INTERSCHUTZ presents the Firefighting World of Tomorrow

Changing threat scenarios are confronting fire services around the world with ever-new challenges. INTERSCHUTZ, the world’s leading trade fair for firefighting, rescue services and civil protection, will take place in Hanover from June 1 to 6, 2026, serving as a showcase for the wide range of changes in vehicles and equipment.

New INTERSCHUTZ Project Director

Thilo Horstmann succeeds Bernd Heinold.

Program Highlights of the FEU Leadership Conference at INTERSCHUTZ

On Wednesday, the conference program will focus on the theme “Global Strategy and Security,” while Thursday’s sessions will be grouped under “Climate, Innovation, Leadership.” Commitments have already been received from senior representatives of the European Commission, NATO, as well as national fire and civil protection authorities for the two conference days.

Emergency Services @ INTERSCHUTZ 2026

Modern Requirements in Emergency Services: INTERSCHUTZ 2026 as an International Innovation Platform

INTERSCHUTZ ticket shop opens on December 1, 2025

Just in time for the 2025 Advent season, the INTERSCHUTZ ticket shop opens.

INTERSCHUTZ places civil protection at the heart of the trade fair

In addition to its established focus on firefighting and rescue services, INTERSCHUTZ 2026 will highlight the widely discussed ‘turning point in civil protection’.

REAS 2025 has set a new record

REAS: AN ENORMOUS SUCCESS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY EXHIBITION 311 EXHIBITORS AND OVER 30 THOUSAND ATTENDEES FROM ITALY AND 50 OTHER COUNTRIES

Robotics Days – A new Highlight at INTERSCHUTZ 2026

INTERSCHUTZ 2026 is already shaping up to deliver a wealth of highlights. For the first time, the world’s leading trade fair for fire and rescue services, civil protection, and safety will feature dedicated Rescue Robotics Days – the “DRZ Civil Protection Robotics Forum.”

INTERSCHUTZ 2026: “Turning Point” brings new momentum

Three-quarters of exhibition halls already booked | Civil protection to be a key focus area

WildfireCamp@INTERSCHUTZ – A new attraction at the leading trade fair

With three strong partners for fewer forest fires: Bosch Building Technologies, European Forest Institute (EFI), @fire – Internationaler Katastrophenschutz Deutschland e. V.

Promising registration status for INTERSCHUTZ 2026

Almost 450 companies registered | Early bird price for exhibitors available until 31 December 2024.

FEU: First Leadership Conference at INTERSCHUTZ 2026, Hannover/Germany

The Federation of EUropean Fire Officers (FEU) will hold its first Leadership Conference at INTERSCHUTZ 2026, Hannover (Germany). MOU signing on November 8, 2024, in Limassol (Cyprus).

Hendrik Rawe is the new department head for INTERSCHUTZ

Hendrik Rawe is the new department head for the trade fairs LIGNA, INTERSCHUTZ, parts2clean, and SurfaceTechnology GERMANY at Deutsche Messe.

REAS 2024 ends with new record figures

A great success for the international emergency management trade fair with new record figures: 30,000 visitors from Italy and 40 countries worldwide.

INTERSCHUTZ and Heise Medien GmbH & Co. KG cooperate

Under the heading “heise goes INTERSCHUTZ,” a new event series by the cooperation partners INTERSCHUTZ and Heise Medien GmbH & Co. KG will kick off in January 2025.

INTERSCHUTZ with four Focus Topics

The core topics have already been finalized: Climate change, civil protection, artificial intelligence, and sustainability in focus.

INTERSCHUTZ 2026: It's about the future of hazard prevention

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.

AFAC wins award

The AFAC22 Conference and Exhibition powered by INTERSCHULTZ was recently named the winner of the Best Association Event at the 2022 EEAA Awards in Australia.

REAS confirms its Status as a Reference Event

REAS 2022 concludes with record figures, confirming its increasingly international profile as an exhibition and its ability to give a voice to the Italian Emergency Management System. An edition, capable of calling over 25,000 volunteers and emergency operators (+ 10 %) once again to Montichiari, with an increasingly complete exposition for fire protection, civil protection and first aid.

Exhibitors and visitors delighted with INTERSCHUTZ 2022

After six intensive days, INTERSCHUTZ 2022 wound down to a close on Saturday. Exhibitors, visitors, partners and organizers all had a consistently positive take on the event. In the face of increasing natural disasters and humanitarian crises, it was time – after a seven-year hiatus – to come together again as an industry to develop strategies for the future of civil protection. This was underlined by the high rate of attendance, with 85,000 visitors streaming onto the Hannover exhibition ground

Vintage car parade and motorcycle meeting on INTERSCHUTZ closing day

The classic car parade and the motorcycle meeting on INTERSCHUTZ Saturday - this demonstration is likely to have rarity value not only in Hanover. On 25 June 2022, around 50 fire engines will drive through Hanover in a long procession.

Creative startups for and from the blue light scene

With a wealth of ideas, companies are constantly developing new, interesting services and products in the area of emergency response. At INTERSCHUTZ, young startups will be presenting themselves at a large joint booth (hall 16/F48) from June 20 to 25.

Ready for action (not only) in the event of disasters

Civil protection organizations are challenged more than ever. In addition to their tasks in everyday life, fire brigades, The Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW), the German Life Saving Society (DLRG), the German Red Cross (DRK), Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe (JUH), Malteser Hilfsdienst (MHD) and the Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB) are increasingly in demand for large-scale operations.

Exciting competitions and hard training

The world's leading trade fair INTERSCHUTZ offers the latest developments for every spectrum of fire brigade, rescue services, civil protection and safety. In addition, many side events guarantee excitement, entertainment and training opportunities.

Safety from head to toe

Interschutz presents the complete range of personal protective equipment (PPE)