RPI TRAINING 

INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF

RPI believes that providing accurate, proven, and current information and techniques is the best and only way to instruct. The RPI Instructors are chosen on their knowledge and experience as well as how they can relay this information to the beginner student all the way to the advanced student.

Many members of the RPI training staff are certified fire instructors, many teach for their local fire academies and departments, and many of the instructors draw from their own experiences in the field to provide real-life proven information. Our instructors haven’t just read a book about what we teach! OUR instructors have operated at multiple alarm fires, High Rise fires, fires involving MAYDAY’s, building collapses, high-angle rope rescues, crane collapse emergencies, confined space incidents, intricate HAZMAT and WMD incidents, live trench rescues, man-in-machine incidents, and SCUBA operations.

Many of the RPI staff have responded to major world impacting incidents such as the WTC Rescue and Recovery, Hurricane Katrina, the earthquake in Haiti, Superstorm Sandy, and the Miracle on the Hudson. RPI is proud to have the staff of instructors that we are able to choose from.

ESCAPE TRAINING

RPI has been the Industry Leader in providing Personal Escape System Training since 2007. From the original RPI Escape System to the modernized Phoenix Escape System, we have been keeping firefighters safe for over 15 years. And even though the Escape System itself is an incredible piece of equipment, our top-of-the-line instructors take the whole experience to the next level. With hundreds of years of combined experience, our team of instructors not only teach the programs, they help develop the curriculum. Although we prefer to work with the RPI authorized systems, we do offer certified instruction for multiple manufacturers across the Country.

We have plenty of location options to conduct the training at. Your fire house, a certified training academy, an acquired structure or with the use of one of RPI's two mobile training props. We schedule 30+ days in advance to ensure the proper facility, equipment, and instructors lined up for a successful training session..

Contact the RPI Escape Training team at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or submit a request below.

RPI offers different levels of training based on your department's needs.

Initial End User Training:

The personal escape system authorized end user program will educate the firefighter on the proper use & deployment of the personal escape system. This class consists of a classroom session and a hands-on session which will require the students to be put through several simulated situations requiring them to deploy their personal escape system. A case study review on the FDNY Black Sunday incident will also be delivered during the program.


Annual Refresher Program:

The annual refresher program is intended to reinforce previously learned skills and techniques with regards to the deployment of the members' personal escape system. Students will be put through several simulated situations requiring them to display proficiency in the use of their personal escape system.


Train the Trainer Program:

The personal escape system train-the-trainer program will educate the instructor on the proper use and instructional process of their personal escape system. This class consists of a classroom and hands on session that includes situations warranting PES use, anchor options, packing of the system, & deployment techniques. Instructional techniques will also include safety procedures, trouble shooting, and teaching skills. Completion of this training will only authorize department instructors to deliver the training to their respective department, not other agencies.