Field Intelligence
Field Intelligence
What is actually happening with AI in public safety — and does leadership know? Signal & Response is collecting primary data on how AI is being used in the field right now. The findings will be presented at Signal & Response East Coast and published in the Summary of Findings.
Why This Data Matters
Primary data the field doesn't have yet.
Commercial vendors are building AI tools for emergency communications, clinical decision support, documentation, and dispatch. Agencies are deploying them formally and informally. Individual providers are using consumer AI tools in ways their agencies may not have policies for.
Signal & Response is collecting primary data on how AI is being used in the field right now — at the individual provider level and at the organizational leadership level. The findings will be presented at Signal & Response East Coast as the opening research session and published in the Summary of Findings distributed to participants, partner organizations, and policymakers.
This is the data the field needs. It doesn't exist yet. You're the source.
Two Surveys. Two Perspectives. One Gap.
The most important finding these surveys can produce isn't a percentage. It's the distance between what leadership believes is happening and what providers report is happening. That gap — documented, aggregate, anonymous — is the research contribution.
The Surveys
Two surveys. Ten questions each.
Individual Provider Survey
Have you used an AI tool in connection with your work? Does your agency have a policy covering it? Did you know before you filled out this form?
This survey asks field providers about their direct experience with AI tools — sanctioned and unsanctioned, helpful and concerning. Ten questions. Five minutes. Responses are anonymous.
Agency Leadership Survey
Does your agency have a written AI use policy? Do you know what tools your personnel are using? Has an AI vendor approached your agency in the last twelve months?
This survey asks agency leadership about organizational posture — policy, procurement, awareness, and what would need to be true before authorizing an AI tool for operational use. Ten questions. Five minutes. Responses are anonymous.
How Participation Works
Verified. Anonymous. Aggregate.
Both surveys require verification of organizational affiliation. When you submit your organizational email address, you will receive a unique survey link at that address. Your email is used only to deliver the link — it is never associated with your responses.
Anonymous Responses
Survey responses are collected anonymously and reported in aggregate only. No individual respondent or agency is identified in any findings.
Accepted Domains
Government agencies at all levels, hospital systems, fire departments, EMS agencies, law enforcement agencies, dispatch centers, and emergency management organizations. A manual verification pathway is available if you work in public safety and cannot provide an organizational email.
Email Use
Your organizational email is used only to deliver your unique survey link. It is never stored alongside your responses and is not used for any other purpose.
What Happens With the Findings
Presented at the symposium. Published in the Summary.
Survey data closes two weeks before Signal & Response East Coast. Findings are presented in Session 1 of both events and published in the Signal & Response Summary of Findings — distributed to all registered participants, federation partners, and submitted to relevant policy and professional organizations.
Participants who complete either survey will receive a summary of findings by email when published.
While You're Here
Build context before the events.
The Signal & Response pre-series includes four free CE-accredited programs providing field-applicable context for exactly the questions these surveys are asking. The primer webinar is the best place to start.
View the Pre-Series