Fire Service Solutions

Protecting Communities.
Equipping Responders.

SOAR Consulting Group delivers nationally recognized consulting, data-driven risk intelligence, and purpose-built technology solutions for the fire service.

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ARIAEarly Access

Automated Risk Intelligence Assessment. Turn your department's incident data into a comprehensive, NFIRS-benchmarked Community Risk Assessment.

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CRA / CRR Consulting

Comprehensive, data-driven Community Risk Assessments aligned to national standards.

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FDBeacon

Building Intelligence on Arrival — NFPA 1620-aligned pre-incident data accessible via a single NFC tap.

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PHCLink

Tap-accessible emergency medical profiles for first responders and the communities they serve.

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FDLegacy

Personal career documentation for fire service professionals — incidents, exposures, wellness, milestones, and an AI-powered Year in Review.

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YFPI Go & Resources

Field-ready assessment forms, awareness sheets, and the YFPI Go mobile app for Youth Firesetting Prevention & Intervention specialists.

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40+

Years Fire Service Experience

500+

Fire Departments Assisted in CRA Creation

750+

Fire Service Leaders Trained Nationally

5+

Purpose-Built Fire Service Solutions

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ARIA: A Comprehensive Community Risk Assessment, Built From Your Own Data

ARIA, the Automated Risk Intelligence Assessment, turns your department's legacy incident data and public data sources into a complete, NFIRS-benchmarked Community Risk Assessment. It was built by SOAR Consulting Group for the fire service, drawing on the same practitioner methodology behind our consulting work.

Instead of starting from a blank page, your department starts with its own numbers, compared against national incident data, and arrives at an assessment you can put in front of your leadership, your governing body, and your community.

  • Built from your department's own legacy incident data
  • Enriched with public data sources for your jurisdiction
  • Benchmarked against national NFIRS incident data
  • Department profile inputs, including optional Effective Firefighting Force
  • Delivered as a complete Community Risk Assessment
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ARIA: Automated Intelligence. Safer Communities.

How ARIA Works

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Create Your Department Account Set up your department profile, including optional response capability inputs.
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Bring Your Incident Data ARIA combines your legacy incident records with public data sources.
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Benchmark Against National Data See how your community's risk compares to national NFIRS incident patterns.
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Receive Your Assessment Get a comprehensive Community Risk Assessment ready for review and action.
ARIA Pricing

One Price Per Community Risk Assessment

Pricing for each Community Risk Assessment created through ARIA is based on the population your department serves. Volunteer departments receive a single flat rate.

Volunteer

Flat rate for volunteer departments

$399
Population

Under 25,000

$749
Population

25,000 to 99,999

$1,499
Population

100,000 to 250,000

$1,999
Population

Over 250,000

$2,499

Population bands refer to the population of the jurisdiction served. Request early access to get started.

What We Do

Solutions Built for the Fire Service

From strategic consulting to field-deployable technology, SOAR Consulting Group provides an integrated suite of solutions that help fire departments understand risk, improve response, and protect communities.

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Community Risk Assessment

Nationally recognized CRA/CRR consulting grounded in fire incident data, demographic analysis, hazard profiling, and NFPA-aligned frameworks. Delivered by practitioners with decades of operational and analytical experience.

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FDBeacon

Weatherproof NFC tags linked to NFPA 1620-aligned building intelligence. Firefighters tap on arrival and receive critical pre-incident data instantly — occupancy, hazards, access, utilities, and more.

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PHCLink

A tap-to-access emergency medical profile system that gives first responders immediate access to critical patient information — even when the patient cannot communicate. Deployable for departments and individual citizens.

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FDLegacy

A private career documentation app for fire service professionals. Record incidents, track occupational exposures, log wellness data, and generate an AI-powered Year in Review — free for all fire service personnel.

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YFPI Go & Resources

A mobile field reference app and hosted resource library supporting Youth Firesetting Prevention & Intervention specialists. Includes assessment forms, audience-specific awareness sheets, and the complete YFPI Field Guide — available offline.

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Consulting Services

Community Risk Assessment & Reduction

In today's environment, fire departments face a growing range of challenges — new construction materials, emerging hazards, shifting demographics, and increasing pressure to demonstrate data-driven decision making. Simply reacting to emergencies is no longer sufficient.

SOAR Consulting Group brings operational credibility and analytical rigor to the CRA process, producing assessments that are not just compliant — but actionable.

  • Fire incident analysis using NFIRS/NERIS data
  • Demographic, geographic, and hazard profiling
  • Wildland-urban interface and natural hazard evaluation
  • Response time and access analysis
  • Alignment to NFPA 1300 and Vision 20/20 Model Performance framework
  • Grant-ready documentation and executive presentation
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Our Process

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Scoping & Data Collection Define jurisdiction boundaries, gather incident data, demographic datasets, and hazard inventories.
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Analysis & Risk Stratification Quantify risk by type, geography, and population segment using validated analytical frameworks.
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Report Development Produce a comprehensive, NFPA-aligned CRA document with findings, maps, and recommendations.
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Presentation & Implementation Support Deliver findings to leadership, city councils, and stakeholders — with a roadmap for action.

