- Wednesday, March 29, 2023
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Morning Coffee
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Morning Coffee
Location: Tuscany Foyer
7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Registration
7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Registration
Location: Tuscany Ballroom Foyer
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
General Session - CALDOR FIRE – Thoughts and Insights from a Local Fire Chief
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
General Session - CALDOR FIRE – Thoughts and Insights from a Local Fire ChiefLocation: Tuscany E/FSpeaker: – Tahoe Douglas Fire
Scott Lindgren – Tahoe Douglas Fire ### 1836402###Speaker###Fire Chief###Tahoe Douglas Fire###Speaker: – Tahoe Douglas Fire
### 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Exhibit Hall Open
9:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Exhibit Hall Open
Location: Exhibit Hall
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
Industry Solutions: The Importance of Wildfire Prevention Education to Promote Generational Change
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
Industry Solutions: The Importance of Wildfire Prevention Education to Promote Generational Change Location: Tuscany 5Sponsor Speaker: – Arizona Burn Foundation
Tess Robaina – Arizona Burn Foundation ### 1890378###Sponsor Speaker###Events Administrator & Interim Programs Director###Arizona Burn Foundation###Sponsor Speaker: – Arizona Burn Foundation
### 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
Quick Reaction Force
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
Quick Reaction ForceLocation: Tuscany 6Speaker: – Orange County Fire Authority
Speaker: – Air & Wildland Division, Los Angeles County Fire Department
Operations & Suppression
Brian Fennessy – Orange County Fire Authority ### 829772###Speaker###Fire Chief###Orange County Fire Authority###Speaker: – Orange County Fire Authority
### @@@ Scott Jones – Air & Wildland Division, Los Angeles County Fire Department ### 1848432###Speaker###Assistant Chief (Ret)###Air & Wildland Division, Los Angeles County Fire Department###Speaker: – Air & Wildland Division, Los Angeles County Fire Department
### 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
Wildfire Evacuation Planning Made Easy
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
Wildfire Evacuation Planning Made Easy Location: Tuscany 11Speaker: – Vail Fire and Emergency Services
Speaker: – San Juan County Fire Department
Operations & Suppression
Mark Novak, MPA, CFO – Vail Fire and Emergency Services ### 697667###Speaker###Fire Chief###Vail Fire and Emergency Services###Speaker: – Vail Fire and Emergency Services
### @@@ Craig M. Daugherty – San Juan County Fire Department ### 697580###Speaker###Retired Chief###San Juan County Fire Department###Speaker: – San Juan County Fire Department
### 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
Wildland Fire Policy & Tools
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
Wildland Fire Policy & ToolsLocation: Tuscany 12Speaker: – CAL FIRE - Office of the State Fire Marshal
Wildland Fire Policy & Tools
Frank Bigelow – CAL FIRE - Office of the State Fire Marshal ### 1836415###Speaker###Staff Chief - Community Wildfire Preparedness & Mitigation Division###CAL FIRE - Office of the State Fire Marshal###Speaker: – CAL FIRE - Office of the State Fire Marshal
### 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall
Location: Exhibit Hall
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM
Industry Express Talk: Vulcan Vents
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM
Industry Express Talk: Vulcan Vents
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Breaking the Wildfire Disaster Cycle: How Insurance Helps Communities Recover, Prepare and Mitigate
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Breaking the Wildfire Disaster Cycle: How Insurance Helps Communities Recover, Prepare and MitigateLocation: Tuscany 6Speaker: – Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association
Speaker: – IBHS
Speaker: – American Property Casualty Insurance Association
Speaker: – National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Wildfire Division
Fire Adapted Communities
Carole Walker – Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association ### 867669###Speaker###Executive Director###Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association###Speaker: – Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association
### @@@ Anne Cope, PhD PE (she/her/hers) – IBHS ### 1836429###Speaker###Chief Engineer###IBHS###Speaker: – IBHS
### she/her/hers @@@ Nicole Mahrt-Ganley – American Property Casualty Insurance Association ### 1836439###Speaker###Assistant VP, Public Affairs###American Property Casualty Insurance Association###Speaker: – American Property Casualty Insurance Association
### @@@ Michele Steinberg, MA (she/her/hers) – National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Wildfire Division ### 867672###Speaker###Wildfire Division Director###National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Wildfire Division###Speaker: – National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Wildfire Division
### she/her/hers
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Industry Solutions: Wildfires and the Growing Insurance Problem
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Industry Solutions: Wildfires and the Growing Insurance Problem Location: Tuscany 5
Tim Bauer ### 1928504###Sponsor Speaker#########Sponsor Speaker:
### 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Investigating & Learning From Oregon's First Urban Wildfire
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Investigating & Learning From Oregon's First Urban WildfireLocation: Tuscany 11Speaker: – University of Oregon
Speaker: – Western Fire Chiefs Association
Fire Adapted Communities
Eden McCall (she/her/hers) – University of Oregon ### 1836428###Speaker###Science Communication & Spatial Data Journalist###University of Oregon###Speaker: – University of Oregon
### she/her/hers @@@ Bob Horton, MPA, MPP, CPM, CFO – Western Fire Chiefs Association ### 950130###Speaker###Deputy Director###Western Fire Chiefs Association###Speaker: – Western Fire Chiefs Association
###
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Public Information and Warning - Do you have enough reach?
