7th Short Course on Fire Safety
31 October, 2026
The 7th International Short Course on Fire Safety offers a multidisciplinary and practical approach focused on life safety and operational resilience in wildland fire scenarios. The program explores critical dimensions of firefighter well-being, addressing both physical health and mental stress management in emergency contexts. Beyond the human factor, the course analyzes community safety within the wildland-urban interface and the operational lessons learned from past experiences to ensure safer preparedness and response. By integrating fire behaviour analysis into safety protocols and discussing the public health impacts of smoke exposure and extreme heat, the course provides a comprehensive overview of the essential safety standards required in modern operational environments.
This Short Course will have live translation between portuguese and english (este curso terá tradução simultânea entre inglês e português).
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Coordinated by Professor Jason Sharples, from the University of New South Wales, in Australia. |
Short Course Programme (click the image to enlarge)
Short Course Lecturers
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Firefighter physical health and well-being Amândio Santos, Faculty of Sports Science and Physical Education of the University of Coimbra, Portugal
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Mental health and stress management in firefighting: individual, team, and organizational perspectives Tânia Gaspar, Lusófona University of Humanities and Technologies, Portugal
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Firefighter and community safety in the wildland-urban interface Elsa Pastor, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain
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Managing Prescribed Fire Risk: Lessons from Prescribed Burn Escapes and Their Implications for Fire Safety Adam Leavesley, ACT Parks and Conservation Service, Australia
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Leveraging Fire Behaviour Analysis for firefighter and community safety: Australian perspectives Andrew Sturgess, Fire Behaviour Analyst, Australia
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Fire safety in operational environments: a European perspective Domingos Xavier Viegas, ADAI-CEIF, University of Coimbra, Portugal
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Wildland firefighter smoke exposure and respirator use Nathan Kahla, University of Montana, Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory, United States of America
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Public health impacts from wildfire smoke and extreme heat Stephanie Cleland, Simon Fraser University, Canada |