About OFCA
PREMIER ♦ PROFESSIONAL ♦ PROACTIVE
The OFCA is your premier training, professional networking and proactive advocacy partner.
Mission Statement: "The Ohio Fire Chiefs' Association exists to improve the safety of Ohio by leading, representing, educating, and supporting Ohio's emergency services."
The Ohio Fire Chiefs' Association is a statewide organization that supports the interests of Ohio's fire chief officers. The Association provides education and professional development, legislative advocacy, communication and information exchange, and peer networkinghroughout the year through vario opportunities tus programs and services.
Through the work of its dedicated board of directors, committee volunteers, and professional staff, the Ohio Fire Chiefs' Association strives to be the state's premier fire and emergency services organization.
Human Dignity Statement:
The Ohio Fire Chiefs’ Association (OFCA) promotes inclusion, equality, diversity, and human dignity inside and outside the state’s fire stations. As cultural diversity increases in our communities, that change must be reflected in the composition of our state and national fire and emergency services personnel.
The OFCA will lead by example by taking positive steps to ensure equal opportunity and fair treatment. The OFCA will work to ensure inclusion, equality, diversity, and human dignity by avoiding discrimination or inequitable treatment. This includes, but is not limited to, a bias on age, ancestry, color, race, ethnicity, gender, gender expansiveness, marital status, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or other legally protected characteristics. Allowing such discrimination and unequal treatment weakens our ability to respond to our communities.
It is important that the OFCA, as a premier fire and emergency services organization, maintain an environment committed to inclusion, equality, diversity, and dignity for every individual. We all assume personal responsibility for assuring that these values extend throughout the fire and emergency medical service, and we must practice these values and educate others on their benefits. It is simply the right thing to do.
Core Values:
Tradition - We believe in respecting and building upon the time-tested traditions that define the fire service and our identity.
Inclusion - We embrace and respect the diversity of our communities and value their contributions. We treat everyone with the highest degree of dignity, equality, and trust.
Integrity - We serve with integrity and value the public's trust. We are committed to honest and ethical behavior and believe in personal commitment to our organization and our community.
Stewardship - We are accountable to our agencies and communities through responsible stewardship of our resources and ownership of our actions.
Professional Excellence - We provide the highest standards of professionalism for our internal and external customers. We recognize the value of change in responding to and meeting the ever-evolving needs of our customers and members.
Service - We are committed to always delivering exceptional service and going above and beyond in every interaction.
