Formed in 1920, the Firecrafter Organization mainly operates within the Crossroads of America Council, Indiana, but has been known to exist in other areas including Illinois and Texas.

One such program in place was the three-tiered rank system at Daniel Carter Beard's Culver Woodcraft Camp.

Seeing a need for a new program in Indiana, in conjunction with Stanley L. Norton, assistant executive, and Rex Pruitt, Scoutmaster of Troop 46, Belzer created the Camper and Woodsman ranks in 1919 at Camp Chank-Tun-Un-Gi, located near Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indianapolis.

As the rest of the campers went back to their tents to retire for the evening, those four Scouts, along with Belzer, Norton, Pruitt, and P.D.

A fourth honorary camp rank, Minisino, was introduced in 1921 to recognize those who went above and beyond in service to Scouting and Firecrafter itself.

The Central Indiana Firecrafter Organization exists in Crossroads of America Council (Indianapolis).

This was not accomplished due to several major differences between the two associations: While Indiana members were invited to the Southern Illinois Rituals between 1993 and 1997, their direct involvement in the induction process there was strictly limited to an observation role only, and the invitations and knowledge of the Illinois ritual were controlled by a small group of Indiana Firecrafters.

This group ensured that only Indiana Firecrafters who were willing to comply with the unspoken "no participation" rule were permitted to make the trip to Flora for the Ritual.

The 2000 revision of all four documents clarified inconsistencies in the administration of the program, made all language gender neutral, and provided for Firecrafter's growth into the next century.

It is also designed to teach the scout personal responsibility and serve as a tool to encourage advancement and attendance at summer camp.

After earning the Camper and Woodsman ranks, a young man is often encouraged to candidate for Firecrafter in their third year at summer camp.

The Scoutmaster usually makes this decision in consultation with the rest of the Firecrafters in the unit after the Friday evening activities in camp, but this is not required.

In keeping with the standards of Scouts BSA, the Ritual is safeguarded and not secret, and there is nothing contained therein that would challenge a young person's ideas or place them in danger or harm.

Before Crossroads of America Council sold Red Wing and Bear Creek, and the unusability of Krietenstein and Belzer, there were general rules that developed.

Those members who were inducted as youth keep their rank upon their 21st birthday and likewise become part of the Alumni Association.