About the Conference
Wildland Fire Canada Conference (WFCC) brings together wildland fire management agencies, partners, and collaborators in Canada and around the world. These biennial conferences focus on wildland fire management, ecology, and science in Canada. Canada has a diversity of fire-prone environments that bring a unique perspective to wildland fire challenges and opportunities.
The goal of these conferences is to provide a neutral forum for the exchange of best practices. The conferences promote opportunities for significant information exchange where: wildland fire scientists present new research findings; wildland fire practitioners discuss lessons learned; and wildland fire enthusiasts attend workshops and activities to develop a deeper understanding about wildland fire across Canada.
Conference History
These biennial conferences focus on wildland fire management, ecology, and science in Canada. The conference typically rotates through the provinces every 2 years.
Dates and Deadlines
- Call for Presentations – March 1 – June 15, 2021
- Registration Opens – July 1, 2021
- Authors Notified – August 1, 2021
- Hotel Room Block expires – October 3, 2021
- Conference – October 25 – 29, 2021
Committees
Steering Committee
Julienne Morissette (Co-Chair)
A/Director, Wildland Fire Research, Natural Resources Canada
Toddi Steelman (Co-Chair)
Stanback Dean of the Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University
President, Board Chair, Board of Directors, International Association of Wildland Fire
Tim Brown
Research Professor
Desert Research Institute
Dianne Carlson
Manager, Strategic Wildfire Initiatives, WFMWG Secretariat, Northern Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada
WFMWG Secretariat
Northern Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service
Natural Resources Canada
Amy Cardinal Christianson
Fire Research Scientist
Canadian Forest Service, NRCan
Kelsey Copes-Gerbitz
PhD Candidate
Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia
Mike Flannigan
Professor of Wildland Fire, University of Alberta
Renewable Resources
Adam Gossell
FireSmart Program Manager
Wildfire Management HQ, Forestry Division
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Tanya Letcher
Wildfire Management Specialist, Agriculture & Forestry
Wildfire Management Branch, Government of Alberta
Ian Meier
Executive Director, BC Wildfire Service | Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development
Mike Norton
Director General
Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada, Government of Canada
Mikel Robinson
Executive Director
International Association of Wildland Fire
Maria Sharpe
Fire Science and Information Manager, Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre
Kaysandra Waldron
Forest Ecology Research Scientist
Canadian Forest Service, NRCan
Gregg Walker, MSc.
Wildland Fire Science Specialist, Fire Management, Natural Resource Management Branch
Parks Canada / Government of Canada
Brian Wiens
Managing Director, Canada Wildfire, University of Alberta
Tom Zimmerman
Wildland Fire Management Consultant/Strategic Coordination Advisor /IAWF
Program Committee
Tom Zimmerman (Co-Chair)
Wildland Fire Management Consultant/Strategic Coordination Advisor/ IAWF
Nadya Moisseeva (Co-Chair)
Postdoctoral Fellow | BlueSky Canada
Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia
Henok Asfaw
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Alberta
Amy Cardinal Christianson
Fire Research Scientist
Canadian Forest Service, NRCan
Kelsey Copes-Gerbitz
PhD Candidate
Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia
Maria Sharpe
Fire Science and Information Manager, Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre
Tanya Letcher
Wildfire Management Specialist, Agriculture & Forestry
Wildfire Management Branch, Government of Alberta
Lac La Biche Forest Area
Julienne Morissette
A/Director, Wildland Fire Research, Natural Resources Canada
Mikel Robinson
Executive Director
International Association of Wildland Fire
Christopher Rodell
PhD Student | Weather Forecast Research Team
Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, University of British Columbia
Toddi Steelman
Stanback Dean of the Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University
President, Board Chair, Board of Directors, International Association of Wildland Fire
Kaysandra Waldron
Forest Ecology Research Scientist
Canadian Forest Service, NRCan
Laurentian Forestry Centre
Gregg Walker, MSc.
Wildland Fire Science Specialist, Fire Management, Natural Resource Management Branch
Parks Canada / Government of Canada
Brian Wiens
Managing Director, Canada Wildfire, University of Alberta
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
Albert Einstein