The Right Results
Ascent FD ACT Professional Services addresses your community's needs. How can we assist you in planning your future?

Strategic Planning
Ascent FD ACT partners with fire departments to design customized, forward-looking strategic plans that strengthen operations and prepare organizations for future challenges. Our experienced fire service leaders bring expertise in organizational assessment, community risk analysis, and operational planning. Each plan is built collaboratively to reflect your department’s unique mission, vision, and values, align with NFPA standards, and provide actionable steps for sustainable growth and improved service delivery.

Fire Chief Selection
Ascent FD ACT helps communities confidently select their next fire chief through a proven, objective, and defensible assessment center process. Our team of experienced chief officers delivers structured evaluations tailored to your department’s needs, ensuring every candidate is measured on leadership, decision-making, and operational expertise. With Ascent, you’re not just hiring a chief—you’re securing the right leader for your community’s future.

Consultation Services
At Ascent FD ACT, we provide customized solutions to meet your department’s most pressing needs. Whether it’s designing and delivering a tabletop or full-scale exercise to strengthen readiness, managing a new station project, supplying an experienced interim fire chief to ensure stable leadership during transition, or offering an outside perspective to help navigate ongoing operational or organizational challenges, our team is ready to assist. With decades of fire service leadership experience, we bring objective insight, proven best practices, and practical strategies to help your department thrive today and prepare for tomorrow.