NFPA Backyards and Beyond Wildland Fire October Conference
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 3:37 pm
Join us at NFPA’s 2011 Backyards & Beyond Wildland Fire Education Conference in October! Since 2004, hundreds of your
colleagues from across the globe have found unique value in attending our conference - whether it’s interacting with wildland
fire experts, community leaders, insurance professionals, landscape architects, residents and homeowners and others,
or earning CFE and CEU credits in full-day seminars and conference sessions.
This year, more than 50 educational sessions have been divided into 5 convenient tracks to help you find the ones most
relevant to your professional interests. And don’t miss out on our three special presentations guaranteed to provide timely
and valuable information for everyone. They are:
• “Wildfire Ignition Resistant Home Design”
• “Assessing Home Ignition Potential in the Wildland/Urban Interface”
• “From an Idea to a National Movement – Firewise Communities/USA – 10 Years Strong”
Review detailed session descriptions and see why this event is widely regarded as the premier event in wildland fire safety.
Start planning your own conference schedule now!
Register by October 3 and save with special early-bird rates! Need additional help? Visit our website for more information.
Here’s more of what you need to know:
WHEN: PreConference workshop: Tuesday and Wednesday, October 25 – 26, 2011
Conference: Thursday – Sunday, October 27 – 29, 2011
WHERE: DoubleTree Hotel, Denver, Colorado - Reserve your hotel room early to secure the conference rate.
CREDITS: The Society of American Foresters has approved the 2011 Backyards & Beyond Wildland Fire Education Conference
as a provider for professional continuing forestry education credits. 13.0 Category 1 CFE Credits are available for the Assessing
Wildfire Hazards in the Home Ignition Zone preconference workshop. Actual CFE credits for the formal conference will vary.
For more information on how to obtain CFE credits, how to submit credits online, and the Certified Forester® program, visit,
http://www.safnet.org/education/continuingeducation.cfm
NFPA has been approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training
(IACET). 1.4 continuing education units will be awarded for attending the 2-day Assessing Wildfire Hazards in the Home
Ignition Zone preconference workshop.
Reasons to Attend:
Be a part of the only conference that brings together all who are affected by wildland fire.
Learn about the new Wildfire Ignition Resistant Home Destruction software, research findings from modeling,
colleagues from across the globe have found unique value in attending our conference - whether it’s interacting with wildland
fire experts, community leaders, insurance professionals, landscape architects, residents and homeowners and others,
or earning CFE and CEU credits in full-day seminars and conference sessions.
This year, more than 50 educational sessions have been divided into 5 convenient tracks to help you find the ones most
relevant to your professional interests. And don’t miss out on our three special presentations guaranteed to provide timely
and valuable information for everyone. They are:
• “Wildfire Ignition Resistant Home Design”
• “Assessing Home Ignition Potential in the Wildland/Urban Interface”
• “From an Idea to a National Movement – Firewise Communities/USA – 10 Years Strong”
Review detailed session descriptions and see why this event is widely regarded as the premier event in wildland fire safety.
Start planning your own conference schedule now!
Register by October 3 and save with special early-bird rates! Need additional help? Visit our website for more information.
Here’s more of what you need to know:
WHEN: PreConference workshop: Tuesday and Wednesday, October 25 – 26, 2011
Conference: Thursday – Sunday, October 27 – 29, 2011
WHERE: DoubleTree Hotel, Denver, Colorado - Reserve your hotel room early to secure the conference rate.
CREDITS: The Society of American Foresters has approved the 2011 Backyards & Beyond Wildland Fire Education Conference
as a provider for professional continuing forestry education credits. 13.0 Category 1 CFE Credits are available for the Assessing
Wildfire Hazards in the Home Ignition Zone preconference workshop. Actual CFE credits for the formal conference will vary.
For more information on how to obtain CFE credits, how to submit credits online, and the Certified Forester® program, visit,
http://www.safnet.org/education/continuingeducation.cfm
NFPA has been approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training
(IACET). 1.4 continuing education units will be awarded for attending the 2-day Assessing Wildfire Hazards in the Home
Ignition Zone preconference workshop.
Reasons to Attend:
Be a part of the only conference that brings together all who are affected by wildland fire.
Learn about the new Wildfire Ignition Resistant Home Destruction software, research findings from modeling,