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Wildfire Safety Equipment Prize Challenge Virtual Information Session

  • April 2, 2026 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Virtual via Microsoft Teams

    Orlando , Florida 32828
Description

Wildfire Safety Equipment Prize Challenge - Virtual Information Session

10:00 am–11:00 am EST, April 2nd, 2026

The Central Florida Tech Grove is executing a prize challenge to identify innovative solutions that advance next generation Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and field safety systems for wildland firefighters. The challenge seeks technologies that improve firefighter safety, health, and operational effectiveness through materials innovation, embedded sensing, physiological protection, and integrated field systems designed for wildfire response environments.

These solutions aim to enhance firefighter protection and operational readiness during increasingly complex wildfire conditions on and near military lands.

Join us for the information session with subject matter experts to learn more about the challenge goals and technical requirements. The Tech Grove team will also be available to answer questions about the Challenge process.

Learn all about the Challenge Here.

Submissions from participants will be evaluated by subject matter experts (SMEs) and technical personnel with expertise in wildfire response and safety technologies. Three finalists will be selected based on qualified submissions and participation in the Prize Challenge Demo Day.

Register today for the Information Session to learn more!

This session will be recorded, and the recording will be posted on our YouTube channel.

Date & Time

Thu, Apr 2, 2026 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Venue Details

Virtual via Microsoft Teams

Orlando , Florida 32828 Virtual via Microsoft Teams
Central Florida Tech Grove

The Central Florida Tech Grove is a hub for accelerating collaboration and innovation in defense modeling, simulation, training, and human performance.  Tech Grove is located in the Central Florida Research Park in Orlando, Florida which is the epicenter of the nation's largest cluster of government, industry, academic, and industry organizations developing and delivering training and simulation products for our nation's military. Tech Grove was established in 2020 through a Partnership Intermediary Agreement (PIA) between the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) and the University of Central Florida Research Foundation.  Ten other Department of Defense entities are Tech Grove members with NAWCTSD: US Army Program Executive Office for Simulation Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI), US Air Force Agency for Modeling & Simulation (AFAMS), US Marine Corps Program Manager for Training Systems (PM TRASYS), US Army Simulation & Training Technology Center (STTC), US Army Futures Command Synthetic Training Environment Cross-Functional Team (STE CFT), Defense Health Agency (DHA), U.S. Space Force Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM), Strategic Environmental Research and Development (SERDP), Army Modeling Simulation Office (AMSO), and the Office of Naval Research through the NavalX Central Florida Tech Bridge.  

www.CentralFloridaTechGrove.org

 


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