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Presenter: Kathleen Almand, Kevin Lippert, Andre Marshall and William Haskell

In 2008, the Fire Protection Research Foundation hosted a conference titled “Fire Protection and Safety: Preparing for the Next 25 Years” to celebrate the completion of its 25th year of service. The purpose of this conference was to attempt to provide some indication of what challenges fire protection will face in the next 25 years. The key issues identified that are likely to impact fire safety were urban growth patterns, demographic changes, cultural and societal attitudes, new materials, new technology, climate change, aging infrastructure, declining energy and other natural resources, and environmental sustainability. In 2013, the Foundation plans to again hold this conference to discuss the emerging demographic, technological, and environmental issues facing us. In preparation for this conference, the Foundation will be gathering information on these topics from various constituent groups of the Foundation and NFPA. This session will provide highlights from the 2008 conference, briefly discuss the research that has taken place in the last 5 years at the Foundation related to the key issues identified at the 2008 conference, and will ask attendees for feedback on these issues to use in the 2013 conference.