July 21, 2026, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. ET
FEMP IACET: 0.1 CEU
Level: Foundational
Wildfires impact federal sites across many regions, threatening mission continuity. This training provides an overview of wildfire hazards, helping participants understand how factors such as vegetation, building materials, and site layout influence a site’s vulnerability.
Potential mitigation strategies will be explored, including approaches to harden infrastructure against various wildfire impacts, like smoke and fire. The session supports facility resilience planning by equipping participants with actionable knowledge to reduce wildfire risk while sustaining safe, reliable operations.
Learning Objectives
- Describe how to use the results of hazard and vulnerability assessments in resilience planning.
- Evaluate your site’s vulnerabilities to wildfire and smoke.
- Describe approaches to harden critical infrastructure and maintain continuity of operations during wildfire events.
Instructors
- Mahlet Garedew, Federal Energy Management Program
- Abby Tallman, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Ian De Vries, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
About FEMP Training
The Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) provides live and on-demand training to foster and maintain a high-performance workforce that constructs, operates, and maintains cost-effective federal facilities. Choose from topics like project financing, facility and fleet optimization, fleet management, energy security, product procurement, and more.
FEMP is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and awards IACET continuing education units (CEUs) upon the successful completion of select courses. FEMP training is provided through the National Institute of Building Sciences' Whole Building Design Guide (WBDG) learning management system.