MissionCIT® Officer Institute
Lead with confidence
Practitioner-led fire officer development that builds confident, effective company and command officers — delivered around the reality of your shift schedule.
However you lead — a career, combination, or volunteer department — you choose how your people learn: in person at your station, in a live hybrid cohort, or online at their own pace.
Our courses — No-Nonsense Leadership, Cab to Car, and Crew Resource Management — are built on our unique framework and around the reality of your shift schedule.
✓ Supports AFG / SAFER funding · ✓ Practitioner-led  ·  ✓ In-person · Hybrid · Online
By first responders, for first responders.
Taught by BC Jarrod Sergi & practicing officers · Featured at FDIC · FRI · Firehouse EXPO · Grounded in the C.O.M.M.A.N.D. framework
One institute. Two ways in.
Whether you’re building a department-wide culture of leadership or investing in your own career, there’s a path built for how your people actually learn.
For Departments - Build your Culture
Build a culture of leadership across your company and command officers — on your schedule, at your station, or online.
- ✓In-person, hybrid, or department-wide online license
- ✓Up to 30 officers per private cohort
- ✓Supports AFG / SAFER funding
For Officers - Take Ownership
Own your professional development and prepare for the next step — on your own terms and your own timeline.
- ✓100% online, self-paced leadership content
- ✓Live hybrid open-enrollment cohorts
- ✓Reference materials & resume builder
Developing tomorrow's leaders, today.
Choose the delivery method that fits your agency’s shift schedule. Closed programs are priced per engagement — request a quote and we’ll build it around you.
Boots on the Ground
In-person at your station
Starting at $6,000 + travel
- ✓Jarrod Sergi’s programs delivered on-site
- ✓4-hour or 8-hour formats
- ✓Built around your shift schedule
- ✓Engaging, discussion-driven facilitation
ESSENTIAL Leadership
Private hybrid cohort
Starting at $4,500
- ✓Private learning cohort for your department
- ✓Self-paced coursework + live sessions
- ✓Up to 30 officers per cohort
- ✓Closing roundtable discussion
The Station Pass
Department online license
$199 / student
- ✓100% online, asynchronous
- ✓License for every member
- ✓Progress tracking for chief visibility
- ✓Volume discounts available
Mutual-aid co-attendance available · regional consortia welcomed.
Your investment, your leadership.
Take the next step in your career with self-paced content or a live open-enrollment cohort.
Leading From Within
100% online, self-paced
$199 / online license
- ✓Online access to No-Nonsense Leadership
- ✓Take it at your own pace
- ✓Reference materials any time
- ✓Resume builder for future advancement
Own Your Path
Hybrid open enrollment
$449 / student
- ✓Online content, at your own pace
- ✓Live virtual sessions every other week
- ✓3-month guided program
- ✓Multiple cohorts per year — see dates below
Premium experiential add-on
Live-fire command scenarios
Layer real strategy-and-tactics decision-making onto Cab to Car with our tactical burn trailer — officers make live command calls against real fire conditions. Delivered at your facility, within 150 miles of Watertown, CT.
Real-world curriculum, at your fingertips.
Every course is grounded in the C.O.M.M.A.N.D. framework and built for the daily demands of fire and EMS operations — no theory for theory’s sake. Every course is built to the same instructional-design standards as our CAPCE-accredited EMS programs, and contact hours are documented for every delivery format. Courses are available now for in-person delivery at your station and as a hybrid open-enrollment cohort. A self-paced online release is in production for Cab to Car and CRM.
Company Officer
No-Nonsense Leadership
A realistic approach to company-officer leadership: team building, conflict management, accountability, and unit cohesion. Tools today to make change tomorrow.
All Ranks · Command
Cab to Car
Effective fireground command from the first-arriving company through demobilization — size-up, command presence, communications, resource allocation, and ICS in practice.Â
Crew Leadership
Crew Resource Management
Decision-making under stress and high-reliability crew performance — a research-informed complement to command training and live-fire scenarios.Â
CultureOperationsMissionManagementAccountabilityNavigationDevelopment
Culture — Establish a foundation of trust, teamwork, and professionalism that drives high performance.Operations — Sharpen tactical decision-making and execution on the fireground.Mission — Keep a sharp focus on life safety, incident stabilization, and property conservation.Management — Lead with clarity, coordinate resources, and maintain control under pressure.Accountability — Ensure responsibility for people, actions, and outcomes to protect crews and your community.Navigation — Maintain situational awareness and guide teams through uncertainty, challenge, and organizational change.Development — Commit to continuous growth, mentorship, and preparing tomorrow’s leaders.
