April 12-16, 2025 | Penticton, B.C.

The Wildfire Resiliency and Training Summit acknowledges with gratitude that the event is taking place on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation.


Organizing Committee


ADVISORY COMMITTEE

  • Cliff Chapman, BC Wildfire Service
  • Tony Pesklevits, BC Wildfire Service
  • Brian Hutchinson, BC Wildfire Service
  • Reg Nolander, BC Wildfire Service
  • Ashlene Aktarian, BC Wildfire Service
  • Hannah Swift, BC Wildfire Service/FireSmart BC
  • Vic Upshaw, First Nations’ Emergency Services Society of BC
  • Deputy Chief Larry Watkinson, City of Kelowna
  • Phil Lemire, Fire Chiefs Association of BC


TRAINING COMMITTEE

  • Nikki Romanowski, BC Wildfire Service
  • Ryan Davis, BC Wildfire Service
  • Ben Sandy, BC Wildfire Service
  • Malina Garner, First Nations’ Emergency Services Society of BC
  • Jamie Svendsen, First Nations’ Emergency Services Society of BC
  • Deputy Chief Rob Trousdell, City of Penticton
  • Deputy Chief Clayton Sheen, City of Prince George
  • Joel Hamilton, Fire Chiefs Association of BC

 

FIRESMART BC WORKING GROUP 

  • Lynn Eileen, Union of BC Municipalities
  • Amanda Reynolds, First Nations’ Emergency Services Society of BC
  • Helena Marken, First Nations’ Emergency Services Society of BC
  • Dan Stevens, First Nations’ Emergency Services Society of BC
  • Attila Nelson, First Nations’ Emergency Services Society of BC
  • Ryan Moreside, Fire Chiefs Association of BC
  • Kate Todoruk, Fire Chiefs Association of BC
  • Micheyla Louw, SitePartners
  • Jasmine Boyes, SitePartners
  • Deanne Suddaby, FireSmart BC
  • Karla Hoffman, FireSmart BC
  • Alyssa Christianson, BC Wildfire Service
  • Lucy Grainger, BC Wildfire Service
  • Diana Grabavac, BC Wildfire Service
  • Jei Legh, BC Wildfire Service
  • Jessica Michalofsky, BC Wildfire Service
  • Ryder Mason, BC Wildfire Service
  • Eric McKay, BC Wildfire Service


EVENT

Wildfire Resiliency and Training Summit 2025


ADDRESS

Penticton Lakeside Resort & Conference Centre
21 Lakeshore Dr W
Penticton, BC  V2A 7M5
wrts@pacegroup.com

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