FIREDRAGON ENTERPRISES
Firedragon
Enterprises
was begun in 1991, as a consulting firm to the oil industry on educational,
operational and legal issues.
In 1995 Firedragon also became a publishing firm
and develops and distributes books on oilheating and HVAC subjects.
CONSULTING
We do 'energy options' consulting for residential and commercial customers. We
can advise on fuel switching, conservation and new and replacement fuel oil
tanks, retrofit burners and heating systems. We do not provide heating, air
conditioning or burner services.
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Firedragon
Academy was founded in 1998 and provides seminars that have been developed by
George Lanthier. We are an independent educator offering a 'higher degree of
learning' for heating service professionals.
We offer certification for most of the industry's training programs and have clients in both the private and public sector including trade associations, manufacturers, wholesalers, government agencies, sub-contractors and service contractors.
We can offer both off-the-shelf programs already developed or customize a program to meet your needs and are the leaders in oilheat curriculum development and implementation.
No one has created, produced and taught more oilheating education programs than us. We are specialists in made to order in-house programs for groups as small as three persons.
In 2009 Firedragon Academy began training on the subjects of both natural and liquid propane gas. This venture was added due to requests from our many gas based clients who have attended our seminars on heating systems and our control schools.
We provide seminars on many technical subjects in the HVAC area and all of our courses are based on proven material and texts from the industry's leading authors and manufacturers.
Our goal is to provide our clients with all of their educational needs in the fields of heating, air conditioning and fire codes.
We offer specific product training programs on many subjects in the HVAC service industry including oilburners, gasburners, wiring and controls, combustion, venting, air conditioning and fuel switching conversions.
Our educational services include service and training procedures for any level of technical education from apprentice to seasoned veteran. We offer the finest in sales, service, and operation management seminars and consulting.
We promise that our programs are exciting, educational and provocative. Most of our courses are Certified or recognized by the HVAC Excellence, NATE and NORA programs.
We write courses for the industry's largest and best companies, we can write one for you. Please call us for specific programs tailored to your needs. Please keep in mind that although many of our courses run up to 8 hours per day, they can be modified to suit your time block and CEUs will be issued based on the time the program runs for.
We offer programs for schools, wholesalers and manufacturers and specialize in doing 'in-house' programs for heating and cooling contractors, oil companies, home inspectors, chimney sweeps, plumbers and many others.
George
Lanthier,
George
Lanthier,
Owner & Chief
Instructor
George Lanthier is a nationally known instructor and expert on oil burning
equipment and HVAC trade issues. He has been a Massachusetts State Certified
Technician since 1967 and State Certified Instructor since 1975. He is the former Technical Director for the Mass Oil Heat
Council, and former Chief Instructor and Curriculum Coordinator for the New
England Fuel Institute. George brings a veritable gold mine of real life experience and knowledge to
the classroom. He is a Certified Instructor
and Proctor for the PMEF, NATE, HVAC Excellence and NORA programs.
George has written articles for Contractor Canada, Fuel Oil News, Fuel Oil
& Oilheat, Oilheating,
Oil & Energy, Progress, Sweeping and HVAC Insider. His credits as an author
include Advanced Residential Oilburners, Combustion & Oil Burning
Equipment, The Riello Handbook, and the CMR4.00 Guide. He has also written and
edited the Oil Heat Technician’s Manual for the Petroleum Marketing
Education Foundation, Petroleum Marketers Association of America, National
Association of Oil Heat Service Managers and National Oilheat Research
Alliance.
We are members of:
| American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Engineers | |
| American Society of Mechanical Engineers | |
| The Combustion Institute | |
| Fire Prevention Association of Massachusetts | |
| National Association of Oil Heating Service Managers | |
| National Fire Protection Association - Education Section |
Our clients include:
| American Society of Home Inspectors | |
| Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School | |
| Beckett Corporation | |
| Blackman Supply | |
| Carlin Combustion Technology | |
| Chimney Safety Institute of America | |
| College of the North Atlantic | |
| Federal
Emergency Management Administration | |
| Hudson
Valley Oil Heat Council | |
| Idaho National Engineering & Environmental Laboratory | |
| Irving Oil Co. | |
| Litco Supply Inc. | |
| Maine Energy Marketers Association | |
| Maine Oil Dealers Association | |
| Massachusetts Audubon Society | |
| Massachusetts Firefighting Academy | |
| Massachusetts Fire Marshal's Office | |
| Massachusetts
Oilheat Council | |
| National Association of Oil Heating Service Managers | |
| National Oilheat Research Alliance | |
| New England Society of Home Inspectors | |
| New England Fuel Institute | |
| Oil Heat Council of New Hampshire | |
| Oil Heat Institute of Rhode Island | |
| Petroleum Heat & Power | |
| Plumbing, Heating, Cooling Council of Massachusetts | |
| Riello Burners, North America | |
| Vermont Fuel Dealers Association | |
| Virginia Petroleum Jobbers Association | |
| Western Mass. Home Builders Association | |
| Wohler USA |
We hope you enjoy our site. If you have any suggestions or questions, please contact us.
Contact Information:
Telephone: 508-421-3490
FAX:
508-421-3477
Postal address:
608 Moose Hill Road, Leicester, MA 01524
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