This report addresses the desirability of and mechanism for establishing accreditation procedures for fire-related training and education programs in the U.S. and the role of the National Fire Academy in such a process. It also considers the appropriateness of accreditation for the Academy itself. First, a list of the members of the Advisory Committee on Fire Training and Education is given. An executive summary follows, explaining the accreditation process, the classifications of fire-related academic programs, a description of the scope of fire service training, and a summary of the efforts of the Academy. Chapter 1, an introduction, analyzes the federal legislation which resulted in the various fire service programs and their accreditation methods. Chapters 2-4 discuss accreditation of fire education, fire service training, and the National Fire Academy. The appendixes include a glossary, an accreditation evaluation review of engineering programs, accreditation questionnaire and results, text of the federal fire prevention legislation, criteria for a continuing education unit, and biographies of the developers of this report. (CT)