The International Firewalk Gathering is about sharing. Sharing support and experiences, sharing techniques and stories, letting information flow freely between participants. Speakers at the Gathering are also delegates at the Gathering. All who have something to share will get the opportunity to do so at the Gathering.

The International Firewalk Gathering is a network of friends and colleagues. Every year an organizational committee including local hosts is constituted. This project group plans and arranges that year’s Gathering. All this is done as voluntary work and no one gets paid. The Gathering is a Not For Profit network. Should there be a surplus from the Gathering, this is put into next year’s Gathering.

There are a handful of “schools” that train and certify Firewalking Instructors and Firewalking Masters. The International Firewalk Gathering stands free from these schools and represents none of them. All Firewalking Instructors and Masters, no matter who trained them, are welcome.