Mission Statement - The primary mission of the Fire Services Training Institute-FSTI is to provide quality training and promote firefighter safety.

Vision Statement - FSTI shall become a respected leader in the training of the California fire service, providing quality and uniform training throughout California, by improved communication, standards, practices and training. 

FSTI Motto - Adapt, Overcome, Improvise and Persevere

The Great Truth - For quality and uniformed training of the California fire service, it must be subsidized. 

The Challenge - To assure availability and quality into the 21st century, the California fire service needs standardized training and certification. To achieve this goal, private industry must actively subsidize firefighter training and fire prevention programs.    

Corporate Structure - FSTI is a California non-profit, tax exempt, public benefit corporation based in Sacramento,  California. FSTI is part of the California State Firefighters' Association corporate family.

The National Response Framework - It is the intent of FSTI to promote and facilitate the National Response Framework by providing quality training for public safety so as to improve the overall emergency and disaster-response readiness of all first responders. All training programs, regardless of content, will stress the principals of the plan as well as compliance with the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS).