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Services Designed for the Real Demands of Today’s Fire Service

Practical, evidence-based support for departments, training officers, and instructors.

How FireRescueEdu Helps Departments Train Smarter

Every department faces different challenges, resources, and training needs. FireRescueEdu provides flexible consulting, customized course materials, and modern training solutions built on decades of operational experience and advanced instructional design.

Training Consulting

Strengthen your department’s training program with expert guidance.

Get support refining or rebuilding your department’s training strategy. From identifying required competencies to planning annual training calendars, this service helps you build a consistent, effective, and compliant training program.

  • Identify and navigate training requirements

  • Strategic planning

  • Build or refine department training plans

  • Training program development

  • Program evaluation and improvement

  • Training calendar planning

Custom Learning Materials

Professional, ready-to-use training content created specifically for your department.

Whether you need a complete course, a series of microlearning modules, or clear training aids for daily drills, FireRescueEdu designs materials that make learning clear, repeatable, and effective.

  • Instructional design services

  • Custom course content

  • Lesson plans & curriculum materials

  • E-learning modules

  • Microlearning modules

  • Job aids & quick reference guides

  • Assessment tools & checklists

Modern Training Solutions

Engaging, flexible learning options for today’s firefighters and instructors.

Use e-learning, blended instruction, and scenario-based learning to improve how your department delivers training. These solutions help increase engagement, retention, and performance—especially for busy or multi-shift operations.

  • E-learning courses & standalone modules

  • Microlearning and mobile learning

  • Online and blended learning

  • Gamification essentials

  • Scenario-based learning

Coaching & Performance Improvement:

  • Instructor coaching

  • Evaluative & non-evaluative session observations

  • Feedback & video analysis

  • Professional development plans

Workshops & Presentations

Engaging, practical sessions for conferences and department training days.

These workshops and presentations bring decades of operational experience and instructional expertise directly to your training event. (Ed can provide longer descriptions as needed.)

Presentations:

  • What the Best Instructors Do
  • Can We Do What We Say We Do?
  • Improving Company-Level Training: Designing the Drill
  • 40 Years of Significant Incidents & Lessons Learned
  • Special Ops for Regular Ops
  • Trench Rescue 2025

Workshops:

  • Designing & Delivering Engaging Training Sessions
  • Developing High-Quality Drills
  • Fully Developed Instruction: Engaging Your Audience

FAQ

No, there is no cost for our initial discussion meeting.
We work with you to develop department-specific training that makes sense for your situation. The product is designed and developed with you. It is not generic, one-size-fits-all pre-packaged content.
While we are based in Rochester, NY, we are happy to discuss training projects no matter where you are located.
Use the contact form to reach out to us. The next step will be to schedule a phone call, an in-person discussion, or a web meeting.

We believe that training must be engaging, and we promote active learning practices. Our training philosophy is rooted in andragogy, or adult learning principles, and considers the learner and the knowledge necessary for the workplace to be intertwined.

Yes, we can develop courses in SCORM and xAPI and deliver them for hosting on your existing LMS. If you do not currently have a Learning Management System (LMS), we can work with you to build out a training library.

Yes, we believe that critical information should be readily available for emergency responders. We can develop electronic job aids or even laminate custom information cards for quick reference.

Yes, we can work with you to build your training session information in easily shareable lesson plan formats.

Yes, most of our in-person training offerings are geared toward fire instructor and fire officer professional development, but we are happy to customize firefighting and technical rescue programs for you.

Yes, we can help you map out goals and training sessions for your department.

We do have references from prior training and consultation contracts. Please reach out for reference information.

Let’s Strengthen Your Training Program

Simple, practical support for departments of any size.