The Wildfire Resiliency and Training Summit acknowledges with gratitude that the event is taking place on the traditional and unceded territory of the Lekwungen-speaking peoples of the Songhees Nation and Xwsepsum Nation.
EVENT SCHEDULE
The Wildfire Resiliency and Training Summit is a 5-day event, including 3 days of Conference (April 8-10) and 2 days of Training (April 11-12), at the Victoria Conference Centre & Fairmont Empress. On the evening of April 8, a social event for all participants will be held.
Please see below a general overview of the event schedule with the start/end times of each day.
A more detailed agenda will be posted on the website closer to the event.
For 2026, topics are centred around the theme: Collective Action: Empowering Communities
Theme-related topics will include:
- Whole of society approach to wildfire resilience
- Pacific West Coast Wildfire Resilience
- Prevention and mitigation for new builds
- The impact of wildfire on the energy sector and industry right-of-ways
- Incident Management Teams
- Potential Operational Delineations (PODs)
- Cultural and prescribed fire
- Indigenous frameworks and knowledge in Wildfire
- DPAs, land-use planning, and bylaw development
- Wildfire Smoke and accessing clean air space
- Academic programs in Wildfire Science
- FireSmart Courses and local program development
- Insurance and risk management
- Funding and supports available from various sources
- Psychological safety for first responders
- The importance of humour in mental health
- FireSmart Youth Programs
DAY 0 – Tuesday, April 7:
- 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Early Check-in
DAY 1 – Wednesday, April 8:
- 7:00 am: Check-in & Breakfast
- 8:00 am: Welcome and Opening Remarks
- 9:00 am: Morning Sessions
- 12:00 pm: Lunch Break
- 1:00 pm: Afternoon Sessions
- 5:00 pm: End of Conference Day
- 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm: Summit Social Event
DAY 2 – Thursday, April 9:
- 7:00 am: Check-in & Breakfast
- 8:00 am: Opening Remarks
- 9:00 am: Morning Sessions
- 12:00 pm: Lunch Break
- 1:00 pm: Afternoon Sessions
- 5:30 pm: End of Conference Day
DAY 3 – Friday, April 10:
- 7:00 am: Check-in & Breakfast
- 8:00 am: Opening Remarks
- 9:00 am: Morning Sessions
- 11:30 am: Closing Remarks
- 11:45 pm: Lunch Break
- 1:00 pm: FCABC FireSmart Zone Meetings (open to both Conference and Training participants)
- 3:00 pm: End of Conference Day
- 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Early Check-in for Training Participants
DAY 4 – Saturday, April 11:
- 7:00 am: Check-in & Breakfast
- 8:00 am: Opening Remarks
- 9:00 am: Morning Sessions
- 12:00 pm: Lunch Break
- 1:00 pm: Afternoon Sessions
- 4:30 pm: End of Training Day
- 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm: Training Social Event
DAY 5 – Sunday, April 12:
- 7:00 am: Check-in & Breakfast
- 8:00 am: Welcome and Opening Remarks
- 9:00 am: Morning Sessions
- 12:00 pm: Lunch Break
- 1:00 pm: Afternoon Sessions
- 4:30 pm: End of Training Day
EVENT
2026 Wildfire Resiliency and Training Summit
ADDRESS & CONTACT
Victoria Conference Centre & Fairmont Empress
720 Douglas St,
Victoria, BC V8W 3M7
wrts@pacegroup.com
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