2nd Wildfire Resilient Structures Conference (WiReS '27)

WiReS has been rescheduled to August 23-25, 2027. We look forward to seeing you next year!

Brace for Impact: WiReS Convenes the Experts

As wildfires ravage communities across the globe with increasing frequency and intensity, the need for innovative solutions to mitigate their devastating impacts has never been more urgent. Enter the Wildfire Resilient Structures Conference (WiReS), a premier event that brings together the brightest minds in fire resilience, social science, policy, and industry to drive transformative change.

Hosted by the renowned UC Davis Air Quality Research Center (AQRC) and UC Davis Climate Adaptation Research Center (CARC), WiReS serves as a dynamic platform for education, training, and national knowledge exchange. This cross-disciplinary gathering will tackle the major roadblocks to improving wildfire resilience in the built environment, drawing on state-of-the-art technologies, cutting-edge scientific developments, and best practices from around the world.

Don't miss your chance to be part of the conversation that will shape the future of wildfire resilience. Register now for WiReS and join us in charting a path towards a safer, more sustainable built environment.

Objectives:

Identify major roadblocks to improving wildfire resilience of buildings and communities.
Propose solutions based on state-of-the-art technologies, scientific developments, and best practices.
Accelerate technology transfer from research to practice of advanced wildfire risk mitigation techniques.
Guide future research, technology, and policy development to better serve communities facing increasing wildfire challenges.

WiReS (Wildfire Resilient Structures) fosters cross-disciplinary dialogue among fire resilience practitioners, social scientists, policymakers, advocates, and industry leaders. Hosted by UC Davis AQRC and CARC, WiReS serves as a platform for education, training, and national knowledge exchange to accelerate solutions for wildfire risk in the built environment.

Program Content

Experts on our Scientific Committee have been working for several months on the outline of the program. We are developing educational sessions addressing a wide range of topics including:

Land use planning & code development
Design of new buildings
Retrofit of existing buildings
Defensible space development and maintenance
WUI code and policy development
Community recovery
Exposure assessment and mitigation