Expert Fire Protection continuing education training services

Fire Smarts is a nationally recognized provider of fire protection training services. With specialized expertise in the NFPA standards, our instructors deliver continuing education fire sprinkler and fire alarm training courses for building and fire officials, service technicians and facility managers.

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Expert Instructors

Our instructors include internationally recognized industry experts with a proven ability for training on the NFPA standards for design, installation and maintenance of fire protection systems.

CEU Approved Training

We are a Preferred Provider with the International Code Council (ICC) and Recognized Training Provider with NICET to deliver approved training courses and issue Certificates of Completion.

Live Online Instruction

Complete your training classes with a live instructor in our online virtual classroom so you can learn without travel delays and expense.

Recorded Courses

Complete your training at your convenience with self-paced recorded training courses that are available on-demand when you have time.

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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 has more than 35 years experience in fire protection engineering and is Chief Engineering Officer at Telgian Engineering & Consulting. He has extensive experience with...

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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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  • "Fire Smarts has been our go-to place for my pipefitters for their required CEU training. Both the recorded trainings and live trainings are great. The instructors are very knowledgeable and take questions. The questions by other participats are valuable to me as well. I will continue to use Fire Smarts for my continuing pipefitting training."

  • 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."