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California Wildfire Conference

October 24–26, 2023 · Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Ventura County

Conference Overview

The California Wildfire Conference occurred on October 24-26, 2023, at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Ventura County. In partnership with Ventura County Resource Conservation District and Ventura County Wildfire Collaborative, Coastal Quest hosted a 3-day exchange that brought together a diverse community of wildfire practitioners to focus on understanding, preventing, and recovering from wildfires. Participants from all parts of the United States and beyond joined to collaborate on how to best address the state of wildfire.

Click here to view the conference program. Recordings of the keynote speakers and panels are linked below.

Watch Session Videos

Opening and Keynotes
Opening and Keynotes
Session 1
Session 1
Session 2
Session 2
Session 3
Session 3
Session 4
Session 4
Session 5
Session 5
Session 6
Session 6
Session 7
Session 7
Day 1 Summation
Day 1 Summation

Opening and Keynotes
Opening and Keynotes
Session 1
Session 1
Session 2
Session 2
Session 3
Session 3
Session 4
Session 4
Session 5
Session 5
Session 6
Session 6
Session 7
Session 7

Conference Goals

  • Networking Opportunities: Connecting with practitioners, sharing knowledge and resources
  • Applied Learning: Reinforcing best practices for wildfire resilience and mitigation planning and implementation to reduce risk and impacts
  • Tools & Resources: Share examples of tools and resources and provide guidance for securing funding
  • Shared Experience: Firsthand learning experience through field trips

Hosted By: Ventura County Wildfire Collaborative

Mission: To establish a countywide, collaborative approach to design, implement and maintain a holistic, wildfire resiliency strategy that builds individual, local and regional capacities to better prepare for, prevent, mitigate, respond to, and recover from potential wildfire threats for Ventura County neighborhoods and communities located in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI), now and into the future. Learn more here.

Organized By

  • Coastal Quest

    Coastal Quest is a 501(c)(3) non-profit working collaboratively with partners to build resilient coastal communities for people, nature, and the climate. We work with non-profits, community-based organizations, local and state agencies, and other leaders to create just, equitable solutions that reduce risk and impacts from climate change, improve water quality and access, and support healthy communities and ecosystems.

  • California Climate Investments

    The California Wildfire Conference is part of California Climate Investments, a statewide initiative that puts billions of Cap-and-Trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health and the environment — particularly in disadvantaged communities.

  • CAL FIRE

    The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection CAL FIRE serves and safeguards the people and protects the property and resources of California.

Funding for this project provided by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s Fire Prevention Program as part of the California Climate Investments Program.

Views and opinions expressed at the California Wildfire Conference are not necessarily shared by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Foundation.