Leadership & Command Courses - What will you learn?
Effective Fireground Command: A Practical Approach – Cab to the Car
Cab to Car Course Description
Course Description: Effective fireground command doesn’t have to start once a chief officer gets on scene. Effective command and control starts with the first arriving company and continues throughout the duration of the incident. This program reinforces the need for strong command and control from the moment the first air brake hits until demobilization. Focus will be on understanding how to establish appropriate strategies and reinforcing those strategies with sound tactics. We will dive into size up, command presence, communications, resource allocation, risk management, and building out an ICS structure in a practical way. The goal of this program is to give incident commanders of all ranks the tools and knowledge to run effective firegrounds that support decision making at the lowest level, and not micromanagement from the highest.
Purpose: The sole purpose of this program is to give incident commanders of any rank confidence in their role and help them understand the important elements that exist in effective fireground command. Simply put, I want to help people get better. The purpose of this class is to offer realistic and practical approaches to running a god fireground. Lastly, I want to reinforce to all attendees that this is a team sport. That fireground command doesn’t start when the chief arrives. There is a relationship between the officer in the cab of the fire truck and the chief in the car. Their needs to be synergy between them, understanding of each other’s roles, and a common desire to start the command process of on the right track, and to maintain it properly for the duration of the incident.
No-Nonsense Leadership: A Realistic Approach for the Company Officer
No Nonsense Leadership Course Description
Course Description: This program is designed to be a no-nonsense approach to company officer leadership. No theory here, just realistic, and practical ways proven to build an effective group of performers within your team. I will bring previous military experience as well as experience in my current role to reinforce the importance of unit cohesion and how to achieve it. We will talk about team building and relationships, conflict management, accountability and more. This class is meant to inspire action and produce results in your company and your department. You will be given tools today to make immediate change tomorrow.
Purpose: The purpose of this program is to reinforce just how necessary strong company level leadership is. I think we need it now more than ever and I intend to make sure that everyone that hears this message leaves invigorated and energized to get back and take ownership of themselves and their crews. it is the purpose of this program to inspire action and produce results, almost immediately.
Reserve your seat in the next class.
Every Officer Institute cohort lives right here — No-Nonsense Leadership, Cab to Car, and Crew Resource Management. Hybrid programs run three months with live online sessions every other week; online content opens on day one.
21 Jan – 15 Apr 2027  $449
No-Nonsense Leadership
Hybrid · Own Your Path · Winter 2027
05 Apr – 24 Jun 2027  $449
Crew Resource Management
Hybrid · Own Your Path · Spring 2027
10 Jun – 02 Sep 2027  $449
No-Nonsense Leadership
Hybrid · Own Your Path · Summer 2027
28 Oct 2027 – 20 Jan 2028  $449
No-Nonsense Leadership
Hybrid · Own Your Path · Fall 2027
Learn from people who've held the position.
Jarrod Sergi
Officer Development
Battalion Chief Jarrod Sergi has spent more than 20 years with Norfolk Fire-Rescue (VA), at both company and command level in the city's busiest companies and later in the training division and logistics. He has built and delivered department-wide and regional programs on strategy and tactics, fire dynamics, command and control, and officer development, and is a state instructor for both the Virginia Department of Fire Programs and the National Fire Academy. A National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer graduate with a master's in executive leadership from Liberty University, he sits on the NFPA 14 committee, writes for Fire Engineering, and teaches at FDIC, Firehouse EXPO, and Fire Rescue International — and is a U.S. Navy veteran of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.
Rich Graulich
Officer Development
Company Officer Rich Graulich is a 30-year fire service veteran with Norfolk Fire-Rescue (VA). He began in North Jersey as a volunteer and Mobile Intensive Care Paramedic before joining Norfolk in 1996, spending three decades in the city's busiest engine and ladder companies. A Virginia Department of Fire Programs instructor since 2003, he specializes in engine company operations, contact tactics, and developing high-performing crews, and lectures regularly at the Virginia Fire Expo and the Virginia Fire Chiefs Academy.
