Plotting the way forward on wildland fires in the Arctic

Day 3 - Thursday 20 March 2025

Arctic Wildland Fire and Mitigation: Understanding, Implementation, and Future Directions

Helping the Helpers – Psychosocial Support for Volunteers Involved in Challenging Missions

Responding to Emerging Challenges and Risks: Future use of Small Modular Reactors Part 1

Arctic Oil Spill Research and Development Workshop

Emergency Management

Wildland Fire Prediction & Forecasting

Responding to Emerging Challenges and Risks: Future use of Small Modular Reactors Part 2

Community Health

Adapting Arctic Fire and Rescue Services to the Impacts of Climate Change

Maritime Search and Rescue Planning

Health Effects of Wildland Fires on Arctic Residents

Indigenous Knowledge and Emergency Management

Air Rescue Coordination & UAS in SAR

Volunteer Management in (Norwegian) Search and Rescue

Arctic Wildland Fire Land Management Practices

Adapting Arctic Fire and Rescue Services to the Impacts of Climate Change

The Nordic Walking Bloodbank Project

Indigenous Knowledge Mobilization Workshop

RAD and SAR Emergency Preparedness

Plotting the way forward on wildland fires in the Arctic

Social Preparedness and Learning

Room: Elias Blix

15:30 - 16:15

Arctic Council’s Wildland Fire Expert Group concept

Speaker: Hans Kristian Madsen

Summary of conference: discussion on take aways and next steps

Speaker: Hans Kristian Madsen

Speakers

Hans Kristian Madsen

Affiliation: The Directorate for Civil Protection (DSB), Norway

Bio: Hans Kristian Madsen is an executive director on Fire and Rescue in DSB. He has held various positions within the directorate since 1990.