AFAC25 in Perth, Australia

AFAC25, Perth, Western Australia.

More than 4100 people are attending Australasia’s largest fire and emergency management conference and exhibition in Perth, Western Australia, this week.

The AFAC25 Conference Powered by Intershutz annual conference is hosted by Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council (AFAC) in collaboration with Deutsche Messe. The four-day event includes a main conference program with parallel streams from the Institution of Fire Engineers (Australia), Women and Firefighting Australasia (WAFA), and the Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience (AIDR).

Wildfire Today is a Media Partner of the AFAC25 Conference.

The annual conference rotates around the major capital cities with Perth being one of the smaller venues. However, registrations were only a few hundred behind the large Sydney conference of 2024 and the trade show with 228 exhibitors is 40 percent larger than what it was in Perth six years ago. 

AFAC25 conference, Perth, Western Australia.
AFAC25 conference, Perth, Western Australia.

The AFAC Industry award winners were announced with the major individual award going to Anni Fordham, of Western Australia’s Department of Emergency Services, whose work was recently featured in Wildfire Today.

The award winners were:

  • Laurie Lavelle Award – Anni Fordham, Department of Fire and Emergency Services
  • Knowledge Innovation Award – Australian Fire Danger Rating System Peoject Team, NSW Rural Fire Service
  • Safer Communities Award – Public Information Team, Department of Fire and Emergency Services
  • Workforce Capability and Wellbeing Award – SES Fit for Role Implementation Group, State and Territory Emergency Services throughout Australia

The Australian Seasonal Bushfire Outlook for Spring 2025 was released at the conference.

Poster display at AFAC25 conference, Perth, Western Australia.
Poster display at AFAC25 conference, Perth, Western Australia.
Exhibitors at AFAC25 conference, Perth, Western Australia.
Exhibitors at AFAC25 conference, Perth, Western Australia.
Exhibitors at AFAC25 conference, Perth, Western Australia.
Exhibitors at AFAC25 conference, Perth, Western Australia.
AFAC25 conference, Perth, Western Australia.
AFAC25 conference, Perth, Western Australia.

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS: 7th Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference

The 7th Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference is scheduled for April 15–19, 2024 and will be held  simultaneously in Boise, Canberra, and Tralee, Ireland. Conference organizers are now calling for presentations, and each location is inviting presentation proposals.

The IAWF Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference provides a forum at which fire management experience and lessons learned are documented, and current work is showcased. Emerging research, innovation, and management techniques are shared, to develop integrated solutions to wildfire challenges.

IAWF

This conference on three continents will showcase several countries’ development and integration of fire management policies and frameworks at national, regional, and local levels to address fire risks and build resilience.  The conference brings together policy makers, scientists, fire managers, and indigenous land stewards for a shared purpose and a different future living with fire.

DEADLINE extended to 31. October

The International Association of Wildland Fire (IAWF) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) professional association committed to a non-partisan approach for uniting the global wildland fire community. We were formed in 1990 as a global professional membership association. For 30 years IAWF has grown from a fledgling organization to the foremost global wildfire-focused association spanning 26+ countries. The IAWF was built on the belief that an understanding of this dynamic natural force is vital for natural resource management, for protecting the health, safety, and welfare of firefighters and the public, and for harmonious interactions between people and their environment. IAWF is dedicated to communicating with the entire wildland fire community and providing a global link for people with shared interest in wildland fire and associated topics of this multifaceted community. To accomplish these goals, we create networks across sectors, fields, and disciplines to connect the wildfire community through multiple platforms including conferences, our website, the International Journal of Wildland Fire, Wildfire Magazine, and social media outlets.