Global Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Day
Global Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Day 2026
October 13th, 2026
Aligned to the
International Day of Disaster Risk Reduction 2026
What is the “State of Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention, Mitigation and Resilience in 2026? What has happened since 2021? What needs to happen now in our sector for us to get to where we want to go in our sector of catastrophic wildfire prevention?
In honor of the United Nation's International Day of Disaster Risk Reduction on October 13th, 2026, Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Consortium (CWPC) at CrowdDoing and ARISE-US (affiliated with the United Nations Office of Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) are holding the second Global Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Day.
ARISE was established by UN Secretariat for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) with this mission: “To create risk-resilient societies by energizing the private sector in collaboration with the public sector and other stakeholders…”
Calling All Wildfire Presenters
We are calling for organizations worldwide who wish to convene on this date to deepen global cooperation on wildfire prevention. CWPC and ARISE will be curating a shared schedule of that day’s events.
Collaborators can apply to participate at
Open Google Form
Wildfire Innovation Showcase: Calling for Presenters
Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Consortium has partnered with Venture Starters to convene a Wildfire Innovation Showcase in honor of this event.
CWPC also will hold our fifth international Wildfire Innovation Showcase, partnering with Venture Starters during the event.
Innovators can apply to present at
Open Google Form
More information about presentation guidelines can be found at
https://preventwildfire.world/showcase/innovations
Our Showcases garnered excellent reception with over 850 guests and 12500+ views!
See past Showcases at https://preventwildfire.world/showcase/presentations.
Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Consortium invites the global community of catastrophic wildfire prevention innovators and ecosystem to co-create the day with us. To extend collaboration, CWPC and ARISE-US are inviting organizations to co-host their own events on Global Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Day. To facilitate cross-pollination and a unified calendar for the day, you can submit each of your events via our collective Luma calendar. Complete the application to submit your ecosystem event for consideration and potential inclusion by our consortium to have it be an official part of Global Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Day schedule. Approved event submissions meet the criteria of furthering global innovative approaches to mitigating catastrophic wildfire prevention
We share with the International Day of Disaster Risk Reduction the mission of catastrophic wildfire mitigation - which aligns to our year-round Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Consortium initiatives, including organizing innovation showcases, community collaborations (e.g. using our wildfire resilience scorecard) research, and network participation. Collaborate with us to help get wildfire prevention aligned to global institutional and individual opportunities for disaster risk reduction.
Our virtual symposium of experts, innovators and stakeholders recognize the “Global Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention”. In 2021, we introduced “Global Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Day” - as a "holiday within a holiday" or a “holiday aligned to a holiday.” or “day of recognition”.
We are organizing a symposium-level event of virtual sessions with expert speakers and cross-sector stakeholders to highlight some of the most value-added, innovative solutions for preventing wildfires. People from diverse disciplines and expertise can help us better understand the value created for stakeholders in every wildfire we prevent.
We have identified aligned stakeholders that include corporate interests aligned to wildfire prevention, government agencies, citizen science for catastrophic wildfire prevention measures, actual case studies, and a research network and international nexus level.
Our goal is for all efforts collectively to reach the scale required for catastrophic wildfire prevention - by highlighting the value created across the whole ecosystem (stakeholders, government, academia, companies, industry, etc.) We believe connecting key players and innovations can accelerate and catalyze efforts to prevent catastrophic wildfires in the future. We invite a variety of virtual convenings: panels, workshops, interactive collaboration, networking, and experiences.
Your advice and perspective is welcome. Let’s explore ways to collaborate. We look forward to identifying a time when we can discuss possibilities. Contact us at contact@preventwildfire.world.
You can see more background on Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Consortium:
Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Consortium (CWPC)
CWPC website
Community Wildfire Resilience Scorecard - partnering with ARISE-US
http://preventwildfire.world/scorecard
Wildfire Innovation Showcase - partnering with Venture Starters
http://preventwildfire.world/showcase
ARISE-US
Sincerely,
Bobby Fishkin, Co-CEO, CWPC and Co-Founder, CrowdDoing
Claudia Brenner, Co-CEO, Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Consortium (CWPC)
Peter Williams PhD, Chairman, Board Lead Infrastructure & Chair, ARISE-US