (down from a 2001 peak of 17,000), FRI generates more than half the income of its organizer, the $7 million-revenue International Association of Fire Chiefs. But the show—like so many others—is under increasing competitive pressure from private companies, even as attendance and exhibition space are down due to municipal budget cuts, which hamper… Read More