The International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics was started in 2002 with a special mission to bring together roboticists and practitioners, where academics can present practically-oriented research addressing existing domain needs and engage with agencies, responders, and companies. The conference is single track with full papers published by the IEEE. It traditionally sets aside time for field tours of training facilities or hosts exercises. It is a hands-on, community-oriented conference.