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Wednesday, March 25, 2026
7:00 AM - 4:00 PM PST
Registration

7:00 AM - 4:00 PM PST

Registration

Location: Tuscany Ballroom Foyer

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM PST
General Session

8:00 AM - 8:05 AM PST

Opening and Welcome

Location: Tuscany EF Ballroom

Sponsored By

8:05 AM - 8:50 AM PST

Urban Wildfires: Lessons, Challenges, and the Path Forward

Location: Tuscany EF Ballroom

Moderator: Kimiko Barrett, PhD – Headwaters Economics

Panelist: Elizabeth Pickett, MESc – Hawaiʻi Wildfire Management Organization

Panelist: Mike Morgan

Panelist: Tony Mecham – CAL FIRE/San Diego County Fire Department

Panelist: Shane L. Littlefield – CAL FIRE

General Session

8:50 AM - 9:00 AM PST

From Data to Decisions: Live Fire Intelligence with Nova

Location: Tuscany EF Ballroom

Speaker: Robert Atwood – Nova Software

General Session

Sponsored By

9:00 AM - 1:30 PM PST
Exhibit Hall Open

9:00 AM - 1:30 PM PST

Exhibit Hall Open

Location: Exhibit Hall

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM PST
A Policy-Based Approach to Wildfire Mitigation: Lessons Learned from Kauaʻi County's WUI Ordinance

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM PST

A Policy-Based Approach to Wildfire Mitigation: Lessons Learned from Kauaʻi County's WUI Ordinance

Location: Tuscany EF Ballroom

Speaker: Elizabeth Pickett, MESc – Hawaiʻi Wildfire Management Organization

Speaker: Kaaina Hull – Kauai County

Speaker: Kimiko Barrett, PhD – Headwaters Economics

Bonus Session

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM PST
Advancing Fire Adaptation Together

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM PST

Advancing Fire Adaptation Together

Location: Tuscany 6

Speaker: Megan Fitzgerald-McGowan, MNR – National Fire Protection Association

Speaker: Jonathan E. Bruno – Coalitions and Collaboratives

Speaker: Kelly Pohl, MS – Headwaters Economics

Speaker: Steve McClintock – National Volunteer Fire Council

Speaker: Meghan Marklewitz

FAC

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM PST
Fundamental Integration Program of State, Local and Federal Resources

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM PST

Fundamental Integration Program of State, Local and Federal Resources

Location: Tuscany 5

Speaker: Kevin Nunn, MS Emergency Management – North Tooele Fire District

Speaker: Daniel B. Walton – Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands

Operations & Suppression

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM PST
Reclaiming Your Authoritative Voice in the Real-Time Emergency Era

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM PST

Reclaiming Your Authoritative Voice in the Real-Time Emergency Era

Location: Tuscany 11

Speaker: Rob Wolf – Intterra

Speaker: Jon F. O'Brien – County of Los Angeles Fire Department

Speaker: Daniel Berlant – CAL FIRE / Office of the State Fire Marshal

Speaker: Robert J. Garcia – Angeles National Forest

Policy & Tools

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM PST
VisionQuest Solution Session

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM PST

Wildfire Technology Solutions: UAS Fire Suppression and Gel Applications, Apollo Communications & Live Field Demonstration

Location: Tuscany 12

Speaker: Bill Amador – Vision Quest Risk Mitigation

Speaker: Cole Martz – Frontier Precision

Bonus Session

Sponsored By

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST
Enhancing initial attack decisions by using a decision support framework

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST

Enhancing initial attack decisions by using a decision support framework

Location: Tuscany 5

Speaker: Bob Roper – Western Fire Chiefs Association

Speaker: Brian Collins

Speaker: Kate Dargan Marquis – Federal Government

Speaker: Matt Maher – Processus Group

Operations & Suppression

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST
Express Talks

11:05 AM - 11:15 AM PST

Credit for Community Education and Prevention items in your CRA

Location: Tuscany 12

Speaker: Bill Gardner, CFE/CFO/EMT-P – ESO

Sponsored By

11:20 AM - 11:30 AM PST

From Smoke to Signal: How Pano AI is Transforming Wildfire Detection at the WUI

Location: Tuscany 12

Speaker: Nick Spang – Pano AI

Sponsored By

11:35 AM - 11:45 AM PST

From Activity to Outcomes: Prioritized Mitigation Strategies That Measurably Reduce Wildfire Risk

Location: Tuscany 12

Speaker: Dave Winnacker – XyloPlan

Sponsored By

11:50 AM - 12:00 PM PST

Industrial-Grade Weather Intelligence for Wildfire Situational Awareness

Location: Tuscany 12

Speaker: Jeff Gawrych – Western Weather Group

Sponsored By

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST
Leveraging Strategic Local Funding Sources: Tackling Wildfire Resilience at the Local Level

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST

Leveraging Strategic Local Funding Sources: Tackling Wildfire Resilience at the Local Level

Location: Tuscany 6

Speaker: Eric Horntvedt – Truckee Fire Protection District

FAC

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST
Smoke hazards from WUI fires

