December 09 - 11, 2020 l Sacramento, California
Pre-Conference Focus Day
9:00 am - 9:50 am
Registration & Coffee
Grab a cup of coffee, and get to know your fellow attendees.
9:50 am - 10:00 am
CHAIRPERSON'S OPENING REMARKS
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Australia’s 2019-2020 Wildfire Season – A Rundown
Daniel Buckley -
Wildland Fire Director,
National Park Service
Australia’s most recent wildfire season has been devastating, burning over 18 million acres and killing 34 people and over half a billion animals. In this session, attendees will hear about the Department of the Interior’s role in international mobilization of fire fighters for the Australian Bushfire.
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Morning Networking Break
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Advancing International Cooperation on Wildfires
Ian Meier -
Executive Director,
British Columbia Wildfire Service
There are numerous opportunities for cross-agency equipment and information sharing to better manage wildfires. This panel of firefighters from agencies in the Canada will discuss areas of current and potential collaboration for preventing and suppressing wildfires.
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Networking Lunch
1:15 pm - 2:00 pm
Integrating Various Tools Across Agencies – Incident Response Management
What are the best ways to respond to wildfires in the field, and how do fire agencies at the federal, state and local level use communication tools to collaborate effectively? This session will see incident commanders at some of the deadliest recent fires discuss their experiences and the tools that they employ in the hopes of establishing more efficient incident response, equipment and vehicle ordering logistics and best practices.
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Data Standards and Management
Cole Belongie -
Data Integrator,
US Forest Service
The massive amounts of data generated by remote sensing, climate and weather tracking and other sources creates a major challenge for state and federal agencies hoping to put all of that data to work effectively. This panel consisting of representatives from the National Interagency Fire Center will discuss the best way to manage varying data standards and the steps they are taking to remedy data issues.
