The Fire Safety Academy (FSA), run by UL Research Institute’s Fire Safety Research Institute, provides free, self-paced, research-backed courses for firefighters and now supports integration with learning management systems to simplify assignment, tracking and credentialing.
Fire Safety Academy course offerings
The FSA course library, available at https://training.fsri.org, requires a free account and includes more than 35 courses plus microlessons tied to current NFPA Professional Qualifications Standards. Topics span Heat Transfer and PPE, Fire Dynamics in Structures, Thermal and Chemical Exposures in the Fire Service, Coordination of Suppression and Ventilation in Single-Family Homes, Structural Stability of Engineered Lumber Under Fire Conditions and detailed near-miss incidents.
FSA’s newest course, “Evidence-Based Structural Firefighting,” has been updated to reflect recent research and guidance for fireground operations and supports implementation of practices found in NFPA 1700: Guide for Structural Firefighting (2026). That program covers search and rescue, structural fire dynamics, exposure and hygiene considerations, and implementation considerations. Access to the course includes a downloadable resource list and the playbook “Evidence-Based Considerations for Your Fireground.”
Student access, testing and certification
Courses on the Fire Safety Academy are student-paced and can be paused and resumed. Each program offers examinations to confirm understanding and to support continuing education credit where tested programs are required for licensing. Certificates are available after each program for download or printing.
Integration with LMS: APS FIRE partnership
The Fire Safety Research Institute has partnered with Advanced Problem Solving (APS FIRE) to make FSA courses accessible within an existing LMS platform. The integration enables training officers to explore courses, assign classes to members, confirm successful completion and track individual training records within a single LMS. APS FIRE has provided LMS technology and credential management since 2012 and continues to support emergency service providers. Additional integrations are in active development and will be announced over the coming months.
Training officers facing multiple shifts and variable volunteer availability can use the FSA’s free, research-based programs and LMS integration to deliver current curriculum on flexible schedules and to document training and accreditation for their members. Up-to-date instruction on fire dynamics, operational coordination, ventilation and rescue remains central to mitigating incidents and reducing risk to firefighters.
