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Tuesday, March 24, 2026
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
PST
Registration
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
PST
Registration
Location: Tuscany Ballroom Foyer
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PST
What's New in the WUI? An update from the National Fire Protection Association
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PST
What's New in the WUI? An update from the National Fire Protection Association
Location: Tuscany 11
Speaker:
Michele Steinberg, MA
– National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
Speaker:
Christina Rust
– National Fire Protection Association
Speaker:
Megan Fitzgerald-McGowan, MNR
– National Fire Protection Association
Speaker:
Aron Anderson
– NFPA
Speaker:
Elizabeth Friedl
Speaker:
Erica Peng, MA
– UC Berkeley Haas School of Business
Speaker:
Bob Sullivan, CFPS
– NFPA
Pre-Conference Workshop
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
PST
Wildfire Leadership 1 - Officer Development Program
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
PST
Wildland Firefighter Health and Safety
Location: Tuscany 12
Speaker:
Rich E. Elliott, MS Organizational Development
– KITTCOM
WUI Leadership 1 - Officer Development Program
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
PST
The Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy
Location: Tuscany 12
Speaker:
Mike Maltaverne
WUI Leadership 1 - Officer Development Program
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
PST
Indexing the Forensic Fingerprint of the most Destructive Fast Fires
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
PST
Indexing the Forensic Fingerprint of the most Destructive Fast Fires
Location: Tuscany 11
Speaker:
Frank L. Frievalt, MA
– WUI FIRE Institute, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Speaker:
Jennifer Balch, PhD
– University of Colorado, Boulder
Speaker:
Virginia Iglesias
– University of Colorado, Boulder
Speaker:
G. Andrew A. Fricker, PhD
– California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Bonus Session
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
PST
Tablet Command Solution Session
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
PST
WUI Notification, Response, and Command: Tablet Command - One Picture for Everyone
Location: Tuscany 5
Speaker:
William Pigeon
– Tablet Command
Bonus Session
Sponsored By
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
PST
Review and Analysis of the Lahaina wildfire initiated urban conflagration
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
PST
Review and Analysis of the Lahaina wildfire initiated urban conflagration
Location: Tuscany EF Ballroom
Speaker:
Derek Alkonis
– UL Research Institutes, Fire Safety Research Institute
Speaker:
Daniel Gorham
– UL Research Institutes, Fire Safety Research Institute
Bonus Session
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
PST
Opening General Session
3:00 PM - 3:05 PM
PST
Opening Welcome
Location: Tuscany EF Ballroom
Sponsored By
3:05 PM - 3:10 PM
PST
Presenting of the Colors & Pledge of Allegiance
Location: Tuscany EF Ballroom
3:10 PM - 3:15 PM
PST
Remarks from the IAFC President
Location: Tuscany EF Ballroom
Speaker:
Trisha L. Wolford, MBA, MS, EFO, CFO, CFM, FSEDI, NREMTP
– Anne Arundel County Fire Department
General Session
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
PST
Fighting Wildfires in a Changing World
Location: Tuscany EF Ballroom
Speaker:
Sarah Fisher
– US Forest Service
General Session
4:15 PM - 4:25 PM
PST
Dedicated to the Dedicated
Location: Tuscany EF Ballroom
Speaker:
Dr. Jeffrey L. Buchanan, DPP, MBA, MPA, EFO, CFO
– FirstNet Built with AT&T
General Session
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
PST
Welcome Reception
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
PST
Welcome Reception
Location: Exhibit Hall
Sponsored By
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