Reduce Risk.Strengthen Accountability.Protect Your Department.

Ladderocity is a fire-service-built system that captures every interaction — the wins, the coaching moments, and the corrective actions — and ties them to the competencies that matter. The result is balanced documentation that powers accurate, defensible evaluations.

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Trusted by leading departments

Built for Fire Service Leadership, Not Corporate HR

Ladderocity manages the entire relationship between your department and each firefighter. From Salutes and community service to coaching notes and corrective actions, everything is documented, organized, and tied to the competencies your department already cares about.

This balanced documentation helps leadership make fair decisions, gives firefighters clarity, and provides a defensible trail when decisions are challenged.

Commendation

Battalion Chief recognized effective command presence during structure fire.

Coaching Note

Review of radio communication protocols and size-up procedures.

Defensible Trail

Complete history of interactions tied to department competencies.

Balanced Documentation = Better Leadership

Most interactions in the fire service are positive — and Ladderocity makes sure they're not forgotten.

Salutes and commendations
Community service
Mentoring and leadership moments
Incident excellence
Training initiative
Coaching and development
Corrective actions when necessary

Why Fire Departments Struggle Without Documentation

Evaluations rely on memory instead of evidence
Positive actions are forgotten
Coaching conversations disappear
Corrective action lacks documentation
Different supervisors document inconsistently
Grievances and disputes become he-said/she-said
HR and City Attorneys lack a clear trail
"A rating means nothing without the documented activities that explain it."

Documentation IS Risk Management

Most discipline, grievances, and promotional disputes come down to one thing: documentation. Ladderocity fixes this by giving your department a system that works.

  • Clear expectations
  • Dated, detailed records
  • Supervisor-specific activity logs
  • Competency-linked interactions
  • A defensible trail for any decision

Balanced documentation protects the firefighter and the department.

Defensible

How Ladderocity Works

A simple, powerful workflow designed for the fire service.

1. Log Activities Tied to Competencies

Structured & Simple

Supervisors log interactions — Salutes, coaching, mentoring, corrective actions, incident debriefs, etc. Each one is linked directly to the appropriate competency.

2. Build a Balanced, Defensible Record

Complete Picture

Positive actions, coaching, and concerns all live in one place, creating a complete, fair picture of performance.

3. Evaluations That Practically Write Themselves

Evidence Based

When an evaluation opens, Ladderocity surfaces every relevant activity for each competency. Leadership rates based on evidence, not recall.

Evaluations With Real Context

When supervisors complete evaluations, Ladderocity automatically displays every logged activity tied to that competency — positive, coaching, or corrective.

This gives evaluators:

Context
Dates
Patterns
Examples
Evidence

"Ratings are clear, fair, and defensible. Firefighters understand exactly why they were rated the way they were."

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Competency: Technical Skills

Logged Activities (Context)Last 6 Months
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Trusted by Departments That Lead

Fern Creek Fire Department
Anchorage Middletown Fire & EMS
Highlands Fire District
Jeffersontown Fire & EMS
"Ladderocity gave us documentation that's balanced, fair, and defensible. Every evaluation now reflects reality instead of memory."
Battalion Chief R. Davidson
Battalion Chief R. Davidson
Fern Creek Fire Department