The Anvil System™
Custom Live Burn Fire Trainers
Firefighters prepare for real world scenarios with The Anvil System™, custom-engineered live burn fire trainers and training facilities from D. R. Reynolds Company. Built for the toughest, most realistic scenarios, these steel systems are designed, fabricated, and installed turnkey by the only contractor in North Carolina specializing in complete firefighter training campuses.
Designed for Firefighters. Engineered by Experts.
The Anvil System™ was developed with input from veteran firefighters and training officers, including D. R. Reynolds Company’s in-house retired chief/instructor who leads our client training sessions. That experience shows in every detail — from the burn room layout to the placement of every stair, vent, and breach door.
Our in-house design team develops a custom layout with 3D renderings and performance-based planning. Once approved, we handle everything: fabrication, site work, installation, and your department’s first burn.
Why Departments Choose the Anvil System™
Custom-Built Fire Trainers
Designed specifically for each department’s training needs and space.
Quality Craftsmanship
Built from heavy-duty all-steel conex boxes for long-lasting durability over years of heat, water, and impact.
Proven Experience
Completed 42 fire stations and 4 trainers across the Southeast.
Hands-On Training Support
Your system’s first live training scenario is conducted on-site by our retired fire chief/training instructor.
Turnkey delivery
One contractor for design, fabrication, site prep, build, and startup for a streamlined process and on-time delivery.
Purpose-built realism
Patent-pending Class A burn rooms with engineered smoke and heat management.
Firefighter-driven design
Every prop and feature tested and refined by those who train in them.
Made in North Carolina
Designed, fabricated, and installed by D. R. Reynolds Company’s teams.
Core Features & Options
All Anvil System™ trainers are built to NFPA 1402 standards and can be configured as single-container props or multi-story training complexes.
Fireground Features
- Patent-pending Class A burn room with serviceable clean-outs
- Cable-operated vents and clean-outs for smoke and heat control
- Slip-resistant floors for safe, repeatable training
Ventilation & Rope Training
- Custom hydraulic mobile vent prop
- Multi connection Rappel tree with slip resistant wall
Forcible Entry & Rescue
- Custom breach doors and windows
- Customer provided doors (Blue Door)
- Denver windows and rebar breaching stations
- Nash Drill, search rooms and standpipe
Featured Anvil System™ Project
Cool Springs Anvil System
Statesville, NC
- Completed in 2024
- Seven-Box Unit
Strength. Safety. Realism. The Anvil System™.
Firefighters don’t need fragile tools, and they shouldn’t train in fragile facilities. The Anvil System™ is built on the same principle as its name: strength under pressure.
If you’re ready to build a facility that trains like the real thing — and lasts like an anvil — contact D. R. Reynolds Company to begin your design consultation.