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Public Information and Warning - Do you have enough reach?Location: Tuscany 12Operations & Suppression
Cory Hohs – HAAS Alert ### 1878943###Speaker###CEO###HAAS Alert###Speaker: – HAAS Alert
### 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch with Exhibitors
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch with Exhibitors
Location: Exhibit Hall
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
General Session - Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
General Session - Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management CommissionLocation: Tuscany E/FSpeaker: – Western Fire Chiefs Association
Speaker: – National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Wildfire Division
Speaker: – U.S. Department of Agriculture - Forest Service
Speaker:
Speaker: – Nevada Division of Forestry
Speaker: – U S Fire Administration
Bob Roper – Western Fire Chiefs Association ### 1848424###Speaker###Senior Policy Advisor###Western Fire Chiefs Association###Speaker: – Western Fire Chiefs Association
### @@@ Michele Steinberg, MA (she/her/hers) – National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Wildfire Division ### 867672###Speaker###Wildfire Division Director###National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Wildfire Division###Speaker: – National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Wildfire Division
### she/her/hers @@@ Jaelith Hall-Rivera – U.S. Department of Agriculture - Forest Service ### 1502418###Speaker###Deputy Chief for State and Private Forestry###U.S. Department of Agriculture - Forest Service###Speaker: – U.S. Department of Agriculture - Forest Service
### @@@ Anna Schmidt (she/her/hers) ### 1836430###Speaker###Wildland Fire Commission Coordinator######Speaker:
### she/her/hers @@@ Kacey D. KC, BS- Forestry – Nevada Division of Forestry ### 868229###Speaker###State Forester Firewarden###Nevada Division of Forestry###Speaker: – Nevada Division of Forestry
### @@@ Aitor Bidaburu (he/him/his) – U S Fire Administration ### 1882109###Speaker###Wildfire Specialist###U S Fire Administration###Speaker: – U S Fire Administration
### he/him/his
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Applying the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy in 2023
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Applying the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy in 2023Location: Tuscany 6Speaker: – Wildland Fire Leadership Council - Western Region
Wildland Fire Policy & Tools
Kate Lighthall (she/her/hers) – Wildland Fire Leadership Council - Western Region ### 1836423###Speaker###Coordinator###Wildland Fire Leadership Council - Western Region###Speaker: – Wildland Fire Leadership Council - Western Region
### she/her/hers3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Deep Dive: Pathways to Fire Adaptation
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Deep Dive: Pathways to Fire AdaptationLocation: Tuscany 11Speaker:
Speaker: – University of Idaho
Fire Adapted Communities
Anna Schmidt (she/her/hers) ### 1836430###Speaker###Wildland Fire Commission Coordinator######Speaker:
### she/her/hers @@@ Travis Paveglio – University of Idaho ### 1836431###Speaker###Associate Professor of Natural Resource Sociology###University of Idaho###Speaker: – University of Idaho
### 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Industry Solutions: Large Scale, Community level, Fire & Flood Protection
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Industry Solutions: Large Scale, Community level, Fire & Flood Protection SystemsLocation: Tuscany 5Sponsor Speaker: – Fire & Flood Emergency Services
Troy O'Connor (he/him/his) – Fire & Flood Emergency Services ### 1932068###Sponsor Speaker###Wildland / Industrial Fire, Prevention & Training Specialist###Fire & Flood Emergency Services###Sponsor Speaker: – Fire & Flood Emergency Services
