KCC to hold Wildfire Risk and Utility Readiness workshop

TOPEKA - A virtual workshop on Wildfire Risk and Utility Readiness will be hosted by the Kansas Corporation Commission on Friday, April 24 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

House Bill 2107, passed by the Kansas Legislature during its 2025 session, requires the KCC to hold a workshop addressing the topics of general wildfire risk, mitigation strategies, wildfire emergency response, and managing cost recovery.

This comes at a time when, according to the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, wildfires are increasing in frequency, destructiveness, and cost. Wildfire-driven financial risks affect all types of electric utilities, including investor-owned, cooperative, and public.

The virtual workshop will feature a series of presentations from national and local experts, each followed by a Q&A session and discussion. View the agenda.

The workshop can be accessed on the agency's YouTube channel. No preregistration is required.