Thatcher Lewis is a nationwide leadership training firm for law enforcement agencies, fire departments, EMS services, and public administrations. We build accountable, principled leaders who make sound decisions, bringing accountability and credibility to their organization, communicate clearly, and coach daily to raise standards.
Founded and led by career law enforcement instructors and public safety executives, our faculty has trained thousands of officers, supervisors, and public-safety leaders across the country. Every course is built around your policies and goals.
Thatcher Lewis began with a simple idea learned on the job. Accountability saves lives and careers. Our founder, Chief Jon Fehlman, served in law enforcement beginning in 1984. He earned the James Q. Wilson Award for community policing and the Medal of Valor for bravery. Along the way, he saw the lack of accountability that impacted leadership. Thatcher Lewis exists to close that gap with training that turns standards into daily habits.
Thatcher Lewis’ purpose is to build principled leaders who lead with character and integrity. We equip leaders to communicate the mission, vision and values through the daily modeling of their leadership to their personnel.
Our work is rooted in decades of service, from the 1980s to 2020s moving from patrol to command with community engagement, partnerships, collaboration, and leadership. We serve as a national training partner for public safety teams and public administrations.
Initial discovery call to confirm goals, and audience. We align scope, dates, and host requirements.
We review your policies and risks and build relevant courses for your agency.
2 to 5 day courses with teaching blocks, scenarios, in-depth conversations, and discussions.
Thatcher Lewis will be available for follow up with personnel to offer professional opinions on issues.
Partner with instructors who have led police agencies and corporate teams. We deliver policy-aligned training that builds confident, principled leaders who make defensible decisions, communicate clearly, and coach daily to raise standards and performance.
Training and leadership development delivered to public-safety agencies, city departments, and organizations.
Training in decision-making, communication, accountability, and leadership.
Graduates typically advance and move into more responsible leadership roles.
From patrol to chief leadership, with proven command results and impact.
Experienced instructors, policy-aligned scenarios, supervisor-ready tools, and transparent pricing. Host on-site or join a regional course. No hidden fees.
Field and crisis leadership aligned to your policies, with tactical communication, supervisor coaching, and critical conversations that build accountability, character and integrity.
Company and battalion leadership aligned to your SOPs, with incident command, communication, and post-incident review tools that strengthen safety culture, accountability, and performance on the scene and in the station.
Frontline and supervisor leadership for EMS crews, focused on high-stress decision-making, patient communication, documentation, and debriefs that reduce risk, support wellness, and improve care on every call.
Leadership development for city and county departments, focused on clear standards, cross-department coordination, and communication with stakeholders so managers can lead teams, manage risk, and deliver consistent public service.
Essentials and Executive for officers, sergeants/lieutenants, and command staff. Content covers leadership, communications, critical conversations, and problem-solving.
We start with a short discovery call, review your policies and goals, and identify the highest-risk scenarios you face. We review incidents, internal issues, policies and critical risks using them to select topics for classes. Then we tailor modules and, role-specific exercises. We will work with the class to have the critical conversations to problem-solve issues.
Two to five-day in-person courses with teaching blocks and discussion within each teaching block. Hosted at your agency or a regional site. Online courses are in the works, and we will post when they become available.
Participants are asked to complete post class evaluations and performance reviews. We take your feedback to continue to build and improve our classes. We share the information with the client upon request.
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