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Expert Fire Protection education & training services

Fire Smarts is a nationally recognized provider of fire protection education and training services. With specialized expertise in the NFPA standards Fire Smarts Faculty members create and deliver custom fire protection training solutions for contractors, fire and building officials, and business organizations.

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Expert Faculty

Our faculty includes internationally recognized industry experts with a proven ability and passion for educating our clients on the proper methods for design and installation of fire protection systems.

Custom Training

We offer custom tailored training solutions to meet your organizations needs. When training a group of six or more people, it is often more cost effective to bring the expert to you.

Classroom/Online Instruction

From traditional classroom training to virtual online training, we deliver. Utilizing advanced online training tools and software, we create a virtual classroom for you to learn without travel delays and expense.

Training Webinars

As part of our fire protection training services Fire Smarts produces a variety of training webinars. Live and recorded sessions are available to meet your scheduling needs.

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Meet the Fire Smarts Faculty

Internationally recognized industry experts with a proven ability and passion for teaching.

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Russ Leavitt

Russ Leavitt is the Executive Chair of Telgian Holdings. With over 42 years of experience, he holds a Level IV certification from NICET in Fire Sprinkler Layout and Certified...

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Tracey Bellamy
Tracey Bellamy

Tracey Bellamy has more than 25 years experience in the fire protection community including all areas of the fire sprinkler industry. He has extensive experience with fire suppression...

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Tom Parrish
Tom Parrish

Tom Parrish has more than 30 years’ experience in fire protection and emergency response and is the retired Fire Marshal for Putnam Township Michigan as well as Vice President...

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Bob G. Caputo

Bob Caputo has more than 25 years experience in the fire protection community including all areas of the fire sprinkler industry. A former fire fighter trained in fire suppression...

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  • Harvey Scher

    "I’ve taken over twenty-five of these certifications, they are very well presented and valuable."

  • "The Fire Smarts instructor was excellent! Each fire protection training session exceeded our expectations in every way."

  • "The Fire Smarts instructor was a fabulous trainer with excellent presentation skills! I highly recommend Fire Smarts to anyone searching for an excellent fire protection instructor or a great speaker."

  • “Fire Smarts is the sole contractor used since 2014 to provide instruction for all classes offered. Fire Smarts submitted a bid each year that was considered very fair in terms of price, included instruction for all classes and provided one point of contact to coordinate with. We have received numerous positive comments on the instructors and training provided by Fire Smarts.”

  • Russ Leavitt

    "Staying up to date and understanding any changes to the NFPA standards is essential to success as a fire safety professional. Those most successful have made training a priority throughout their career."

  • "Fire Smarts is honored to work with the Washington State Fire Marshal’s Office to present the fire sprinkler courses. Our extensive knowledge of the NFPA standards, our ability to create custom training programs and our top-rated instructors is a perfect fit to meet the State’s fire protection training needs."