Oregon Fire Instructors Association Information

The Oregon Fire Instructors Association is an organization made up of fire instructors from throughout the state of Oregon. It is governed by twenty, elected representatives from local and regional training associations. Through the efforts made by its members, OFIA, over the past four decades has contributed to the growth of the fire service in Oregon. Its emphasis has been to educate firefighters, and through knowledge and skill, make the job safer for front line personnel. A big step for Fire Service Training in Oregon took place in 1973 when the Legislative Assembly established the Fire Standards and Accreditation Board. This gave the instructors an accepted standard to teach toward. Also from this came the Fire Service Administrators Institute and a coordination of the Associate Degree Programs offered by the Community Colleges. These programs took OFIA from training firefighters to educating fire service personnel.