About the Summit
Held in Prescott on October 28-30, 2025, the Arizona Wildland Urban Interface Summit is a statewide event for wildfire preparedness, planning, and postfire recovery. Participants will discuss emergent strategies for landscape-scale wildfire planning and implementation, access professional networking opportunities, and leave with a renewed confidence on how to collaboratively address and manage wildfire concerns – before, during, and after the fire.
This year, the AZ WUI Summit will focus on mitigation strategies that matter, emerging technology for community assessment, statewide updates related to wildfire and safety, fuel treatment maintenance strategies and more.
Who will be there?
The AZ WUI Summit is designed for:
- Representatives of state, federal, and Tribal land management agencies
- County and municipal fire departments
- Elected officials, including mayors and county officials
- Leaders of land management nonprofits
- Key players from academic institutions
- Firewise and HOA community leaders
- Service providers working in and serving wildland urban interface communities across the state of Arizona.
Price
Full conference registration – $215 (include access to all sessions).
Student registration – $75
Half day field trip is an additional $35
Speakers and Topics
| Type of Event | Topic | Speaker & Affiliation |
| Welcome Address | City of Prescott | |
| Keynote | Wildfire & Home Insurance | Frank Frievalt, CAL POLY WUI FIRE Institute |
| Keynote | Wildfire & Home Insurance | JulieAnna Anastassatos, Verisk Kimiko Barrett, Headwaters Economics Anne Cope, Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety Michele Steinberg, National Fire Protection Association |
| Presentation | Resiliency & Mitigation Council Insurance Rulemaking Update | Tom Zuppan, Arizona Department of Insurance & Financial Institutions |
| Short Field Excursion | Prescott Regional Cache & Airtanker Base | Airtanker Base Staff |
| Evening Networking Event | Granite Mountain Hotshot Learning & Tribute Center | Learning Center Staff |
| Presentation | Field Trip Background | Chief Holger Durre and Conrad Jackson, Prescott Fire Department |
| Presentation | Research: Social Science of Prevention Communications | Catrin Edgeley, Utah State University |
| Presentation | Tools & Technology – WUI Data Commons | Taylor Munch and Mia Wafer, Milliman |
| Presentation | Tools & Technology – Parcel Level Risk Assessment | Dave Shew, WUUII |
| Presentation | After the Wildfire: A Guide for Arizona Communities | Andi Thode and Molly McCormick, Southwest Fire Science Consortium and Northern Arizona University |
| Half-Day Field Trip *must pre-register* | Community-Led Fire Adaptation and Fuels Management in Prescott, AZ | City of Prescott, Prescott National Forest, National Forest Foundation |
| Plenary Panel Discussion | Fire Risk from Homes to Community | Aarron Casem, AZ Department of Forestry and Fire Management Neil Chapman, City of Flagstaff Robert Knorr, Firewise HOA Leader Megan Fitzgerald-McGowan, National Fire Protection Association & Firewise USA Others TBD |
| Presentation | Arizona Public Service (APS) Support for and Prevention of Wildfire | Jake Guadiana, APS |
| Presentation | NWCG Wildfire Mitigation Course | Jonathan Bruno, Coalitions & Collaboratives |
| Presentation | Federal Fire Finanical Assisstance | Matthew Brown, US Forest Service |
| Interactive Session | Long-Term Wildfire Recovery in Communities | Christina Greene and Rebecca Patterson-Markowitz, Climate Assessment for the Southwest (CLIMAS) and University of Arizona |
Location and Venue
232 N Granite
Prescott, AZ 86301
Hotels
We have reserved two hotel options within walking distance of the venue at $110 per night for Monday, October 27 – Thursday, October 30.
Springhill Suites: Booking link. Book by September 18.
Hotel St. Michael: Booking Link. Group Code: 2510ARIZON Book by October 18.
Scholarships
Applications are now open and will be accepted continuously until two weeks before the summit. However, we will begin reviewing the applications and making awards on June 1. If selected, you will receive an email with instructions on how to register for the summit.
These full or discounted registration waivers and travel scholarships are intended to help those who have limited or no travel budget and need financial assistance to attend the summit.
What does the scholarship provide?
Free or discounted registration and/or funds to assist with the cost of lodging and travel. We can offer up to $480 per person, and potentially more than $480 depending on the number of people who apply and the total amount of scholarship funds.
Who can apply?
- We encourage anyone who needs financial assistance to apply.
Applicants are selected based on the following criteria:
- How much support is needed (partial or full)
- Financial need – would they be able to attend if they did not get the travel grant
- Agency/organization – Is someone from an agency/organization not well represented for the event?
- Participation in the event – giving a presentation, able to help run mics or other tasks
Exhibitors & Sponsors
Join us in supporting and/or exhibiting at the 2025 AZ Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Summit.
In addition to the robust program, we will be hosting an exhibition for our sponsors and those interested in gaining excellent exposure to 125+ individuals who will come together to discuss wildfire in the Arizona wildland urban interface. The audience will include decision makers at all levels. View the sponsor/exhibitor prospectus and sign up to become a sponsor/exhibitor below.
Opportunities to support this event will close on October 1, 2025
SPONSORSHIP DETAILS: