Est. 2019
|About Us
Our team leads in the innovation of fire service pre-incident planning for large high-hazard occupancies, providing state-of-the-art resources for fire companies. Our team is comprised of five first responders who specialize in emergency services mapping and pre-incident planning, as well as firefighter education. As of January 2026, Aniline provides resources to more than 75 fire departments across Delaware and Pennsylvania.
Aniline was created in late 2019 in response to a mid-rise fire in Claymont, Delaware for fire departments that lacked the resources to properly map and pre-plan large high-hazard occupancies in their jurisdiction. Since then, we have formatted and published structural pre-plans for over 65 million square feet of commercial, multi-residential, and industrial occupancies. The information we aggregate, organize and publish has been used on a daily basis since 2021, providing fire companies with an upper hand within the jurisdictions they serve.
Principals
A investment in public safety and firefighter education.
Discipline
Aniline keeps a 1-on-1 reliable line of communication with each emergency service organization that we work with. Each of our five Aniline representatives operate in emergency services on a weekly basis, maintaining a 'boots on the ground' mentality that is vital for the production of pre-incident plan resources that will are utilized in the field almost daily.
Innovation
The partnerships that we have with 35 departments has formed an organic network of innovation, information sharing, and relationships. Our first pre-plan 5 years ago looks foreign to our current standard thanks to countless suggestions and input from hundreds of firefighters. Funding is provided by a range of fire department budgets, emergency management budgets, and private companies that sponsor pre-plans for emergency services.
Education
Our team has reinvested in fire department training and firefighter education, developing a reliable 3-series training program for firefighter education and development. Fire departments in the Delmarva region also have open access to our incident command training unit, providing incident commanders the opportunity to utilize Structural Pre-Plans under pressure, and for firefighters to understand what information is valuable to the incident commander.
|Our Team
Firefighter owned and operated out of Claymont, Delaware.
Nicholas Irhin
Owner/Lead Developer
Nick, known better as "Tree" on the fire ground, has been a firefighter for 10 years across 3 different states, starting his fire service career in 2013 in North Jersey at his hometown fire department. After graduating high school, he attended and graduated from the University of Akron's Emergency Management and Homeland Security program. During that time, he was a member of a progressive fire company in the north hills in Pittsburgh, PA, and worked with the University Police Department.
Nick is currently a Firefighter/EMT for the Claymont Fire Company in New Castle County, DE, and is also a member of the DE Task Force 1 Urban Search and Rescue team.
Anthony Calabrese
Developer III
Anthony has been a Firefighter/EMT for 5 years in both New Jersey and North Carolina. His fire service career started in October of 2016 in North Jersey where he worked with the Morris County Office of Emergency Management in their Logistics Field.
Anthony attended the High Point University Criminal Justice Program where he co-founded High Point University Emergency Medical Services. After graduating, Anthony continued his fire service career before starting a career in law enforcement.
Anthony began his law enforcement career in 2023 as a patrol officer. Anthony is currently in the process of completing his Master’s Degree in Homeland Security and Disaster Management.
Adam Golden
Property Relations
Adam started his career as a Firefighter/EMT 4 years ago in New Castle County, Delaware. He graduated from the Delaware State Fire Academy in 2020 at the age of 43 and his EMT in 2022. Adam also has an extensive background in business management, owning and operating a family business for nearly 20 years.
Nicholas Cripps
Training Coordinator
Nicholas Cripps was born and raised in a fire service family, starting his fire service career in North Wildwood, NJ at the age of 15. After joining Claymont, Nick completed FF1, FF2, Haz-Mat Ops and his EMT. Nick is currently a Full-Time Firefighter for Christiana Fire Company and is on the county USAR team. Nick was a Lieutenant from 2023-2024, Captain from 2024-2026 and is continuing to learn and grow as a young leader of the company.
