National Rescue & Response Institute

What We Do

The National Rescue & Response Institute (NRRI), founded in 2008, is a national leader in advanced, discipline-specific rescue and emergency management training. We deliver standards-based, operationally relevant programs developed by subject matter experts with extensive real-world experience across military, federal, state, and international response environments. NRRI prepares responders, operators, and agencies with the technical competence, decision-making ability, and physical readiness required to operate safely and effectively in high-risk, complex incidents.

We provide specialized training, operational solutions, and industry best practices for professionals in the military, law enforcement, fire rescue, emergency and remote medicine, and technical rescue sectors. We offer various training programs and courses in several disciplines. Swiftwater rescue, technical rescue, mountain rescue, TCCC & TECC, wilderness/remote medicine, aerial insertion, aerial rescue (arboriculture & rope access), remote fugitive apprehension, man-tracking and much more!

Check out our courses page for more information on our programs. We can customize any program for your agency/unit or mission goals and needs.

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Who we train

Military

Rescue Professionals

Law Enforcement

We are fully capable of supporting and facilitating Department of Defense contracts tailored to the specific needs of your agency, unit, or organization. Our team has extensive experience working across all branches of the United States military, with particular expertise supporting special operations units.

Law Enforcement

Rescue Professionals

Law Enforcement

We provide fully customized programs for federal law enforcement agencies, as well as state, county, municipal, and private-sector organizations, ensuring alignment with each client’s mission, scope, and operational needs.

Rescue Professionals

We support fire departments, search and rescue teams, mountain and technical rescue units, CERT organizations, and first aid squads by delivering customized programs aligned with each team’s responding environment and operational requirements, including their Area of Responsibility (AOR) and Area of Operations (AOO).