Case Study: Gaines Charter Township achieves lower training costs and improved compliance with Lexipol’s FireRescue1 Academy

Gaines Township Fire Department Increased Accountability With Online Training

Gaines Charter Township’s Fire Department, a 30‑member team serving a diverse Michigan community, needed a cost‑effective way to deliver fire and EMS training and meet Michigan state credentialing requirements. Lieutenant Dale Link sought a solution to reduce the expense of new books and sending personnel to outside classes, and the department partnered with Lexipol, implementing the FireRescue1 Academy online training platform.

With Lexipol’s FireRescue1 Academy, Gaines Charter Township assigns online courses for credit, builds custom courses from online videos, tracks member progress and ISO‑related metrics, and sends SOP/protocol updates via the platform’s notification tools. The result: reduced training costs by replacing external classes, improved internal communication and compliance tracking, and maintained the department’s ISO rating while meeting state approval and credential requirements.

Gaines Charter Township

Dale Link

Lieutenant