The full program for the 2026 UK Wildfire Conference is now available with two days of speakers, workshops, exhibitors and a site visit to an area hit by recent wildfires.
This biennial conference at Headingly Stadium in Leeds on 10 and 11 November will bring together stakeholders from the wildfire sector throughout the UK and beyond. It follows quickly on the from the 10th International Conference on Forest Fire Research and International Wildland Fire Safety Summit in Coimbra, Portugal, 31 October to 6 November 2026.
Five keynote speakers from the UK, Spain and the USA will talk about the emerging challenges associated with wildfire exposure of industrial infrastructure, lessons from the Fylingdales Moor wildfire and community-level wildfire preparedness.
The pre-conference site visit has been organised for 9 November at nearby Marsden Moor, which is owned by the National Trust.
One of the UK’s largest energy distributors is also supporting for the conference as a headline sponsor, the organisers have just announced.
Northern Powergrid, which distributes electricity to around 8 million people across the Northeast of England and Yorkshire, has signed up to support the international conference.
The conference, which is being hosted by the England and Wales Wildfire Forum, has received support from the UK Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, highlighting the growing importance of wildfire as a major resilience issue across the UK, especially in light of the devastating wildfires this summer.
Wildfire2026 will bring together experts, practitioners, policymakers, researchers, land managers, and more to share learning, discuss emerging challenges and strengthen collaboration across sectors. The conference theme, “New Perspectives, Shared Solutions”, reflects the need for coordinated action and cross-sector working in response to the changing wildfire risk.
The International Association of Wildland Fire is sponsor of Wildfire2026.
Wildfire Today is a Media Partner of Wildfire2026.
For more information or to register visit:
https://ukwildfireconference.co.uk
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