

Mission Statement:To provide effective leadership and education to fire and emergency service instructors in the State of Ohio.
Vision Statement: To be recognized and respected as one of the premier fire and emergency service organizations offering the highest quality or educational excellence to Ohio's fire service.

Officers

Single Annual Membership to OSFSI - $40 - ($33 for joint membership with ISFSI). When paying with Paypal please list instructors name or attendees name as the buyer. Please complete and mail your application. Thank You




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President
Charlie Dixon
Cell: 740-403-6034
ohiofireinstructors8895@gmail.com
Vice President
Jeremy Linn
Cell: 937-244-0151
Secretary Treasurer
Thomas D. Bentley
Cell: 419-266-1760
Area Director A (Southeast)
James Westfall
Cell - 740-381-1445
westfall7701@gmail.com
Area Director B (Northeast)
Ken Ledford
Cell 440-343-1553
bhfirechief4@aol.com
Area Director C (Northwest)
Jason Fisher
419-388-5907
jason.fisher@cityofwauseon.com
Area Director D (Southwest)
Brian Leciejewski
Cell: 937-408-0680
bleciejewski@springfieldohio.gov
Area Director E (At Large)
Scott King
Ohio Fire Academy
8895 E. Main St.
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
Cell 614-961-9541
Scott.King@com.ohio.gov


OHIO WEEKEND 2026 AT THE NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY RETURNS JUNE 26 – JUNE 28, 2026!
5 CLASSES TO CHOOSE FROM!
MORE INFORMATION AND ONLINE REGISTRATION WILL OPEN LATE DECEMBER 2025! STAY TUNED!
W0636 - Building Organizational Support for Community Risk Reduction: This 2-day course is designed to help fire and emergency services learn what community risk reduction is and how to build organizational support for it.
W0521 - Executive Skills Series: Exercising Leadership to Facilitate Adaptive Change: Develop an understanding of skills associated with exercising leadership to resolve adaptive problems (those problems where the solution is either unknown or requires significant change, or both).
W0610 – Wildland Urban Interface Firefighting for Structural Company Officer: This 2- day course identifies operational activities and safety concerns for structural Company Officers (COs) assigned to a wildland urban interface (WUI) incident.
W0455 - Strategy and Tactics for Initial Company Operations: This 2-day course is designed to meet the needs of Company Officers (COs) responsible for managing the operations of one or more companies during structural firefighting operations. This course is designed to develop the management skills needed by COs to accomplish assigned tactics at structure fires.
W0609 - Introduction to Unified Command for All-Hazard Incidents: This 2-day course is designed to provide Company Officers (COs) with a better understanding of multiagency needs and a Unified Command structure. The attendees will gain an understanding of the requirements of a Unified Command organization and provide learners with the knowledge and skills necessary to operate effectively in complex incidents.


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