The Institution of Fire Engineers (India) was established on the recommendations of the Standing Fire Advisory Council constituted by the Chiefs of Fire Services in India and headed by Director General, Civil Defence, Home Guard & Fire Service, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India.
The Institution was founded in the year 1973 as a premier non-government organization (NGO) and professional body registered under the Societies Act, 1860 as resolved in one of the meetings held under the Chairmanship of the then Dy. Home Minister, Sh. B.N.Datar, Govt. of India, Ministry of Home Affairs.