Last updated: January 5, 2006

International Association of Wildland Fire

P.O. Box 261
Hot Springs, SD 57747-0261
Phone: (605) 890-2348
Fax: (206) 600-5113

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9th Wildland Fire Safety Summit

Pasadena, California
April 25-27, 2006

The deadline for abstract submission has been extended to January 20, 2006.

If you would like to make an oral or poster presentation at the conference, you will need to submit an abstract of the presentation. We are accepting abstracts (300 or fewer words) for oral and poster presentations until January, 20, 2006. You can submit a paper for publication in the conference proceedings if you choose. There will not be a distinction according to method of presentation; oral and poster papers will be treated equally. We welcome presentations even if you do not choose to write a paper.

Submit abstracts and biographies Online. Please note that at the online submission page, you will be asked to register to create an online username and password that you will then use to submit your abstract. If you have problems with the process please let know Janice Coen know. She can be reached at

Consider submitting an abstract for a presentation on topics such as the following:

• Staying safe on the fireline.
• Liability and legal implications.
• Aviation safety.
• Fire weather.
• Heavy equipment safety.
• Making firefighters safer.
• Safety in the wildland-urban interface.
• Expanding the work force with contracting.
• Policy, practices, and procedures.
• Case studies and lessons learned.
• International wildland fire safety.
• Health and fitness for the firefighter.
• Personal Protective Equipment