Built By A Firefighter
Websites for the fire service, from inside the fire service
The Irons is run by an active firefighter who also happens to be a trained web developer. Your site is built by someone who has stood where your members stand.
Founder, firefighter, developer
I'm Matt Reardon. I've been a firefighter with the Cambridge, Massachusetts Fire Department since 2014 — and I build the websites behind The Irons. I know what it's like to run calls, manage public expectations, and watch a department try to recruit and inform its community with tools that were never built for the job.
Before the fire service, I earned a degree in Web Design & Development from Champlain College. That combination is the whole point of The Irons: a developer who understands the design and engineering side, working for departments whose mission he actually shares. You're not explaining the fire service to an outside agency — you're working with someone who already gets it.
Every site I build is fast, mobile-friendly, and accessible to WCAG 2.1 Level AA — so your department is ready for the ADA Title II deadlines and every resident can actually use it. No overlays, no templates pretending to be custom work, no jargon. Just a website that does its job for the people you serve.
What you get working with The Irons
Active firefighter since 2014
On the job with the Cambridge, Massachusetts Fire Department. Not firefighter-adjacent, not retired — on the floor, running calls.
Formally trained in the craft
Degree in Web Design & Development from Champlain College. Real engineering and design fundamentals — not a drag-and-drop template shop.
Built for the fire service
Every site is designed around how departments actually operate — recruitment, public information, transparency, and ADA Title II compliance.
Accessibility-first
Sites meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA so your department is ready for the ADA Title II deadlines — and every resident can use them.
"Matt is a firefighter himself and understands the needs of a fire department and how important a well-designed website is for the fire service to provide vital information for the public it serves."
Let's build something your department is proud of
Tell me about your department and what you need. No pressure, no jargon — just a straight conversation with someone who gets it.
