Holoindustry introduced ThermalGlass Firefighter Professional to the world at FDIC International 2026, held 20–25 April in Indianapolis, Indiana. The event is the largest firefighting conference on the planet, drawing tens of thousands of fire service professionals, equipment manufacturers, and industry leaders from across the globe every year. For Holoindustry, it was the right place to make a first impression.
This was the first time ThermalGlass Firefighter Professional had been shown publicly anywhere in the world.
ThermalGlass Firefighter Professional is a firefighter mask with an integrated thermal camera and a see-through heads-up display. Powered by Holoindustry's Fused Vision™ technology, it overlays a real-time thermal heatmap directly onto the wearer's natural field of view. A first responder entering a burning or smoke-filled building sees heat signatures, hotspots, and structural dangers as a continuous visual layer on top of the real world, without looking away from the environment or reaching for a separate device.
The core difference from existing thermal tools is the integration. Handheld thermal cameras require a free hand and conscious attention to operate. ThermalGlass Firefighter Professional keeps both hands free and delivers thermal awareness passively, as part of the firefighter's normal field of vision. In the conditions where it matters most, near-zero visibility, high stress, active fire, that distinction is operationally significant.
The Holoindustry stand drew consistent attention across the six days of the event. Visitors came from fire departments, industrial fire brigades, equipment procurement teams, and training organisations spanning multiple continents. The professional profile of the audience at FDIC meant that the conversations at the stand went quickly past the conceptual and into the practical: how the mask integrates with existing SCBA equipment, how the display performs in high-heat conditions, what the training requirements look like.
That depth of engagement is exactly what a world premiere at a venue like FDIC is designed to generate. The fire service community is a specialised, tightly connected professional world. When something new appears at FDIC, word travels fast.
FDIC International is where the fire service industry takes stock of where the technology is going. It is not a regional event or a niche trade show. Every major equipment manufacturer in the fire sector is present, and so are the buyers, the trainers, and the standards bodies that shape how new technology gets adopted across fire departments worldwide.
Choosing FDIC as the venue for the first public showing of ThermalGlass Firefighter Professional was a deliberate decision. The product was built for this community. Introducing it here, in front of the people who will ultimately decide whether it earns a place in the fire service, was the right first step.
The conversations from Indianapolis are continuing. If you are working in fire service, industrial fire response, or equipment procurement and want to learn more about ThermalGlass Firefighter Professional, the details are below.