Rob Clemons
Fire Service Operations
Chief Rob Clemons is a 40-year fire service veteran who retired in 2020 as the Fire Chief for the City of Manassas (VA). Previously, he served 28 years with Prince William County, rising to the rank of Battalion Chief. A prominent leader within the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), Chief Clemons has developed and led national initiatives on firefighter safety, recruitment, and regional collaboration. He specializes in strategic planning and leadership development for combination Fire/EMS departments.
“Relevant, meaningful, and genuine. We will definitely be asking for him to return.”
— Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority
“Unlike any training we’ve had before, and it hit all the right marks.”
— Deputy Chief Jeff Gerace
On the horizon · 2027
Executive Leadership Development Series
A premium cohort program for chief officers and their deputies — strategic leadership for those who run the department, not just the fireground. Built with fire-service executive faculty and launching in 2027.
Before you book.
Cost & funding
How much does fire officer leadership training cost?
MissionCIT Officer Institute pricing depends on delivery method. An individual self-paced online license is $199. A seat in a hybrid open-enrollment Own Your Path cohort is $449 per student. A department online license under The Station Pass is $199 per student with volume discounts. A private hybrid cohort for a department starts at $4,500 for up to 30 officers. In-person delivery at your station starts at $6,000 plus travel.
Is fire officer training eligible for AFG or SAFER grant funding?
All MissionCIT Officer Institute department programs are designed to support Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant-funded training initiatives, with flexible delivery that fits grant scopes. MissionCIT can provide the documentation departments typically need for grant reporting.
Can my department reimburse me?
Yes. When MissionCIT sends your invoice you can forward it to your department for reimbursement. If you pay by credit card, email MissionCIT for a receipt.
Choosing a course
What is Cab to Car?
Cab to Car is the short name for Effective Fireground Command: A Practical Approach from the Cab to the Car, a MissionCIT Officer Institute course on fireground command for incident commanders of all ranks. It covers size-up, command presence, communications, resource allocation, risk management, and practical ICS structure from the arrival of the first company through demobilization. The name refers to the working relationship between the company officer in the cab of the apparatus and the chief officer in the command car.
Is Cab to Car available online?
Cab to Car is available now as in-person delivery at your department and as a hybrid open-enrollment cohort. A self-paced online version is in production and has not been released yet. No-Nonsense Leadership is already available as a self-paced online license.
When does Crew Resource Management start?
Crew Resource Management course content releases in fall 2026. The first hybrid open-enrollment cohort runs from 5 April 2027 to 24 June 2027, and registration is open now at $449 per student.
How we teach
What is the C.O.M.M.A.N.D. framework?
C.O.M.M.A.N.D. is MissionCIT’s seven-pillar fire service leadership model that every Officer Institute course is built on: Culture, Operations, Mission, Management, Accountability, Navigation, and Development. Culture establishes trust, teamwork, and professionalism. Operations sharpens tactical decision-making and execution on the fireground. Mission keeps focus on life safety, incident stabilization, and property conservation. Management means leading with clarity and maintaining control under pressure. Accountability ensures responsibility for people, actions, and outcomes. Navigation maintains situational awareness through uncertainty and organizational change. Development is a commitment to growth, mentorship, and preparing tomorrow’s leaders.
Who teaches the Officer Institute courses?
Courses are taught by practicing and former fire officers from the MissionCIT Officer Institute instructor team, assigned by availability and by client request. Battalion Chief Jarrod Sergi of Norfolk Fire-Rescue is Director of Officer Development; he is a National Fire Academy and Virginia Department of Fire Programs instructor, an NFPA 14 committee member, and a National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer program graduate. Rich Graulich, a 30-year veteran and company officer with Norfolk Fire-Rescue, instructs on engine company operations and crew development. Chief Rob Clemons, MissionCIT’s Director of Fire Service Operations, is a 40-year veteran who retired as Fire Chief for the City of Manassas (VA) and specializes in strategic planning and leadership development for combination Fire/EMS departments.
Attending a cohort
Can I only join the live online sessions and skip the online portion?
No. The hybrid program includes both the online content and the live online sessions, and each one complements the other.
Are the live online sessions recorded?
Yes. Live sessions are recorded so students can access them later. Attendance is still required unless you have an emergency.
Can MissionCIT work around our shift schedule for in-person delivery?
Yes. MissionCIT builds in-person delivery around the department’s shift schedule and other planned events in the organization, in 4-hour or 8-hour formats.
Find the leadership path for your department.
Tell us who you are and we’ll take you straight to scheduling — no obligation. We’ll help you choose the right delivery method and build a quote around your schedule and budget.