TSI 2026

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Join TSI in Denver this December, where the Fire & EMS Services Meets Technology!

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IDEX Fire & Safety

Built by the Fire Service, for the Fire Service

Three days of hands-on sessions, collaborative problem-solving and innovation focused on the technology shaping the fire and emergency service.

This Is Not a Trade Show

You’ve been to the conference where you sit in the back with your laptop open, answer email through the keynote and go home with a tote bag.

TSI is a different animal

Across 30 working sessions and six rooms, you’ll tackle real fire service challenges alongside chiefs, company officers, firefighters, analysts, IT leaders, students and technology partners.

You won't just hear about technology. You'll work with it.

Sessions use practical exercises, collaborative problem-solving and synthetic fire service data to explore technology adoption, implementation and change management.

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Sessions
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Exhibitor/Sponsor Organizations
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Participants (42 states, 8 countries)

Choose Your Room / Program tracks

Aviation + Robotics

Drones in the Fire Service
Explore what aviation and robotics can do today, what the rules actually say and how departments can build—and sustain—effective programs.

AI + Data

Data & AI
Move from AI fundamentals to practical implementation, including tools, data, governance, policy and responsible adoption.

GIS

GIS in the Fire Service
Explore spatial technology, platforms, data and the people and processes needed to build GIS capability that lasts.

Wildland, WUI + CRR

Wildland Fire Prevention
Examine technology supporting wildland response and community risk reduction—and how departments can successfully adopt and sustain it.

The Forum

Conference Forum
Technology eventually runs into something human. Tackle contracts, budgets, organizational resistance and the change management that determines whether technology succeeds.

The Showfloor

Come expereince the showfloor
Learn more about the latest and greatest Technologies from the showfloor and how your department could successfully incorporate in everyday use.

Day Three: The TSI Hackathon

TSI Expo Floor

Come to Work, Not to Watch.

Days one and two are workshops and classes across AI, data, GIS, robotics, NERIS, community risk reduction and WUI, where teams divide and conquer and pick up what they need. Day three gives you the opportunity to put it to work.

Teams of four to six will tackle real fire service problems using curated synthetic data, with subject-matter experts available throughout the day.

Real problems. Synthetic data. One day to build something that works.

You don't need a team before you arrive. Join one in Denver.

Innovation Takes the Stage

TSI Shark Tank

Bold ideas in front of the people who actually use the tech.

Now in our fourth year, we are looking for builders, disruptors and doers. If your technology changes how public safety operates, from the fireground to the front lines, the TSI Shark Tank is where you pitch it to the leaders who decide whether it lives in their department.

Applications close November 4

Innovation Award

Eight minutes on the main stage in front of your peers, competing for the TSI Innovation Award. Six agency slots.

Six agencies take the main stage, pitch for eight minutes, and show what they built inside their own department and what changed because of it. Somebody solved something at your place and nobody outside the building knows about it, and this is where that story gets told and where the TSI Innovation Award gets won.

Applications close November 4

 

Academia Research Track

Student research on the show floor, in front of the people who would have to operationalize it.

Fire service research usually ends up in a journal that no chief will ever read. TSI puts five to eight student poster displays on the show floor instead, in front of the chiefs and operators who would have to put the work into practice, with discounted registration for students selected.

Applications close November 4

What attendees have to say about TSI

"TSI is, by far, our favorite conference for the civilian fire service. The leaders who attend have already opted in to using technology in their operations."

- Paul Couston, Co-founder and CEO

"TSI's intimate and collaborative environment provides access to technology providers and insight from the industry’s experts, helping the fire service on its terms with the “tools” they need."

- Robert S. Clark, Sr. Director, Public Safety, NextNav LLC

"TSI is the pinnacle of conferences for technology that can make an impact for first responders and those they serve. Miss this event, and risk missing a cutting-edge solution that will make your community and your firefighters safe."

- Jeff Buchanan Fire/EMS, Strategy & Development

"TSI sessions and candid discussions aren’t just theory; they provide me with strategies and tools I can apply immediately with CAL FIRE."

- Mike Morlan, Deputy Chief, CA Incident Data & Statistics

"What sets TSI apart is the focus on real-world solutions that actually improve safety, operations, and outcomes for our crews and the communities we serve."

- Mike Morlan, Deputy Chief, CA Incident Data & Statistics

"As someone working in fire department reporting and analytics, TSI provides the chance to connect directly with peers and technology leaders who are solving the same challenges we face every day."

- Mike Morlan, Deputy Chief, CA Incident Data & Statistics

"Attending TSI is one of my department's and my highest priorities. The value we have received from the discussions on tackling our struggles with data analytics is well worth the cost of attending."

- Jay Cullinan, EFO, CFO, FSEDI, NREMTP

"Data and technology innovation drive change in today's fire service, leading to safer communities and more effective firefighting missions. TSI serves as a vital switchboard to connect the dots across industry, government, and academia."

- Ken Rehbehn, Principal Analyst | CritComm Insights

"With robust content, inspirational keynotes, and valuable networking opportunities, TSI is a must-do gathering on the December calendar."

- Ken Rehbehn, Principal Analyst | CritComm Insights

"If you want to glimpse what's coming next in fire service technology while being part of a community that's changing the world, TSI isn't just worth attending; it's essential."

- Joe Powers, ESCI

"The presentations at TSI are top-notch, but the real magic happens during spontaneous conversations where seasoned veterans and fresh minds collide to solve problems you didn't even know existed."

- Joe Powers, ESCI