Fire & Smoke Restoration Technician

Dates: August 18 – 19, 2026; November 2 – 3, 2026
Time: 10:00am to 6:00pm EST
Location: Virtual Course Delivered via Live Stream
$575.00 + tax

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This course is a natural segway into other certifications such as Odour Control Technician, Applied Microbial Remediation Technician and more!

Students will learn how to combine various procedures with a practical approach to managing the job site and how that relates to job site cleanliness, odour removal and overall job completion.

Fire and Smoke Restoration Technicians are unique in their specified skills as our industry is so specialized! Its not just about cleaning and demolition! Today, many companies are still geared toward tear out and replacement rather than mitigation and restoration in fire and smoke losses. This course teaches process, preparation, determination how to manage specified residues, and overall job site success as it relates to fire and smoke losses.

Most property owners are not aware that these cleaning and mitigation services exist and in fact expect most fire or smoke affected materials require disposal. This course will provide options in each sector of the loss including:

Source removal
Cleaning techniques and options
Job site processing
Odour control
Handling structural damages
Managing light fixtures and painted surfaces

Odour is also a major factor in your job success – why? The customers perception of “clean” is impacted by how things smell. This is a proven concept! Odour as it relates specifically to fire and smoke restoration is also a covered topic over this 2-day course. This course pairs nicely with the Odour Control Technician (IICRC OCT) course as an additional 1-day certification course.

Having this knowledge of how fire and smoke residues move through buildings is an important factor of your job success. It supports your process and preparation for the job – without a process this could be an even larger disaster! And without this course knowledge you will not have the “know how” of exactly how to get results.

When you train with The Center for Disaster Recovery you will learn:

General concepts and technical terminology
Structural restoration and deodorization methods, choices and techniques
Contents cleaning and deodorization & pack-outs and processes
Components of soot and smoke residue
Management and staffing needs
Interior vs. Exterior fire and smoke residues and characteristics
Equipment and chemical choices and their application
HVAC – practices and determination of recovery
Safety expectations
Understanding fire classes and the damage they cause
Cleanup methodology based on the class of fire
Ultrasonic techniques – what can and cannot be processed

Dry or Oily residue? Clean, resurface or replace? What about contents?

Contents in fire and smoke losses are also very specialized and need attention sooner than later to prevent damages. Customers will also have value placed on their contents and this is an important component of this course content. Moving, packing and processing the contents is also a topic covered in our course. Pack outs can be very daunting, and very costly if not managed effectively with intention. This course will address effective steps to ensure a smooth pack out and pack back for the customer. Serving the customer in this time can be very difficult and they are impacted by their loss. No matter how small or large, these losses are devastating. This course will address in detail how to manage customer expectations, discuss their contents values and restoration options. Start to finish we have you covered.

Fire and Smoke Restoration Certification (IICRC FSRT) training will place you ahead of your competition and put you into a win-win situation within your company, the insurance carrier and the property owner!

WHY?

Smoke generates a special kind of problem. As it is the by-product of incomplete combustion. It is visible through the presence of minute particles of carbon. The mention of carbon gives the impression that the residue smoke (soot) is only black. Depending upon the fire conditions and the material that was burned, smoke residues can vary in color from white to yellow to brown. They may look like dust but its not!

This course also addresses the principles of general safety including: Structural integrity, Toxic and flammable gases, particulate matter, use of HEPA filtration and carbon filters, potential for microorganisms and of course safe practices that surround demolition.

In today’s market, we also have to learn how to address and work with chemical sensitive customers. In this fire and smoke restoration course (IICRC FSRT) Customers today are more educated, more integrated with sustainable practices and chemical safety. Its important to learn to support them and advise customers to vacate the area during restoration. This may entail use of specialty equipment and cleaning practices.

FAQ

Will I learn in this course what products and chemicals to use?

YES! We will discuss at length your product choices, measurement, application and safe use of the right products to address the specific fire and smoke residue.

Will I learn how to clean items that are only smoke affected?

YES! This course will teach various techniques to address many of the situations you will encounter in a fire and smoke loss.

I am not sure about taking this course via live stream instead of in person. What should I do?

Any course taken with The Center for Disaster Recovery promises will engage students to learn and take action. Fire and Smoke Restoration Technician incorporates live training, excellent videos to enhance training facilitation, and ongoing review of fire and smoke principles and their application.