2026 WUI Fire Engineering Summit

UL Research Institute's Fire Safety Research Institute has joined the Society of Fire Protection Engineers as a co-hosting partner for the SFPE Foundation 2026 WUI Fire Engineering Summit. Together with the Department of Fire Protection Engineering - University of Maryland, we look forward to welcoming attendees in College Park, Maryland August 10-12, 2026.

The Call for Abstracts will be announced in late 2025, with submissions invited from researchers and practitioners. We encourage anyone studying or working in the wildland-urban-interface and the emerging fire risks to submit to speak at this event.

Registration will open in 2026. Sponsorship opportunities are currently available. Contact Rose Portera at @email for more information.

Additional details and agenda will be shared in early 2026. Stay tuned for more information.