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An interactive workshop discussing the use of super intelligence in the fire service will be hosted, on-site, at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, MD.
The focus of the workshop is on
- Problems super intelligence can solve in the fire service;
- Challenges with implementing super intelligence in the fire service;
- Solutions to overcome those challenges.
Activities will include both large group presentations, as well as focused breakout sessions for in-depth discussions and input from workshop attendees.
Workshop Objective: Identify pathways to advance the application of super intelligence technologies to make every phase of fire service operations safer and more effective.
Technical Contact: smartfire [at] nist.gov (smartfire[at]nist[dot]gov)
Agenda
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January 26, 2027 - 8:30am ET
January 27, 2027 - 5:00pm ET
NIST Super Intelligence in the Fire Service Workshop
Workshop Objective: Identify pathways to advance the application of super intelligence technologies to make every phase of fire service operations safer and more effective.
| Agenda Item | Description |
| Welcome/Overview | Day 1 |
| Plenary 1 | Leading the Fire Service into the Intelligence Age Speaker: Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell, Former U.S. Fire Administrator; Fire Safety Research Institute Principal Fire Safety Strategist |
| Plenary 2 | The art of the possible: What Good Super Intelligence Looks Like A walkthrough of all successful super intelligence use cases being discussed in breakout sessions |
| Breakout 1 | A detailed walkthrough of successful super intelligence use cases An in-depth presentation to a small group detailing a specific successful use case. Open discussion |
| Lunch | |
| Plenary 3 | The Data Behind the Decision: From Incident Reports to Real-Time Alerts An open-panel discussion amongst major data scientists working with the fire service, aiming to answer:
Panelists:
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| Break | |
| Breakout 2 | Your Data, Your Rules: What Super Intelligence Needs to Work — and Who Controls It An open discussion with small breakout groups on managing data. Major talking points include:
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| Break | |
| Discussion | Open discussion to receive feedback |
| End of day 1 | |
| Agenda Item | Description |
| Welcome/Overview | Day 2 |
| Plenary 4 | Would You Trust It With Your Crew? A Panel on Super Intelligence Reliability and Accountability An open-panel discussion with leaders in the smart system technology space, aiming to answer:
Panelists:
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| Break | |
| Breakout 3 | When Super Intelligence Gets It Wrong: How to Identify, Manage, and Stay in Charge of Risk An open discussion with small breakout groups on dealing with the risk of super intelligence. Major talking points include:
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| Lunch/Poster Session | Visions of the Future Participants are given the opportunity to showcase examples of developing super intelligence projects |
| Plenary 5 | Who Should Know?: A Pathway to Establishing Super Intelligence Personnel Professional Qualifications An open-panel discussion on training pathways for automated systems technology in the fire service:
Speaker:
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| Break | |
| Prioritization | Review and prioritize (via voting) actionable items |
| End of day 2 | |
Lodging Information
Super Intelligence in the Fire Service Booking Link
Holiday Inn
Two Montgomery Village Avenue
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20879
Room block for January 25-28, 2027
$115 night
Book your room by January 15, 2027
Security Instructions
Visitor Access Requirement:
- For Non-US Citizens: Please have your valid/non-expired passport for photo identification.*
- For US Permanent Residents: Please have your valid/non-expired green card for photo identification.*
- For US Citizens: Please have your valid/non-expired state-issued driver's license. NIST will only accept a REAL ID-compliant form of identification. Visitors with state-issued identification must now present a REAL ID or a different form of government-issued photo identification, such as: a valid/non-expired passport, passport card, DOD's Common Access Card (CAC), Veterans ID, Federal Agency HSPD-12 IDs, and Military Dependents ID.*
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