Events - International Association of Wildland Fire

4th Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference (Raleigh, NC & St. Petersburg, Russia)

February 18-22, 2013

Raleigh, North Carolina, USA and St. Petersburg, Russia

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International Smoke Symposium

October 21-24, 2013

The Marriott Inn & Conference Center University of Maryland University College, Adelphi, MD, USA

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Large Wildland Fires: Social, Political and Ecological Effects

May 19-23, 2014

The University of Montana, Missoula, MT, USA

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

April 20-24, 2015

Boise, Idaho

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

April 11-15, 2016

Portland, Oregon and Melbourne, Australia

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

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Past IAWF Conferences

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. All presentations were recorded and are still available by registering.

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 (Open through April 2021)

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