Hannover / June 01, 2026 - June 06, 2026
INTERSCHUTZ 2026
Open-air site, Booth D90, (32), WildFireCamp
Open-air site, Booth D90, (32), WildFireCamp
The INTERSCHUTZ is the world’s leading trade fair for fire services, rescue services, and civil protection. It brings together professionals, volunteers, companies, and research institutions, showcasing new technologies, concepts, and innovations for safer and more efficient hazard management.
We are represented on site with a project team from the departments »Grid Free Methods« and »High Performance Computing«. At the joint booth of the »Forest Fire Fighting Transfer Laboratory« (FFFLabs), we provide insights into our current research and development activities and present the new project »Forest Shield«, which is funded within the FFFLab innovation community by the »Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space« (BMFTR – Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt).
Wildfires pose enormous challenges for emergency responders worldwide – especially when it comes to aerial firefighting, which has traditionally relied heavily on experience. In the »Forest Shield« project, we are collaborating with CAURUS Technologies to develop a data-driven decision-support system that makes aerial firefighting more precise, efficient, and safer.
At the heart of the project is the combination of a mobile sensor platform from CAURUS Technologies, a prediction system, and our MESHFREE simulation software. Firefighting agent drops are evaluated and optimized in real time to assess efficiency. This creates a learning system that provides specific support to emergency responders in planning, executing, and evaluating operations.