Emergencies, natural disasters, crises, and military conflicts: experts say that efficient civil protection can only be ensured if fire services, emergency, and disaster response services cooperate even more closely at the international and interdisciplinary levels – reason enough for 'Safeguarding tomorrow' to have been selected as the motto of Interschutz 2026.
The world's renowned trade fair for fire and rescue services, civil protection, safety & security aims to motivate everyone actively involved in those sectors to focus even more strongly on topics such as innovation, foresight, and cooperation.
Artificial intelligence (AI)
“Innovation means, for example, the handling and use of artificial intelligence (AI),” says Bernd Heinold, INTERSCHUTZ Project Manager at Deutsche Messe, adding “Foresight means thinking ahead and in scenarios so that all protective measures and preparations for tomorrow can be taken right now today. And cooperation is the key that enables individual measures to coalesce into the greater whole."
Heinold emphasises that close networking of all players in hazard prevention is one of the essential prerequisites for coping with future challenges and ever-changing requirements.
About INTERSCHUTZ
INTERSCHUTZ is the world's renowned trade fair for fire brigades, rescue services and civil protection. The next show takes place from 01 to 06 June 2026 in Hannover, Germany and runs under the motto of ‘safeguarding tomorrow’.
The INTERSCHUTZ portfolio includes all products and services in the fields of Fire Fighting, Fire Prevention, Rescue Services, Civil Protection, Communications & Control Center Solutions, and Protective Equipment. International events within the INTERSCHUTZ portfolio are AFAC Australia, REAS Italy and the China International Emergency Management Exhibition (CIEME). The next INTERSCHUTZ will take place from June 01 - 06, 2026 at the exhibition grounds in Hanover.
