Palisades / Eaton Fires Conference

A one-day conference on investigations into the destructive 2025 LA fires, featuring 15 talks by scientists, managers, and conservationists.
About this Event

Speakers include scientists, managers and conservation biologists who will present findings on what has been learned in the last two years of investigations. Topics include factors determining structural survival, the impact of zone zero on home survival, the role of fuels management, urbran tree survival, landslides, and pathways to reducing future fire risk and shrubland fire management needs going forward.

Keynote speaker: Chief Brian Fennessy, Director of the U.S. Wildland Fire Service
Organized by:

Jon Keeley (Senior Research Scientist, USGS)

Mike Rohde (CEO/Principal, Rohde & Associates)

Sponsored by:

The UCLA La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science

U.S. Geological Survey

Joint Fire Science Consortium

Irvine Ranch Conservancy