The IAFSS Symposium has been organized triennially since 1985 and has become the premier fire safety science meeting attracting researchers, students, and practicing fire protection engineers from across the globe.
Official website: www.iafss2026.com
The International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS) is delighted to announce that the 15th International Symposium on Fire Safety Science will be held between June 7 – 12, 2026 in La Rochelle, France.
The five-day event will feature invited lectures from world-leading fire science researchers, parallel presentations of peer-reviewed papers, work-in-progress poster sessions, and an image session showcasing fire research.
In addition to the technical sessions, social activities are planned to provide meeting and networking opportunities for colleagues at different career stages in informal settings.
During the two days prior to the symposium, a series of workshops will be organized, targeting a range of important topics in fire safety science and fire protection engineering.
Research topics
Submissions are encouraged on the following topics
- Ignition, flame structure, and spread (including pool fires and flame heat transfer)
- Material flammability (including flame retardant materials, flammability testing, fire emissions and their toxicity
- Large outdoor fires (wildland, wildland-urban interface fires,and urban conflagrations)
- Fire detection and suppression
- Evacuation, human behavior, and societal impact of fire
- Solid pyrolysis and smolderin
- Enclosure fire dynamics (including compartment, building, facade, tunnel fires, and smoke transport)
- Fires in energy systems and industrial installations (including electrical vehicles, hydrogen, photovoltaics, wind turbines, manufacturing and storage facilities)
- Structure-fire interactions (mechanical response to fires of steel, concrete, timber or composite structures)
- Fire risk assessment, performance-based design, and fireforensics
What's Next for IAFSS 2026?
Discover the latest advancements and breakthroughs in fire safety science at the IAFSS 2026 Symposium. Engage with experts and peers to explore cutting-edge research and innovative solutions shaping the future of the field.
