The DRS credential represents the full IRI restoration system: Water Restoration Specialist, Mold Specialist, Fire Restoration Specialist, and Disaster Estimation Specialist. Complete all four core certifications and the 5th DRS credential is included with no extra test and no extra fee.
DRS is not a fifth course to buy. It is the capstone certification issued when a student completes all four core IRI certifications.
Course 1$299Drying science, moisture mapping, categories/classes, psychrometrics, equipment setup, monitoring, and customer-ready documentation.
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Course 2$299Inspection thinking, containment, remediation planning, safety, digital documentation, and mold report interpretation for real projects.
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Course 3$299First response, site security, smoke residues, soot/odor scope support, contents inventory, packout, cleaning, and disposal documentation.
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Course 4$299Scope writing, line-item thinking, DryIQ support, T&M conversion, job files, and customer/adjuster-ready estimate documents.
View DES CourseA DRS-certified professional has completed training across the four major restoration lanes: water, mold, fire/smoke, and estimating. That matters because real losses rarely stay in one neat box.
Understand moisture, drying documentation, equipment, monitoring, and project communication.
Connect containment, remediation practices, lab/report thinking, and worker/customer safety.
Think through soot, odor, cleaning, site security, packout, contents handling, and disposal notes.
Tie field notes to scope writing, pricing logic, DryIQ estimating support, and adjuster-facing PDFs.
Students can take courses one at a time, but the all-four package is the cleanest path when the goal is the 5th DRS certification and a full restoration company skill set.
WRS + MS + FRS + DES, with the 5th DRS credential included after completion.
Enroll In DRS PackageThe DRS route brings together the same tools and learning experience across all four courses, so students are not just memorizing terms. They are practicing how to document, explain, and manage restoration work.
Ask questions, compare decisions, explain technical topics, and use Hope-supported workflows inside the student campus.
Moisture mapper, safety reports, daily logs, packout inventory, equipment tracking, and estimating support.
Digital, printable, emailable, and shareable documents for customers, adjusters, property managers, and crews.
Each core course includes module work and a Human + AI proctored final exam for accountable online certification.
The DRS path is built for contractors who want to add or strengthen divisions: water damage, mold remediation, fire/smoke and contents, and estimating/documentation.
Drying, mapping, monitoring, job logs, and water project PDFs.
Containment, safety, report interpretation, and remediation documentation.
Site response, soot/odor, contents, packout, and disposal documentation.
Scope notes, line items, job files, and customer/adjuster handoff PDFs.
Water Restoration Specialist | Mold Specialist | Fire Restoration Specialist | Disaster Estimation Specialist
WRS + MS + FRS + DES certification courses, with the 5th DRS credential included after completion.
DRS students often work across water damage, mold remediation, fire/smoke restoration, contents, and estimating. Use these state pages to review local rules, insurance expectations, licensing paths, and certification requirements before offering services in a new area.
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