Walk into your oral board ready.
Realistic practice, honest AI feedback, and scenarios that change on you — for firefighter hiring interviews and promotional exams: Lieutenant, Captain, and Battalion Chief.
Whichever badge — or bugle — you're testing for
Getting hired and getting promoted are different exams. Badge to Bugles prepares you for the one you're actually facing.
Getting hired
Your first firefighter oral board — the structured panel and the recorded "speak to the person" scenarios.
- 169 real oral-board questions across 10 categories
- Role-play & recorded (FOAM-style) scenarios
- Mock board, voice practice, department research
Lieutenant · Captain · Battalion Chief
The full assessment center — tactical command, counseling, in-basket, presentation, writing, and ethics. EMS company officer included.
- 174 assessment-center exercises across every format
- Adaptive tactical scenarios that change as you command
- Mock assessment center, tactical drills, SJT
Everything you need to sound ready
Not a stack of flashcards — a full rehearsal for the room you'll actually be in.
AI grading by Claude
Every answer scored on the real board scale — your score, what you nailed, what you missed, and how to reach the competitive band.
Answer out loud
Speak your answer like the real thing. It transcribes you and grades delivery — pace, filler words, and length — alongside content.
Scenarios that change on you
Command a fire that evolves as you make calls — conditions shift, radio traffic comes in, and a clock runs. Because the real one never holds still.
Mock boards & assessment center
Timed, mixed runs weighted like the real exam, then a board score and a breakdown of exactly where you lost points.
Playbook & guides
How boards actually score you — the answer frameworks, an exam guide to every exercise, and what the job really looks like day to day.
Department research
Nail "why this department?" with a guided worksheet and curated profiles for major departments — the specifics that impress a panel.
From "I hope I'm ready" to "I've done this"
Pick your track
Entry-level hiring, or promotional for Lieutenant, Captain, or Battalion Chief.
Practice out loud
Work the banks, speak your answers, and run mock boards and scenarios — with AI feedback every step.
Walk in ready
Know the format, own your stories, and stay composed when the scenario changes. No surprises in the room.
One price. Yours to keep.
No subscription, ever. Buy your track once and it's yours — works offline after unlock. Try the study guides and sample questions free before you pay.
- All 169 entry oral-board questions
- AI grading, spoken practice & mock boards
- Role-play & recorded scenarios, department research
- All 174 assessment-center exercises, every format
- Adaptive tactical scenarios, tactical drills & SJT
- AI grading, spoken command practice & mock center
“I built Badge to Bugles while preparing for my own Lieutenant board. I wanted realistic reps — not a quiz app — so I made the tool I wished I had: real questions, honest feedback, and scenarios that keep you on your toes the way a real fireground does.”
Be the one who's rehearsed.
Start free — no card to look around. Unlock your track when you're ready.