TO :
FROM :
National Wildfire Coordinating Group
REPLY TO :
NWCG@nifc.gov
DATE :
01/22/2009
SUBJECT :
SAFETY ADVISORY : 10th Wildland Fire Safety Summit
TO:
FROM:
National Wildfire Coordinating Group
REPLY TO:
NWCG@nifc.gov
DATE:
01/22/2009
SUBJECT:
SAFETY ADVISORY: 10
th
Wildland Fire Safety Summit
The International Association of Wildland Fire (IAWF), in cooperation with the NWCG Safety & Health Working Team and the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center, is sponsoring the 10th Wildland Fire Safety Summit scheduled for April 27-30, 2009 in Phoenix, AZ. This continues the tradition begun by the IAWF in 1997 to provide a forum for sharing the latest developments in wildland fire safety.
A major emphasis for this year’s summit will be “
10 Years after the TriData Study: What is different
?” The TriData Study was a groundbreaking wildland fire safety study conducted in the mid-1990s and included specific recommendations for improving the safety and health of wildland firefighters. Safety Summit participants will have the opportunity to provide input on high priority wildland fire safety issues that need to be addressed in the next ten years.
The Safety Summit also includes an optional Dude Fire Staff Ride on Friday, May 1. In 1990, six firefighters died and five others were badly burned on the Dude Fire near Payson, Arizona.
The NWCG Safety & Health Working Team would like to encourage attendance by wildland fire personnel. This is the only forum of its kind that is exclusively focused on wildland fire safety and provides the opportunity for researchers, managers and wildland fire practitioners to interact and share information.
Early registration, at a reduced rate, can be completed through March 15, 2009. Registration can be completed online at
http://www.iawfonline.org/phoenix/
or by using the form on the second page of the Safety Summit flier (see attachment)
. You are also encouraged to visit the IAWF website for the latest information.
We hope to see you there!
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