Events - International Association of Wildland Fire

17th International Wildland Fire Safety Summit and 7th Human Dimensions of Wildland Fire Conference

October 20-23, 2025

The Westin Calgary, Alberta, Canada

We are excited to announce that the IAWF will be hosting the 17th International Wildland Fire Safety Summit and the 7th Human Dimensions of Wildland Fire Conference in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, from October 20-23, 2025.

This is a fantastic opportunity for professionals in the wildland fire community to gather, share insights, and discuss advancements in fire safety and human dimensions related to wildland fire management.

Additionally, we are pleased to offer a post-conference field trip to Banff National Park from October 24-25, 2025. This will be a great chance to explore the beauty of the Canadian Rockies while connecting with fellow attendees.

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4th International Smoke Symposium

March 23-27, 2026

Leigh Perkins Conservation Education Center - Tallahassee, Florida

The 4th International Smoke Symposium (ISS4) will be held at the Leigh Perkins Conservation Education Center in Tallahassee, Florida, March 23-27, 2-26.
ISS4 will bring together researchers from the atmospheric sciences, the ecological sciences, health sciences, mathematicians, computer sciences, climatologists, social scientists, and others to discuss the complex issues of smoke and identify knowledge gaps and opportunities for innovation and development.

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8th Fire Behaviour and Fuels Conference

April 28-01, 2026

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

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2026 Wildland Fire Canada Conference

October 19-23, 2026

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Past IAWF Conferences

UK Wildfire Conference

IAWF was pleased to partner with the UK Wildfire Conference in November 2024. This biennial flagship event, attracted delegates, sponsors, industry experts, scientists and thought-leaders from all over the globe.

The 2024 theme was ‘Resilience in a Changing World’ - a focus on the challenges and opportunities we face in light of the climate emergency, changing landscapes and emerging science.

11-12-2024 Aberdeen, Scotland

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Wildland Fire Canada Conference

The biennial Wildland Fire Canada Conference brings together wildland fire management agencies, partners, and collaborators in Canada and around the world. The 2024 conference focused on wildland fire management, ecology, and science. Canada has a diversity of fire-prone environments that bring a unique perspective to wildland fire challenges and opportunities.

10-28-2024 Fredericton, New Brunswick

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7th Annual National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Workshop

The IAWF in partnership with the Wildland Fire Leadership Council (WFLC) and its three regional strategy committees, held the 7th Annual National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Workshop, on September 16-19, 2024 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

09-16-2024 SHERATON ATLANTIC CITY CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL

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7th International Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference

The 7th International Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference in 2024 was in three venues across three countries. It offered a forum where past experience and lessons learned were documented, current work showcased, and emerging ideas/technology presented.

04-15-2024 Boise, Idaho - Tralee, Ireland - Canberra, Australia

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6th Annual National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Workshop

The National Workshops were conceived to help stakeholders understand the Cohesive Strategy and see themselves as part of the solutions to wildland fire issues across the nation. The Workshops helped to build and strengthen relationships, support Cohesive Strategy activities, and facilitate Cohesive Strategy implementation.

11-06-2023 El Dorado Hotel, Sante Fe, NM

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8th International Wildland Fire Conference

We are proud to be an Institutional Partner for the 8th International Wildland Fire Conference that is being held at Alfândega do Porto Congress Center, Porto - Portugal! Save the Date: 16-19 May 2023.
We are proud to be partners in this event and to further the mission of responding to the severe and widespread forest fire seasons worldwide.

05-16-2023 Alfândega do Porto Congress Center, Porto - Portugal

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Partner - Forest Camp -Association of Independent Firefighting Experts (SNEP)

Last year, the Association of Independent Firefighting Experts (SNEP) organized the Forest Camp for the first time. Over 100 participants and instructors from 8 countries gathered there.
Participants will familiarize themselves with the most current knowledge and will be able to apply it in practice under the guidance of experts. There will be plenty of exercises with fire, innovative solutions and interesting surprises. During the course, we anticipate to have around a dozen themed stations, where we will present the necessary knowledge for safely and effectively extinguishing forests in an accessible manner. There will also be an opportunity to get acquainted with product innovations from renowned manufacturers of firefighting equipment.

05-26-2023 Gubin – Poland

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5th National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Workshop

The Cohesive Strategy remains the solid framework by which to address and identify solutions for today’s complex wildland fire issues. In providing the pathway to change the negative trajectory of wildland fire, it is critical that the Cohesive Strategy evolve to meet the current and future challenges facing federal, tribal, state, local, and non-governmental stakeholders.

The 5th Annual National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy will focus on “Keeping pace with reality – accepting the hard truths and boldly undertaking the hard work.”

11-14-2022 DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Asheville Biltmore, North Carolina

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IX INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FOREST FIRE RESEARCH & 17th International Wildland Fire Safety Summit

The Conference aims to provide an up-to-date on the developments in forest fire science and technology and an opportunity to meet persons and institutions, to promote international cooperation in this research and management area. Following its previous editions, the scope of this Conference will cover the main topics related to fire management from a research perspective. There will be six major themes for you to present your work, each of them with several sub-topics, that you can find here on the website. The themes are related to Fire at the Wildland Urban Interface, Fire Risk Management, Decision Support Systems and Tools, Fire Management, Fuel Management, and Socio-Economic Issues. These themes are not restricted and we are open to other subjects that are proposed, as well.

Two courses, the VI Short Course on Fire Safety and the IX Short Course on Forest Fire Behaviour will be held before the Conference, as related but separate events.

