President's Desk Archives - International Association of Wildland Fire

July 2026 | President's Desk

President's Prespective By IAWF Executive Director

By Trevor Howard - It’s a busy year for IAWF conferences across the globe. The 4th International Smoke Symposium was held in…

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November 2025 | President's Desk

President's Desk - Putting People First By IAWF Executive Director

By Trevor Howard - In June I represented the IAWF at the Global Fire Management Hub (Fire Hub) Plenary in Rome, Italy,…

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August 2025 | President's Desk

Widening the Lens on Aerial Fire Fighting By IAWF Executive Director

By Trevor Howard: This edition of Wildfire magazine covers the important, sometimes misunderstood, and often debated topic of aerial fire fighting. We…

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April 2025 | President's Desk

President's Desk: The Importance of the IAWF By IAWF Executive Director

By Trevor Howard: It is an immense honour and privilege to become the president of the International Association of Wildland Fire, an…

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March 2025 | Climate

President's Desk: Leading on a Global Scale By IAWF Executive Director

By Kelly Martin: It is with great enthusiasm that I extend my warmest congratulations to Trevor Howard as the next president of…

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January 2025 | President's Desk

President's Desk By Kelly Martin

Unprecedented fire season. Unprecedented scale. Most destructive and unprecedented. Fire season off to an unprecedented start. What term should we use when…

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