For firefighters
Firefighter training that sticks, all year long.
A class puts the knowledge in. Keeping it there takes review. ADVANCE supports the recruit academy week by week, then keeps certified firefighters current with flashcards, drills, practice tests with every answer explained, and Signal, the intelligent tutor.
Why knowledge fades between drills
Forgetting starts early. Knowledge can begin to fade soon after a training event, and one completion doesn't ensure lasting recall. That's the forgetting curve, first described by Hermann Ebbinghaus in 1885. Annual hours and checked boxes show that someone was present. They don't show what a firefighter can still recall on the fireground.
Review has strong evidence. Spaced repetition and active recall are among the best-supported methods for durable learning. ADVANCE schedules flashcard review with SM-2, a long-established spaced-repetition method.
How firefighters train in ADVANCE
Recall. Reveal. Rate.
Daily cards: answer from memory, check the answer and the common misconceptions, then rate how well you knew it.
Spaced review
Rate each card Again, Hard, Good or Easy. It comes back sooner when it was hard, later once it sticks.
Every answer explained
Quizzes, practice tests and practice exams show what you chose, why the right answer is right, and why yours was wrong.
A debrief after the quiz
Signal, the intelligent tutor, names the pattern in what you missed, the concept to fix first and the next move, then runs a focused drill on it.
Results you can see
Every score is kept, so you and your instructors can see progress over time. The department sets its own standard.
Train anywhere
On any phone, tablet or computer: at the station, at home, or on a day off.
Built around the firefighter curriculum
ADVANCE's fire content follows the Firefighter I curriculum and the firefighter job performance requirements of NFPA 1010. Each firefighter's capability profile breaks results out by skill area, such as fireground communications, fireground operations, hose and water supply, PPE and SCBA, and rural water supply, so strengths and development needs are visible topic by topic.
From recruit to veteran
Recruits work through their academy class week by week: study guides, chapter videos, and the flashcards, quizzes, practice tests and practice exams their instructors publish. Once certified, members keep their knowledge current with flashcards, drills and practice tests between calls.
Signal is for training only. It is not operational, command, or medical direction, and AI can make mistakes. ADVANCE is not affiliated with or endorsed by NFPA.
Bring ADVANCE to your department.
A focused pilot with your own members: establish a baseline, review use at the midpoint, and evaluate the evidence at closeout.