The fire & smoke certification. Identify smoke and residue types, deodorize with the right method, and restore structure and contents instead of replacing them — taught hands-on at RTI.

3 days

24 contact hours

IICRC exam on the final day

14 CECs awarded

No prerequisites

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Technician in full PPE thermal-fogging a room to neutralize smoke odor during fire restoration training

FSRT

FSRT · THERMAL FOGGING · ODOR CONTROL

IICRC

APPROVED

Approved school

Reg. #2014300

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FSRT

Upcoming dates Overview Why take it Course outline Who it’s for FAQ

Upcoming FSRT dates

Live, instructor-led classes run throughout the year, in person and online. View the current schedule and reserve a seat in the Restoration Technical Institute course catalog.

From

$359

per seat

Registration open

See every upcoming FSRT class and reserve your seat.

Current dates, locations, seat counts and pricing are kept live in the RTI course catalog — registration, attendance and your certification all flow through the Lever360 system.

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What to bring, where to go and how to prep for class day.

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Private FSRT classes at your facility or ours — standardized across every location.

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What the FSRT is

Restore, don’t replace.

Fire losses are won or lost on knowledge. The difference between gutting a room and restoring it is knowing how each smoke and residue type behaves — and choosing the cleaning and deodorization method that matches it. That knowledge is exactly what the FSRT teaches.

Students work through wet and dry smoke, protein and synthetic residues, structural cleaning sequences and the full deodorization toolkit — thermal fogging, hydroxyl, ozone and sealing — so they can write a scope that restores value instead of defaulting to replacement.

At a glance

3 days

classroom + hands-on cleaning labs

deodorization methods covered

Restore

over replace — protect the claim

Why take it

Why your team takes the FSRT

Certification isn’t a wall decoration. Here’s what the credential actually changes for your techs and your business.

Restore value, protect the claim

Knowing what can be cleaned instead of replaced keeps claims in scope and makes your bid the one that gets approved.

Match the method to the residue

Wet vs. dry smoke, protein vs. synthetic — the right cleaning and deodorization approach is what separates a pro from a guess.

Own deodorization

Thermal fogging, hydroxyl, ozone and sealing — deployed correctly so the odor is gone for good, not masked.

Add a service line that pays

Fire jobs are larger, longer and higher-value. FSRT-certified techs are what let you take them on with confidence.

The outcome

What you'll walk out with

Three days in, your techs can read a fire loss, choose the right method and deodorize for good.

Identify smoke & residue

Wet, dry, protein and synthetic — and how each behaves

Clean the right way

Structural cleaning sequences matched to the residue

Deodorize for good

Thermal fog, hydroxyl, ozone and sealing — deployed correctly

Scope restore-vs-replace

Document decisions that keep the claim in scope

The credential

IICRC

This certifies the holder as

FSRT — Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration Technician

Issued by the IICRC · delivered by the Restoration Technical Institute (RTI)

Exam fee

$80 to IICRC

Credits

14 CECs awarded

Length

3 days

School

RTI · Reg #2014300

Earned certs land in the technician’s Lever360 profile automatically — renewals and expirations tracked on the same dashboard your office uses to staff jobs.

Course outline

Three days, from combustion science to a deodorized structure.

3 days · 24 contact hours

Day 1

Fire science & residue types

Day 2

Cleaning & contents

Day 3

Deodorization & IICRC exam

Certified

IICRC FSRT credential

Day 1

Day 1 of 3

Fire science & residue types

What you'll cover

How fire burns and how smoke travels

Wet smoke, dry smoke, protein & synthetic residues

Assessing damage and restorability

Health, safety and PPE on fire losses

Day 2

Day 2 of 3

Cleaning & contents

What you'll cover

Structural cleaning sequences and chemistry

Matching cleaning method to residue type

Contents cleaning: restore vs. replace decisions

Surface testing and documentation

Day 3

Day 3 of 3

Deodorization & IICRC exam

What you'll cover

Odor theory and source removal

Thermal fogging, hydroxyl, ozone & sealing

Building a deodorization plan

IICRC written examination — certify on-site

Who it’s for

Technicians expanding from water into fire & smoke work

Companies adding a fire-restoration service line

Estimators scoping restore-vs-replace on fire claims

Crews who handle contents and structural cleaning

No prerequisites

Open to all technicians

This is a foundation-level class with no prior certification required — the right place to start, whether your tech is brand new or formalizing years of field experience.

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Inside the class

Hands on real losses — not slides.

The Restoration Technical Institute runs inside a live restoration company. Every class is taught on real equipment, in real scenarios, by instructors who still run jobs.

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Technician thermal-fogging a room to neutralize smoke odor

Thermal fogging · odor control

Technician airless-spraying sealer onto wall studs after smoke damage

Sealing structural framing

Technician documenting equipment and materials during training

Documenting the scope

Technicians performing structural cleaning in the training space

Structural cleaning labs

RTI instructors leading hands-on training in the live flood house

Instructors who still run jobs

Taught by RTI

The instructors are the difference.

Working instructors

Every RTI instructor is an active tech, supervisor or estimator — so the answer to “what actually happens on site?” comes from this week’s jobs, not a textbook.

A live flood house

Our training environment gets soaked, mapped, dried and reset every week. Students place real equipment under a real job clock before they ever touch a customer’s floor.

An IICRC-approved school

The Restoration Technical Institute is an IICRC-approved school (Reg. #2014300) in Reading, PA, delivering the full catalog of core and specialty restoration certifications.

5,000+

Certifications issued

IICRC course tracks

1,800

Sq ft live flood house

Questions

Before you register.

Still have a question?

Student services can help with prerequisites, group rates, scheduling and licensing requirements in your state.

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Do I need any prior certification to take the FSRT?

No. FSRT has no prerequisites, though many techs take it after the WRT as they broaden from water into fire and smoke work.

Is the IICRC exam fee included?

The IICRC FSRT exam is administered on the final day, but the exam fee isn’t included in tuition — it’s a separate $80 fee paid directly to the IICRC.

Do you cover deodorization equipment hands-on?

Yes. You’ll work with thermal fogging, hydroxyl and ozone deodorization and learn when to deploy each, plus sealing techniques for structural odor.

What should I bring?

Work clothes and closed-toe shoes. All PPE, cleaning materials, equipment and course materials are provided.

FSRT · IICRC Certification by the Restoration Technical Institute

Get your crew certified. Keep them on the job.

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Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration Technician

Upcoming FSRT dates

See every upcoming FSRT class and reserve your seat.

Restore, don’t replace.

Why your team takes the FSRT

Restore value, protect the claim

Match the method to the residue

Own deodorization

Add a service line that pays

What you'll walk out with

Course outline

Fire science & residue types

Cleaning & contents

Deodorization & IICRC exam

Who it’s for

Hands on real losses — not slides.

The instructors are the difference.

Before you register.

Get your crew certified. Keep them on the job.

Three levers. Pull all three and the whole company moves.

You're running the company here. The other two make it compound.

You're training the team here. The other two make the training stick.

You're certifying the trade here. The other two carry the credential to the field.

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