Everything Your Training Division Actually Needs
Every feature maps to a real training requirement. If it doesn't help your operators pass their pump test or make your instructors' jobs easier, it's not in the platform.
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16 Built-in Scenarios — Ready to Assign Today
The same pump-operations skill set your operators train to under NFPA 1002/1010. 12 NFA evolutions + 4 NFPA 1002 JPR scenarios, plus the 7 NFPA 1410 engine-company evolutions, new for 2026, as an optional scenario pack and as courses in the eLearning add-on. Pre-built, auto-scored, no setup required.
Full evolution guide → · NFPA 1410 evolutions →Single-Line Supply
Basic pump operations with one discharge line. The foundation evolution for new pump operators. Covers intake setup, throttle control, maintaining target discharge pressure, and changing from tank water to a hydrant while the line flows.
Multi-Line Operations
Hydrant supply with one and two lines, an elevation change and a deck gun, with different nozzle pressures. Operators learn to balance discharge pressures across lines at the same time.
Relay & Drafting
Tandem pumping and draft operations from static water sources. Covers rural and mutual aid scenarios where the hydrant is too far away or there is none.
Foam, Master Stream & Standpipe
Foam eductor operations, large-flow appliances, and standpipe configurations for high-rise scenarios. NFPA 1002 JPR coverage.
Scenario Builder
Build evolutions that match your apparatus, hose loads, and response area. Every parameter is configurable — right down to the nozzle your engine carries and the flow rate of your district's weakest hydrant. The builder comes with the Complete plan.
Builder walkthrough →Water Supply
Hydrant, tank or draft. Model your district's actual supply characteristics.
Discharge Lines
Configure up to 20 lines with independent hose size, nozzle, length, and elevation.
Grading Weights
Weight PDP accuracy, safety, flow balance, intake monitoring and more, across nine categories per scenario.
Pass/Fail Tolerances
Configurable PSI window, max attempts, and instructor override for judgment calls.
24 Panel Layouts
Operators train on a panel that looks like the one they pump at 2 AM. Gauge positions, valve handles, and display layouts match real apparatus. The Complete plan includes the custom panel editor.
View all panels →Top-Mount
Three-column panels and zone layouts that group intake, pump core and discharge, some with a 5" steamer or a booster reel.
Side-Mount
Two- and three-column side panels and zone layouts, each with crosslays, side discharges, a deck gun and an LDH.
Compact & Specialty
Compact, urban and rural tanker panels, front, modern and traditional full panels, a rescue pumper and an aerial midship pump.
Custom Editor
Build your exact panel from scratch. Drag gauges into place and label every outlet. Included with the Complete plan.
31 eLearning Courses — Classroom Before the Panel
Pump theory, friction loss calculations, NFPA standards and apparatus operations, plus yearly safety refreshers on SCBA, bloodborne pathogens, hazardous materials, cancer reduction, rehab and Mayday. Each course includes module content, quizzes, and completion tracking, and a finished course can count toward ISO training hours. The courses are an add-on to the Complete plan, and the training log and ISO hours come with Complete.
Structured Curriculum
Courses organized into modules with progressive content. Trainees work through pump theory, friction loss, NFPA 1002 requirements, and apparatus operations at their own pace.
Built-in Quizzes
Each module includes knowledge checks. Quizzes are scored automatically and results feed into the trainee's progress record. Instructors see who passed and who needs review.
Training Hours Log
Instructors log drills and classroom hours, with who attended. When your department tracks ISO, finished courses and passed graded simulation runs add to each member's ISO training hours on their own, in the ISO categories they count toward (failed runs too, if you choose). Audit-ready for state reporting, ISO audits, and compliance.
Assign & Track
Instructors assign courses alongside simulation evolutions. The trainee dashboard shows both in one queue. Instructors see completion status and quiz scores.
Real Hydraulics — Not Arcade Physics
PumpForge models real hydraulic behavior so operators build correct intuition. Same inputs always produce the same outputs. NFPA and NFA-aligned equations. Operators who pass here can pump on the fireground.
How the engine works →Same Inputs, Same Result
The same pump settings always give the same pressures, so every score is fair.
Failure Modes
Cavitation, hose burst, pump overheat, and tank depletion.
Pump Curves
Realistic flow vs. pressure behavior within rated capacity.
Gauge Response
Natural lag and stabilization — no instant pressure jumps.
Reports & Certification — Audit-Ready from Day One
PumpForge documents every control input, gauge reading, and safety event automatically. Your training records survive any audit — no paperwork, no manual data entry. Every run is scored on both plans; After Action Reports, certificates and compliance exports come with the Complete plan.
Reporting deep dive →After Action Reports
Full timeline of every gauge reading, control change, and safety event. Instructors play back the recorded gauge readings, add annotations, and export to PDF.
Automatic Scoring
Scored against your configured tolerances the instant a session completes. Pass/fail with detailed category breakdowns across all 10 grading dimensions.
SHA-256 Verified Certifications
Pump operator certifications awarded automatically, with documented evidence. Track expirations, automatic renewal reminders, and recertification queues. Public verification portal.
Compliance-Ready Export
Records formatted for state fire commissions, ISO audits, and NFPA compliance reviews. Timestamped and traceable to the individual session.
Run Your Entire Program from One Dashboard
PumpForge handles scheduling, monitoring, records, and role management. Everything an instructor needs to run a compliant training program — no IT support required. Live monitoring and records-system connections come with the Complete plan.
Platform management guide →Live Monitoring
Watch active trainee sessions in real time via WebSocket. See gauge states, control positions, and safety events. Every active session is listed; open any one to watch it live.
3 Role-Based Access Levels
Dept Admin, Instructor and Trainee. Each person sees only what their role needs.
Multi-Station Support
Group personnel by station. Track training completion and certification status across your entire department. Assign to one trainee or many at once.
Apparatus & Inspections
A record for every truck: pump rating, tank, pump curve and preconnects, with a pump chart to tape up at the panel. Log inspections from templates, schedule them from daily to yearly, and track every deficiency they find.
Training Plans & Calendar
Step-by-step plans that open one step at a time, and a training calendar you can add to your own. Trainees get a reminder before work is due, and instructors and admins hear when someone goes overdue.
Credentials & Coaching
Track outside credentials like Driver/Operator, EMT and CDL, with a warning 90 days before each expires. Rate skills on a crew-wide matrix, score runs against your own rubric, and set remediation plans for weak areas.
Connect Your Records System
On the Complete plan, read-only API keys let your records system pull your people, training runs with the hours they earned, and certificates. Signed webhooks tell your own systems when a run is graded or a certificate is issued. Use Vector Solutions? Add any evolution to it as a SCORM course, and the scores are recorded there automatically.
Zero Infrastructure
Cloud-hosted on hardened AWS infrastructure. Works in any modern browser on any computer or tablet. No software to install, no servers to maintain.
How the Platform Works
The questions training officers ask most when they first walk through PumpForge.
How many training scenarios come built in?
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How many apparatus panel layouts are included?
What reports and certifications does it produce?
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What does it take to get set up?
Run an Evolution With Your Crew
Start a free 30-day trial and see if the hydraulics hold up.