Wildland-Urban Interface Conference 2025

Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your knowledge, connect with industry peers, and contribute to the advancement of wildfire management practices.

Here's a glimpse of what awaits you at WUI 2025:

1. Pre-Conference Workshops:
   
   • Community Wildfire Mitigation Best Practices Short Course: Dive deep into effective strategies for community wildfire mitigation, learning from the best practices employed by leading fire service professionals.
   • Assessing Structure Ignition Potential for Wildfire, Training Course: Equip yourself with essential skills in assessing structure ignition potential during wildfires through specialized NFPA training.
   • Wildland-Urban Interface Risk Assessment & Mitigation for the Fire Service (SFPE Foundation) *Limited space: A training program derived from the WUI Virtual Handbook offering engineering-based knowledge to help fire departments with risk assessments and mitigation strategies.
   • Evacuation Management for the Fire Service: Share lessons from over two decades of disaster response, focusing on Larimer County’s 2020 wildfire planning and response.
   • Wildland Fire Assessment Program (NVFC): A program designed to provide volunteer firefighters and non-operational personnel with training on how to properly conduct assessments for homes located in the wildland-urban interface (WUI).
   • Structure-to-Structure Fire Spread and Vulnerability Modeling; a Physics-Driven Approach to Resiliency and Insurability in the WUI: Focuses on Reducing WUI community vulnerability that can only be achieved through mitigation-driven resilience that disrupts the loss sequence of conflagrations.
2. Educational Sessions:
   

   Explore a diverse range of sessions covering:

   • Operations and Suppression Techniques
   • Policy Development for Wildfire Management
   • Fire-Adapted Community Breakouts
   • + more
3. Networking Opportunities:
   Connect with industry experts, fellow professionals, and community leaders to share insights and best practices in the ever-evolving field of wildfire management.
4. Keynote Speakers:
   Get inspired with thought-provoking keynotes from leaders in the wildfire management community.
5. Exhibit Hall:
   Discover the latest technologies, tools, and resources in the Exhibit Hall to enhance your approach to wildfire response and prevention.