11-11-2022 Coimbra, Portugal

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UK Wildfire Conference 2022

The two-day UK Wildfire Conference 2022 will take place in the Europa Hotel, Belfast 0n 9/10th November 2022 and will focus on the theme of Wildfires - The Human Dimension”. This event will bring together various agencies who work on this topic, with delegates and speakers ranging from professional firefighters, land managers, academics, researchers and government officials. Although a national conference, it will have speakers from around the world, ensuring we learn from what is happening elsewhere in terms of wildfires and their human impact and consequences. The event is being organised by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency and NI Fire & Rescue Service in partnership with the International Association of Wildland Fire (IAWF).

11-10-2022 Europa Hotel, Belfast

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2022 Wildland Fire Canada Conference & Smoke Forum

Wildland Fire Canada Conference (WFCC) brings together wildland fire management agencies, partners, and collaborators in Canada and around the world. These biennial conferences focus on wildland fire management, ecology, and science in Canada. Canada has a diversity of fire-prone environments that bring a unique perspective to wildland fire challenges and opportunities.

10-31-2022 The Westin Edmonton, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Fire & Climate

The IAWF Fire and Climate Conference is scheduled for May 23-27, 2022 in Pasadena, California and June 6-10, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia. We will focus our attention on one of the most important forces shaping wildfire and better prepare how we can focus and respond to this formidable challenge in the new decade.

05-23-2022 Pasadena, California

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4th National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Workshop

The International Association of Wildland Fire is presenting this workshop in partnership with the Wildland Fire Leadership Council (WFLC) and the Western, Southeast and Northeast Regional Strategy Committees. The workshop will be held as a virtual workshop on October 4-7, 2021.

10-04-2021 Virtual Workshop

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16th International Wildland Fire Safety Summit & 6th Human Dimensions of Wildland Fire Conference

Thank you to everyone who joined us on a trip around the world through the lens of wildland fire. Across four days in May 2021, IAWF presented real world risks and opportunities in an online environment. We connected a truly international audience, with global topics and speakers from most regions around the world, on different continents and time zones. The IAWF 16th Wildland Fire Safety Summit and the 6th Human Dimensions Conference addressed the issues that make the global wildland fire community safe, smart and supported.

05-24-2021 Virtual Conference

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4th National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Virtual Workshop

"The Cohesive Strategy in 2020: Dynamic Adaptation in a Novel World" online event, presented by International Association of Wildland Fire in Partnership with Wildland Fire Leadership Council (WFLC) and its Western, Southeastern and Northeastern Regional Strategy Committees, will be held October 28, 2020 11:00-2:00 pm MDT.

10-28-2020 Virtual Workshop

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3rd International Smoke Symposium

The 3rd International Smoke Symposium Virtual Conference brought together researchers from the atmospheric sciences, the ecological sciences, health sciences, mathematicians, computer sciences, climatologists, social scientists, and others to discuss the complex issues of smoke and identify knowledge gaps and opportunities for innovation and development. Registration is still available for the Virtual Conference - includes access to all recorded presentations.

04-21-2020 Virtual Conference

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Partner Conference: Wildfire 2019 - 7th International Wildland Fire Conference

An International Conference which has gone through all continents, it will be held in Brazil in 2019.
Facing fire in a changing world Reducing Vulnerability of Landscapes and People by Integrated Fire Management.

10-28-2019 Campo Grande - MS, Brazil

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3rd Annual National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Workshop

10-21-2019 Hotel 1620 Plymouth, Massachusetts

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6th Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference

04-29-2019 Albuquerque, New Mexico & Sydney, Australia & Marseille, France

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15th International Wildland Fire Safety Summit and 5th Human Dimensions of Wildland Fire Conference

Thank you to those who attend the 15th International Wildland Fire Safety Summit and 5th Human Dimensions of Wildland Fire Conference in Asheville, North Carolina, December 10-14, 2018.

12-10-2018 Renaissance Asheville, North Carolina

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Partner Conference: 8th International Conference on Forest Fire Research

The International Conference on Forest Fire Research has been organized every 4 years since 1990, providing a forum for scientists from all around the World to present and discuss recent advances on their research topics related to Forest Fires.

11-09-2018 ADAI Rua Pedro Hispano 12, 3031-601 Coimbra PORTUGAL

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The Fire Continuum Conference: Preparing for the Future of Wildland Fire

Presented by the Association of Fire Ecology and the International Association of Wildland Fire.

05-21-2018 Missoula, Montana

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2nd National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Workshop

03-26-2018 Reno, Nevada

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National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Workshop ALL HANDS, ALL LANDS: IMPLEMENTATION ROOTED IN SCIENCE

Join us in supporting and/or attending the
National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management
Strategy Workshop
All Hands, All Lands: Implementation Rooted in Science
Peppermill Resort Spa Casino - Reno, Nevada
APRIL 25-27, 2017

04-25-2017 Reno, Nevada

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The 14th International Wildland Fire Safety Summit

01-31-2017 Barcelona, Spain

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2nd International Smoke Symposium

11-14-2016 Long Beach, California

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5th International Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference Wicked Problem, New Solutions Our Fire, Our Problem

The International Association of Wildland Fire presents the 5th Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference concurrently held in Portland, Oregon, USA and Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

04-11-2016 Portland, Oregon and Melbourne, Australia

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13th International Wildland Fire Safety Summit & 4th Human Dimensions of Wildland Fire Conference

04-20-2015 Boise, Idaho

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