FDBeacon At a Glance

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NFC Tag on Building Weatherproof tags mounted at the structure store only a secure tag code.
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Firefighter Taps Tag On arrival, a single tap via the FDBeacon app retrieves full building data.
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NFPA 1620-Aligned Intelligence Occupancy type, hazards, utilities, access points, contacts — all instantly available.
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Cloud-Based, Always Current Annual SaaS subscription with role-based access control for your department.
Technology

FDBeacon: Building Emergency Access & Critical Operations Network

Pre-incident planning data has historically been locked in binders, CAD systems, or the memories of veteran officers. FDBeacon changes that — making critical building intelligence available to any firefighter, on any apparatus, at the moment they need it most.

Available for Android and iOS. Designed for fire departments of all sizes.

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Technology

PHCLink: Emergency Medical Profiles When Every Second Counts

When a patient cannot communicate, first responders need answers fast — allergies, medications, medical history, emergency contacts. PHCLink delivers that information through a simple NFC tap, eliminating critical delays in patient care.

Deployable as a community program through fire departments, or available directly to citizens through a secure card and app ecosystem.

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How PHCLink Works

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Citizen Activates a Profile Using the PHCLink Writer app, individuals enter their medical profile and link it to an NFC card.
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Responder Taps the Card On scene, the PHCLink Reader app instantly displays the patient's medical profile.
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Faster, Better Patient Care Medications, allergies, conditions, and emergency contacts — available without delay.

What FDLegacy Documents

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Incidents & Exposures Significant calls, near-misses, carcinogen and hazmat exposures — documented with structured fields for occupational health use.
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Milestones & Awards Promotions, certifications, commendations, and life safety saves — a career record that honors what you have accomplished.
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AI Year in Review Claude AI generates a personalized narrative of your year in service — anonymized, private, and exported as a professional PDF.
Technology

FDLegacy: Your Service. Documented. Honored. Preserved.

Every firefighter builds a career worth remembering. FDLegacy gives fire service professionals the tools to document that career in a private, structured, and meaningful way — from the calls that shaped them to the milestones that defined them.

Track occupational exposures for workers' compensation and presumptive cancer documentation. Log wellness data over your career arc. Generate an AI-powered Year in Review at year's end. Free for all fire service personnel — career, volunteer, and retired.

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Vision 20/20 Project

YFPI Go: Your YFPI Resource, Always Within Reach

Youth Firesetting Prevention & Intervention specialists need fast, reliable field access to the tools that guide effective intervention. YFPI Go delivers a complete practitioner reference — offline-capable and always current — in the hands of specialists wherever they work.

Developed under FEMA Fire Prevention & Safety Grant EMW-2024-FP-00151 through the Vision 20/20 Project, a program of the Institution of Fire Engineers, USA Branch.

  • Initial response guidance for active youth firesetting incidents
  • Audience-specific awareness sheets for fire leadership, educators, and families
  • YFPI Field Guide covering intake, intervention, and follow-up protocols
  • YFS assessment forms including the Oregon Assessment Tool packet
  • Behavioral disorder reference for 10 common diagnoses
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What YFPI Go Includes

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Initial Response Step-by-step guidance for first responders managing active youth firesetting incidents.
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Awareness Sheets One-page briefings tailored for fire chiefs, state fire marshals, educators, and parents.
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YFS Assessment Forms Complete Oregon Assessment Tool packet — intake, participation release, confidentiality release, and full assessment tool.
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YFPI Field Guide Practitioner reference covering intake, screening, intervention strategies, behavioral disorders, and follow-up evaluation — available offline.
Our Credentials

Rooted in Experience. Driven by Data.

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Vision 20/20 Project

SOAR Consulting Group's principal serves as Executive Director of the Vision 20/20 Project, a federally grant-funded national Community Risk Reduction initiative of the Institution of Fire Engineers, USA Branch — advancing data-driven CRR practices across the nation.

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Esri Geospatial Partnership

SOAR has trained more than 750 fire service leaders across 12 states through the Community Risk Intelligence geospatial training program developed in partnership with Esri — the global leader in GIS technology.

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CRR Academy

With over 2,000 registered users, CRR Academy provides accessible, practitioner-developed training in Community Risk Reduction strategy, data analysis, and program development for fire service professionals at every level.

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Federal Grant Experience

Deep experience in FEMA AFG and Fire Prevention & Safety grant administration, helping fire departments access federal funding for CRR programs, technology implementation, and workforce development initiatives.

Ready to Advance Your Department's Risk Reduction Capabilities?

Whether you need a comprehensive Community Risk Assessment, are interested in FDBeacon or PHCLink for your jurisdiction, or want to explore a consulting partnership — we are ready to help.

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