### he/him/his3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Mitigation that Support Wildland Fire Operations- Creating the Tactical Advantage
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Mitigation that Support Wildland Fire Operations- Creating the Tactical AdvantageLocation: Tuscany 12Speaker: – Eagle Valley Wildland
Operations & Suppression
Hugh Fairfield-Smith, CFO, MA (he/him/his) – Eagle Valley Wildland ### 1836420###Speaker###Fire Managment Officer###Eagle Valley Wildland###Speaker: – Eagle Valley Wildland
### he/him/his
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
A Chat with the National Multi Agency Coordinating Group
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
A Chat with the National Multi Agency Coordinating GroupLocation: Tuscany 6Speaker: – National Association of State Foresters
Speaker: – Bureau of Land Management, Fire and Aviation Directorate
Speaker: – U S Fire Administration
Operations & Suppression
Jim Karels – National Association of State Foresters ### 867683###Speaker###Fire Director###National Association of State Foresters###Speaker: – National Association of State Foresters
### @@@ Jeff Arnberger – Bureau of Land Management, Fire and Aviation Directorate ### 1880424###Speaker###Chief, Branch of Preparedness and Suppression Operations###Bureau of Land Management, Fire and Aviation Directorate###Speaker: – Bureau of Land Management, Fire and Aviation Directorate
### @@@ Aitor Bidaburu (he/him/his) – U S Fire Administration ### 1882109###Speaker###Wildfire Specialist###U S Fire Administration###Speaker: – U S Fire Administration
### he/him/his4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Industry Solutions: Artificial Intelligence in Wildfire Detection and Protection
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Industry Solutions: Artificial Intelligence in Wildfire Detection and ProtectionLocation: Tuscany 5Sponsor Speaker: – Alchera X/Firescout
Michael Plaksin – Alchera X/Firescout ### 1930717###Sponsor Speaker###Vice President of Marketing###Alchera X/Firescout###Sponsor Speaker: – Alchera X/Firescout
### 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Using Proactive Fire on the Landscape – Prescribed Fire as a Tool
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Using Proactive Fire on the Landscape – Prescribed Fire as a ToolLocation: Tuscany 11Speaker: – USFS R6, Oregon/Washington
Wildland Fire Policy & Tools
Dana Skelly (she/her/hers) – USFS R6, Oregon/Washington ### 1863960###Speaker###Regional Fuels Program Manager###USFS R6, Oregon/Washington###Speaker: – USFS R6, Oregon/Washington
### she/her/hers4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
WUI Plans and Regulations: Tactics, Tips and Tools for Avoiding a Political IWI
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
WUI Plans and Regulations: Tactics, Tips and Tools for Avoiding a Political IWILocation: Tuscany 12Speaker: – Community Wildfire Planning Center
Speaker: – Vail Fire and Emergency Services
Speaker: – CAL FIRE / Office of the State Fire Marshal
Speaker: – Community Wildfire Planning Center
Fire Adapted Communities
Molly A. Mowery, AICP (she/her/hers) – Community Wildfire Planning Center ### 1836432###Speaker###Executive Director###Community Wildfire Planning Center###Speaker: – Community Wildfire Planning Center
### she/her/hers @@@ Mark Novak, MPA, CFO – Vail Fire and Emergency Services ### 697667###Speaker###Fire Chief###Vail Fire and Emergency Services###Speaker: – Vail Fire and Emergency Services
### @@@ Matt Damon – CAL FIRE / Office of the State Fire Marshal ### 1836433###Speaker###Staff Chief, Community Wildfire Mitigation Assistance###CAL FIRE / Office of the State Fire Marshal###Speaker: – CAL FIRE / Office of the State Fire Marshal
### @@@ Kelly Johnston, RPF – Community Wildfire Planning Center ### 1836434###Speaker###Operations Manager###Community Wildfire Planning Center###Speaker: – Community Wildfire Planning Center
###
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Invite Only - Fire Adapted Communities Partner Reception
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Invite Only - Fire Adapted Communities Partner Reception
Location: Naples 6/7
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