Pre-Conference: SFPE Foundation Workshop - Advanced Wildland-Urban Interface Training for the U.S. Fire Service
In-Person Workshop: Tuesday, October 21, from 9:00 - 4:45 p.m.
Description
With wildland-urban interface (WUI) fires on the rise, more fire departments are called to engage in WUI fire prevention and protection strategies, but most have significant unmet training needs in this area. The SFPE Foundation is leading a U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency Fiscal Year 2023 Fire Prevention & Safety Grant-funded project to assess advanced training needs that can be addressed with engineering-based resources and guidance, document best practices, develop three modular courses on these topics, and illustrate how these courses can reduce risk by addressing unmet training needs for fire departments across the U.S.
This pre-conference workshop will present an abbreviated curriculum of three new training modules in advanced WUI fire protection topics, which will be piloted at several U.S. fire departments over the next year:
- WUI Fire Dynamics
- WUI Fire Modeling
- Human Behavior in WUI Fires
The goal of the workshop is to seek feedback from fire engineers on the proposed advanced fire engineering WUI curriculum. It is not intended as WUI training or education for fire engineers or fire service, though many will benefit by understanding the additional challenges of fire engineering in a wildfire context. Please consider joining us to contribute your knowledge and expertise to the WUI advanced engineering curriculum development. Attendees will be eligible for 6.5 professional development hours (PDH).
This workshop is capped at 30 participants. Please only register for this free session if you intend to attend. Please contact Lisa VanBuskirk, SFPE Foundation WUI Program Manager, at [email protected] to join the waitlist or with any questions.
Target Audience
- Understand how advanced training for fire service personnel on topics like WUI fire dynamics, WUI fire modeling, and human behavior in WUI fires could help make WUI communities safer and more resilient.
- Understand how fire dynamics, fire modeling, and human behavior concepts grounded in structure fires are both similar to and different from WUI fires.
- Better understand the range of engineering-based tools and resources that fire departments are or could be using when it comes to WUI property fire risk assessment and mitigation across the United States, as well as some of their advantages and challenges.
- Engage in peer-to-peer learning and contribute to the development of advanced training for fire service personnel on WUI fire dynamics, WUI fire modeling, and human behavior in WUI fires.
Venue & Hotel
1601 Bayshore Dr.
Vancouver, British Columbia V6G 2V4, Canada
Reserve Your Room Here: SFPE attendees will enjoy a discounted room rate of $299/night CAD through September 26th.
Professional Development Credits
6.5 PDH
Fees
Free - Please only register for this free session if you intend to attend. We have limited capacity.
To Register--Click here
Questions? Please email Lisa VanBuskirk, WUI Program Manager at [email protected].
