Wildland Urban Interface Advisory Committee

Collaboration within the specialized field of wildland urban interface (WUI) research.

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The Wildland Urban Interface Advisory Committee (WAC) provides UL Research Institutes' Fire Safety Research Institute direction within the specialized field of wildland urban interface research. Through collaboration and discussion, the WAC’s mission is to leverage the professional experience, knowledge, and insights of its members to inform the trajectory of FSRI’s WUI research and related efforts.

The WAC is made up of individuals with diverse backgrounds in WUI research and related fields. The committee meets twice annually to discuss how FSRI’s research can help improve community efforts to address wildfire resilience in the built environment.

Meet the WUI Advisory Committee

Michael Abraham

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Fire Research Laboratory

Aitor Bidaburu

U.S. Fire Administration

Laura Blaul

California Fire Safe Council

Karl Fippinger

International Code Council

Justin Green

Loudoun County Fire & Rescue

Chad Hawkins

Oregon State Fire Marshal's Office

Steve Hawks

Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety

Daniel Jimenez

U.S. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station

Mike Morgan

Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control

Elizabeth Pickett

Hawaiߵi Wildfire Management Organization

Rick Swan

The Wildfire Conservancy

Kimiko Barrett

Headwaters Economics

Pete Curran

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Eric Link

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Randy Northup

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)

Anthony Schultz

ESRI

Jason Sharples

University of New South Wales

WAC members and local fire and sheriff personnel gather overlooking an area affected by the Marshall Fire

FSRI Wildland Urban Interface Advisory Committee Holds Annual Meeting in Boulder, Colorado

The Fire Safety Research Institute (FSRI), part of UL Research Institutes, held its annual Wildland Urban Interface Advisory Committee (WAC) meeting to share updates and provide direction for FSRI...

May 7, 2025

FSRI’s Wildland Urban Interface Advisory Committee holds an annual meeting in Arcadia, CA.

Wildland Urban Interface Advisory Committee Holds Annual Meeting in Arcadia, CA

The Fire Safety Research Institute (FSRI), part of UL Research Institutes, established the Wildland Urban Interface Advisory Committee (WAC) in 2023 to provide direction to the specialized...

June 6, 2024

The inaugural meeting of the Wildland Urban Interface Advisory Committee (WAC) for UL’s Fire Safety Research Institute (FSRI) took place earlier this year at the FSRI offices in Columbia, MD

Wildland Urban Interface Advisory Committee Holds Inaugural Meeting

The inaugural meeting of the Wildland Urban Interface Advisory Committee (WAC) for the Fire Safety Research Institute (FSRI), part of UL Research Institutes took place earlier this year...

August 30, 2023