National Disaster Resilience Conference 2026

The National Disaster Resilience Conference 2026, hosted by FLASH and held in Clearwater Beach, Florida on November 18–19, 2026, brings together emergency managers, structural engineers, builders, insurance professionals, civic leaders, and resilience practitioners to advance disaster preparedness and community safety. The conference focuses on practical mitigation and adaptation strategies for communities facing intensifying extreme weather driven by climate change, including hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and severe storms. Sessions showcase resilient construction techniques and materials, advancements in early warning systems and weather forecasting technology, modern building code innovations for hurricane and flood resilience, home hardening strategies and retrofit programs, community outreach and preparedness campaigns, insurance mechanisms supporting resilience, and post-disaster recovery frameworks. The interdisciplinary program emphasizes engineering solutions, policy frameworks supporting risk reduction, and community engagement in strengthening both built and natural infrastructure systems.