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST

Smoke hazards from WUI fires

Location: Tuscany 11

Speaker: Monika Kopacz, PhD – NOAA Climate Program Office

Speaker: Catherine Beaucham, PhD, MPH, CIH, REHS – CDC/NIOSH

Speaker: Andrey Khlystov, PhD – Desert Research Institute

Policy & Tools

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM PST
Lunch with Exhibitors

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM PST

Lunch with Exhibitors

Location: Exhibit Hall

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM PST
General Session

1:30 PM - 1:35 PM PST

Opening and Welcome

Location: Tuscany EF Ballroom

1:35 PM - 1:50 PM PST

Wildfire Mitigation Awards

Location: Tuscany EF Ballroom

1:50 PM - 2:50 PM PST

NIFC: Leading, Training and Standards Enhancements in a Time of Change

Location: Tuscany EF Ballroom

Moderator: Erik Litzenberg, MPA, MA, PhD – International Association of Fire Chiefs

Panelist: Katherine Wood – National Wildfire Coordinating Group

Panelist: Sean Peterson – U.S. Forest Service

Panelist: Greg A. Smith, RF – National Association of State Foresters

Panelist: Sarah Fisher – US Forest Service

Panelist: Grant Beebe – DOI US Wildland Fire Service

Panelist: Brian Achziger – U.S. Wildland Fire Service

General Session

2:50 PM - 3:00 PM PST

Q&A and Closing

Location: Tuscany EF Ballroom

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM PST
A Chat with NIFC Leadership

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM PST

A Chat with NIFC Leadership

Location: Tuscany EF Ballroom

Moderator: Erik Litzenberg, MPA, MA, PhD – International Association of Fire Chiefs

Panelist: Katherine Wood – National Wildfire Coordinating Group

Panelist: Sean Peterson – U.S. Forest Service

Panelist: Greg A. Smith, RF – National Association of State Foresters

Panelist: Sarah Fisher – US Forest Service

Panelist: Grant Beebe – DOI US Wildland Fire Service

Panelist: Brian Achziger – U.S. Wildland Fire Service

Bonus Session

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM PST
Breaking the Chain: Visualizing Conflagration and Developing Imagery Intelligence

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM PST

Breaking the Chain: Visualizing Conflagration and Developing Imagery Intelligence

Location: Tuscany 6

Speaker: Steve Graydon, MA – Simtable LLC

Speaker: Kasra Manavi, PhD – Simtable

FAC

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM PST
FirstNet Built with AT&T Solution Session

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM PST

Communications and Special Event Planning - Panel Discussion

Location: Tuscany 12

Moderator: Dr. Jeffrey L. Buchanan, DPP, MBA, MPA, EFO, CFO – FirstNet Built with AT&T

Panelist: Brian Glass – Santa Clara County Fire Department

Panelist: Jeff Bassett – FirstNet, Built with AT&T

Panelist: Mike Varney – FirstNet Authority

Panelist: Kristi Mercado – FirstNet, Built with AT&T

Bonus Session

Sponsored By

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM PST
Public Policy Advocacy: The Role for Fire Service Leaders

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM PST

Public Policy Advocacy: The Role for Fire Service Leaders

Location: Tuscany 11

Speaker: Bob Horton, MPA, MPP, CPM, CFO – Oregon State University

Speaker: John Butler – Fairfax County (VA) Fire & Rescue

Policy & Tools

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM PST
WUI: Leadership, Supervision, & Command

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM PST

WUI: Leadership, Supervision, & Command

Location: Tuscany 5

Speaker: Todd Derum – International Assoc. of Fire Fighters, L2881 CAL FIRE

Speaker: Phill Veneris – International Assoc. of Fire Fighters, L2881 CAL FIRE

Operations & Suppression

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PST
Firefighter Mental Wellness & Suicide Prevention - Vulnerability is Strength!

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PST

Firefighter Mental Wellness & Suicide Prevention - Vulnerability is Strength!

Location: Tuscany 11

Speaker: Matthew J. Shobert, MA, EFO, CFOD, Ironman Coach – Northwest Fire - Tucson, AZ., Sedona Fire, AZ., Hemet Fire, CA., Murrieta Fire, CA.

Policy & Tools

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PST
Resilience by Design: Embedding Post-Fire Recovery in Pre-Fire Planning

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PST

Resilience by Design: Embedding Post-Fire Recovery in Pre-Fire Planning

Location: Tuscany 6

Speaker: Tiernan Doyle, MA, MLA – Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network

FAC

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PST
Seneca Solution Session

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PST

Introduction to Seneca's Autonomous Rapid Initial Attack Aircraft

Location: Tuscany 12

Speaker: Stuart Landesberg – Seneca

Bonus Session

Sponsored By

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PST
Structure Triage and Community Considerations for Wildland Urban Interface Firefighting -- a new Fire Safety Academy Course

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PST

Structure Triage and Community Considerations for Wildland Urban Interface Firefighting -- a new Fire Safety Academy Course

Location: Tuscany 5

Speaker: Daniel Gorham – UL Research Institutes, Fire Safety Research Institute

Speaker: Derek Alkonis – UL Research Institutes, Fire Safety Research Institute

Operations & Suppression

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM PST
FAC Partner Reception (**limited capacity**)

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM PST

FAC Partner Reception (**limited capacity**)

Location: Naples Ballroom

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