International Public Safety Data Institute (IPSDI) Email Format
IT Services and IT ConsultingVirginia, United States11-50 Employees
The International Public Safety Data Institute (IPSDI) is a nonprofit, data science and research organization focused on improving public safety operations, resource deployment, and firefighter health and safety through analytics that yield actionable insights. Based in McLean, Virginia, IPSDI brings together fire service leaders, researchers, developers, and data scientists to support public safety agencies with data-driven decision making, offering tools such as FireCARES, NFORS Analytics, and the NFORS Exposure Tracker. Its work targets fire and emergency service departments, including volunteers and combination departments, aiming to quantify benefits and inform staffing and resource decisions. IPSDI operates within the IT services and IT consulting sector as a 501(c)(3) organization formed through collaboration among fire service, research, policy, and academic entities. A notable recent development is a partnership with the National Volunteer Fire Council to provide calculators that help volunteer and combination departments assess the financial benefits of utilizing volunteers.