The International Association of Fire Chiefs hosts Technology Summit International 2026 December 7 through 9 at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel in Denver, Colorado.
TSI is the IAFC’s event for the technology side of the fire and emergency services. The association frames it around one idea: as technology advances, new practical uses keep showing up that can make communities safer, and fire service leaders need to see them early. The IAFC’s own examples include augmented reality that can scan a collapsed building or landslide to locate the cell phone signals of missing people, and artificial intelligence that can help predict disasters.
For 2026, the IAFC and the FirstNet Authority are bringing their 5×5 Public Safety Innovation program to TSI, according to an IAFC announcement linked from the event page. That puts first responder communications and new public safety tools front and center.
Who should go: chiefs, deputy and battalion chiefs, IT and communications leads, data and GIS staff, and anyone in a fire department who has to decide which technology is worth the money and which is just a sales pitch. If your department is weighing drones, data platforms, alerting systems or AI tools in the next budget cycle, three days in Denver will pay off.
Pricing is not listed on the IAFC event page, so check the registration site for current rates and member discounts.
When: December 7 to 9, 2026
Where: Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, Denver, CO
Register: TSI 2026 registration
More for this community: browse upcoming firefighter events, see the IAFC’s Wildland-Urban Interface Conference 2027, or check first responder conferences for 2026 and 2027.
Event contact: International Association of Fire Chiefs, 703-273-0911, or iafc.org/contact-us. Official page: iafc.org/tsi.
