Fire & Air Quality Hazards Analysis Workshop by Tonex
Wildfire seasons are longer, urban density is rising, and industrial corridors are expanding—together increasing the probability and impact of fire and air quality emergencies. This workshop develops practical skills for assessing wildfire, structural fire, hazardous air quality, and smoke plume exposure across facilities and communities. You will learn to translate atmospheric and combustion science into actionable risk models and response playbooks for real operations. Because monitoring networks, IoT sensors, and modeling tools are increasingly connected, the course also addresses cyber-physical risks. Securing telemetry, dashboards, and automated responses is vital, as cyber disruption during a fire event can magnify harm, delay decisions, and undermine public trust.
Learning Objectives
- Differentiate wildfire, structural fire, and hazardous air quality drivers and pathways
- Build qualitative and quantitative risk models for assets and communities
- Design monitoring architectures using sensors, AQ indexes, and plume models
- Plan mitigation, continuity, and recovery actions aligned to regulations
- Communicate risk clearly to executives, responders, and the public
- Integrate controls with cybersecurity requirements for sensor networks, analytics, and alerting
Audience
- Emergency and continuity managers
- Environmental health and safety leaders
- Facilities and operations engineers
- Risk, compliance, and insurance professionals
- City and utility planners
- Cybersecurity Professionals
Course Modules
Module 1 – Fire Behavior Fundamentals
- Combustion phases and heat transfer
- Wildfire fuel, weather, topography
- Structural fire loads and egress
- Ignition sources and escalation
- Detection technologies and alarms
- Codes, standards, and governance
Module 2 – Air Quality Science & Metrics
- PM2.5, PM10, ozone, NOx, SO2
- AQI frameworks and thresholds
- Smoke chemistry and aging
- Industrial emissions profiling
- Vehicle exhaust hotspots mapping
- Exposure dose and health impacts
Module 3 – Monitoring & Data Architecture
- Sensor selection and siting
- Telemetry, gateways, protocols
- Calibration and data quality
- Spatial interpolation and grids
- Edge analytics and alert rules
- Security hardening and logging
Module 4 – Modeling & Plume Analysis
- Smoke plume dynamics overview
- Trajectory and dispersion models
- Meteorology and stability classes
- Source term and emission rates
- Scenario building and what-ifs
- Validation against observations
Module 5 – Risk, Readiness & Response
- Threat, vulnerability, consequence
- Site protection and defensible space
- Shelter, evacuation, air shelters
- PPE and workforce continuity
- Public communication and warning
- Recovery, cleanup, and claims
Module 6 – Governance, Cyber & Assurance
- Policy, permits, and reporting
- Third-party and supply checks
- IoT security for AQ networks
- Incident command integration
- Exercises and after-action reviews
- Maturity roadmaps and KPIs
Key Topics Covered
- Wildfire risk profiling and mitigation for wildland-urban interface
- Structural Fire assessment for buildings, utilities, and campuses
- Hazardous Air Quality including smoke, industrial emissions, and vehicle exhaust
- Smoke Plume Exposure analysis for populations and critical services
Strengthen your organization’s readiness for escalating fire and air quality threats with Tonex. Enroll your team to build credible assessments, resilient monitoring, and secure decision workflows that protect people, assets, and community outcomes.