The After-Action Review Platform
Hotwash captures your crew's hard-won lessons right at the tailboard so they make it to the rest of the department and the next generation.
Trusted across the nation
Experience Is Walking Out The Door
Crews Are Younger
Retirements and retention issues have hollowed out mid-career experience.
Crews Are Younger
Retirements and retention issues have hollowed out mid-career experience.
Crews Are Younger
Retirements and retention issues have hollowed out mid-career experience.
Fires Are Rarer.
Fewer working fires means fewer chances to learn on the job.
Fires Are Rarer.
Fewer working fires means fewer chances to learn on the job.
Fires Are Rarer.
Fewer working fires means fewer chances to learn on the job.
And More Dangerous.
Modern materials burn hotter and faster, leaving less room for error.
And More Dangerous.
Modern materials burn hotter and faster, leaving less room for error.
And More Dangerous.
Modern materials burn hotter and faster, leaving less room for error.
The experience that prevents the next disaster is walking out the door with every retirement.
Not Just The Big Ones
Traditional AARs
Reserved for major incidents a few times a year
Takes weeks to months to publish
One author chasing interviews
Details lost to time
Hotwash
Every working fire and special operation
A report by the next morning
Every crew's perspective in 2 minutes
Details captured while they're fresh
Most departments save formal reviews for injuries, structure losses, and major incidents. Everything else gets a quick tailboard talk that’s gone by shift change. But the near-miss on a routine room-and-contents fire is the same mistake that hurts someone on the next big one. Hotwash fixes that.
Most departments save formal reviews for injuries, structure losses, and major incidents. Everything else gets a quick tailboard talk that’s gone by shift change. But the near-miss on a routine room-and-contents fire is the same mistake that hurts someone on the next big one. Hotwash fixes that.
Incidents
Incidents
Every perspective, captured at the tailboard by voice before details fade. Hotwash automatically builds the after-action review and provides actionable insights.
Every perspective, captured at the tailboard by voice before details fade. Hotwash automatically builds the after-action review and provides actionable insights.
Training
Training
Train on what actually happens in the field. Turn real calls into training, with hours and requirements tracked automatically.
Train on what actually happens in the field. Turn real calls into training, with hours and requirements tracked automatically.
People
People
Task books signed off in minutes. Evaluations quick enough to do often. Spot who's struggling before it shows up on a call.
Task books signed off in minutes. Evaluations quick enough to do often. Spot who's struggling before it shows up on a call.
See The Full Picture
Trends
Surface recurring issues across incidents, training, and people to prevent repeated mistakes.
Trends
Surface recurring issues across incidents, training, and people to prevent repeated mistakes.
Policy Drift Detection
See where field practice diverges from policy, then get data-driven policy recommendations based on real-world calls.
Policy Drift Detection
See where field practice diverges from policy, then get data-driven policy recommendations based on real-world calls.
Institutional Memory
Capture hard-won lessons for the next generation. Every past call becomes searchable, so new members learn from veteran experience.
Institutional Memory
Capture hard-won lessons for the next generation. Every past call becomes searchable, so new members learn from veteran experience.
Ask Hotwash
"How have we handled fires in the Oak Street high-rises?" Not what the SOP says. What your crews actually did, source-cited to the calls they ran.
Ask Hotwash
"How have we handled fires in the Oak Street high-rises?" Not what the SOP says. What your crews actually did, source-cited to the calls they ran.
Ask Hotwash
"How have we handled fires in the Oak Street high-rises?" Not what the SOP says. What your crews actually did, source-cited to the calls they ran.
Reviews From The Field
“We don't implement new tech without the crew's blessing. After completing the Hotwash pilot, we saw an incredible 97% positive response rate from the line. It’s rare to see that level of approval for anything.”
Harry Tulier
Assistant Chief
Hartford Fire Department
“We don't implement new tech without the crew's blessing. After completing the Hotwash pilot, we saw an incredible 97% positive response rate from the line. It’s rare to see that level of approval for anything.”
Harry Tulier
Assistant Chief
Hartford Fire Department
“We don't implement new tech without the crew's blessing. After completing the Hotwash pilot, we saw an incredible 97% positive response rate from the line. It’s rare to see that level of approval for anything.”
Harry Tulier
Assistant Chief
Hartford Fire Department
“After a recent downed aircraft response, 16 responders used the talk-to-text feature right at the tailboard. We captured everyone’s input immediately, and the AI summary highlighted key strengths and issues that directly shaped a stronger formal AAR. It saved us hours and ensured nothing was missed. This is the kind of tool that truly helps us get better with every call."
Brian Koczak
Assistant Chief
Branford Fire Department
“After a recent downed aircraft response, 16 responders used the talk-to-text feature right at the tailboard. We captured everyone’s input immediately, and the AI summary highlighted key strengths and issues that directly shaped a stronger formal AAR. It saved us hours and ensured nothing was missed. This is the kind of tool that truly helps us get better with every call."
Brian Koczak
Assistant Chief
Branford Fire Department
“After a recent downed aircraft response, 16 responders used the talk-to-text feature right at the tailboard. We captured everyone’s input immediately, and the AI summary highlighted key strengths and issues that directly shaped a stronger formal AAR. It saved us hours and ensured nothing was missed. This is the kind of tool that truly helps us get better with every call."
Brian Koczak
Assistant Chief
Branford Fire Department
"The ability to examine incidents from multiple perspectives, including alignment with departmental policies, identified clear value and justified the investment. Our initial review involved a close-call incident and yielded insights not only from our own personnel, but from participating departments. Hotwash has proven highly effective."
Kyle Svoboda
Fire Chief
Plainfield Fire Department
"The ability to examine incidents from multiple perspectives, including alignment with departmental policies, identified clear value and justified the investment. Our initial review involved a close-call incident and yielded insights not only from our own personnel, but from participating departments. Hotwash has proven highly effective."
Kyle Svoboda
Fire Chief
Plainfield Fire Department
"The ability to examine incidents from multiple perspectives, including alignment with departmental policies, identified clear value and justified the investment. Our initial review involved a close-call incident and yielded insights not only from our own personnel, but from participating departments. Hotwash has proven highly effective."
Kyle Svoboda
Fire Chief
Plainfield Fire Department
“We used Hotwash after a structure fire where several of our members were injured. Instead of relying on informal after-action conversations, Hotwash allowed us to capture individual perspectives and bring them into one clear, organized record. That made it possible to confirm our tactics were sound while identifying specific training objectives to improve going forward. Knowing what we do well and what we need to work on was invaluable.”
Roy Gagne
Deputy Chief
Norwalk Fire Department
“We used Hotwash after a structure fire where several of our members were injured. Instead of relying on informal after-action conversations, Hotwash allowed us to capture individual perspectives and bring them into one clear, organized record. That made it possible to confirm our tactics were sound while identifying specific training objectives to improve going forward. Knowing what we do well and what we need to work on was invaluable.”
Roy Gagne
Deputy Chief
Norwalk Fire Department
“We used Hotwash after a structure fire where several of our members were injured. Instead of relying on informal after-action conversations, Hotwash allowed us to capture individual perspectives and bring them into one clear, organized record. That made it possible to confirm our tactics were sound while identifying specific training objectives to improve going forward. Knowing what we do well and what we need to work on was invaluable.”
Roy Gagne
Deputy Chief
Norwalk Fire Department