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SHAPING THE FUTURE OF WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION

With an increase in regions facing record wildfires and climate change not slowing down, the need for preventing and mitigating wildfires has never been more urgent. The devastating impact of recent wildfires has major impacts on the economy, exacerbates housing shortages, and increases the likelihood of floods and landslides, to only name a few of issues wildfires are creating.

CAL FIRE reported in early August that the total acres burned this year is 29 times more than last year, with overall wildfire activity 2,816% higher. California isn’t the only area facing increased wildfires. Canada is having its second worst wildfire season since 1995 with 5.3 million hectares burned so far. In western Canada alone, this has resulted in over $880 million in damages. In Oregon, wildfires have burned a 1.4 million acres. Wildfires are burning at least twice as much tree cover today as they did two decades ago.

The sixth iteration of the IDGA Wildfire Technology Management Summit will bring together industry leaders, wildfire agencies, academia, and representatives from utilities and power companies to collaboratively address and advance solutions for the prediction, prevention, detection, suppression, and mitigation of destructive wildfires.

Join us for two days of learning, networking, and collaboration in Long Beach, CA, and join the conversation on the future of wildfire management and technology development. Key organizations represented will include the US Forest Service, the Department of Interior, CAL FIRE, the Nevada Department of Forestry, Orange County Fire Authority, the Idaho Department of Lands, and numerous other state and international leaders.

NEW SPEAKERS FOR 2025

CONTENT SPOTLIGHT:

[2023 Market Report] Wildfire Market Report Australia, Canada, & U.S

Fighting wildfires has become more complex over the years, requiring more international cooperation and technology to be handled effectively. This market report focuses on wildfire management programs in Australia, Canada, and the United States.

Fighting wildfires today: what are the emerging risks, challenges and needs in contemporary wildfire management?

In this interview, Professor Johann Goldammer, Chief of the Global Fire Monitoring Center, gives an honest state-of-play of the threat landscape, referring to his long-standing experience and research.

Fighting Fire with Innovation: Understanding the Procurement Process for New Products

Ben McGrane, Assistant Director for incident procurement operations, is an expert on all things procurement for firefighting. This written interview focuses on the procurement frameworks and challenges facing the agencies.

How UAS are Impacting the Future of Fire Fighting | The CoE

We had the privilege of interviewing Ben Miller, the Director for the Colorado Center of Excellence for Advanced Aerial Firefighting (The CoE), to gain his insights into How UAS are Impacting the Future of Fire Fighting.

A SNIPPET OF OUR PREVIOUS WILDFIRE TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT SUMMIT

In-person interview of a past attendee of Wildfire Technology Management in 2022 Conference Chair at Wildfire Technology Management speaking on stage Delegates at Wildifre technology Management conference asking questions to a speaker

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