The All India Institute of Local Self-Government with its headquarters at Mumbai and centers all over India has National Fire Academy at Vadodara. During span of over seventy years the Institute has grown both in terms of work services and opening branches to cover many states of the Country. Today the Institute has 26 branches all over the country and 4 Regional centers for Five Prevention training Programme.

The Institute undertakes research studies, and organizes courses, seminars, conference and provides an open forum for officials and non officials in Municipal Administration. Its activities which began in the year 1926 are conducted both at Regional and National levels.

The Institute having foreseen the numerous challenges due to developing world and growing cities felt the need of trained personnel for Urban Management. While cities grow with High Rise Infrastructure, Government houses, Hotels and Industrialization, the risk of fire explosion is the threat. As the large number of chemical Industries are growing fast with toxic and poisonous gases, and other environmental hazards need to be protected.

Considering the urgent requirement of Fire Fighting Training the Institute approached the Ministry of Home Affairs and also the Ministry Urban Development, Government of India for permission to start an Appropriate Exhaustive middle level and higher level courses at All India Institute of Local Self Government Vadodara center, Gujarat State.

Consequently under the guideline of Government of India the Gujarat government Recognized the Leading Firemen’s Training Course and Driver cum Operator Course vide, Resolution No.1077-7008 (78) P, under their department of Panchayats Housing and Urban Development, dated 18th January 1979 to the National Fire Academy under All India Institute of Local Self Government. During the course of time other states also urged for the reorganization of the Leading Firemen’s’ Training Course and Driver cum Operator Course in Madhya Pradesh and Maharastra. The fire Academy shall not only meet the present short fall of Leading Firemen but also has Sub Fire Officer Course and serve the requirements to meet the future National and International Challenges.

The Institute is recognized to impart a higher level Fire Sub Officer Training by Government of Gujarat vide Resolution No.ASV-1092-5133-2-/ Sachivalaya Gandhinagar under their Urban Housing and Urban Development Department dated 1st October 1994.