Wind-Driven Wildland-Urban Interface Fires: Fire Emergency Management and Infrastructure Resilience

Wildfires at the wildland-urban interface are one of today’s most urgent challenges. The Cal State LA Sikand SITI Center for Sustainable and Intelligent Infrastructure invites professionals and academics in the field to join experts in fire emergency management, engineering, public health, and community resilience for a day of knowledge-sharing, collaboration, and solutions.

The conference agenda will be posted soon.

This conference will present and explore a unique blend of technical topics on fire emergency management and disaster control including:

• Nature of the wind-driven wildland-urban interface fire threat
• Emergency Preparedness
• Fire Emergency Response
• Fire Emergency Management and Disaster Control
• Fire Emergency Recovery
• Fire Prevention and Infrastructure Resilience
• Fire Research

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If parking accommodations are needed, please be sure to include the necessary information when completing the registration form.

Dr. Rupa Purasinghe
  Email: [email protected] 
  Phone: (323) 343-4459

Chief Michael Thomas 
  Email: [email protected]  
  Phone:  (323) 343-4566 

Sikand SITI Center 
  Email: [email protected]  
  Phone: (323) 343-5399

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