Fire Science Books Materials on fire science can be found in the collection by searching the subject Fire. Below are links to some relevant materials in the Lakeland Library.
Chief Fire Officer's Desk Reference
Encyclopedia of Fire Protection
Fire Officer's Legal Handbook
Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials
Fire Protection Handbook
Forest Fires: a Reference Handbook
Fundamentals of Fire Fighter Skills
National Fire Codes : a Compilation of NFPA Codes, Standards, Recommended Practices, Manuals and Guides
Ohio Fire Code
Plans Examiner for Fire and Emergency Services
Visual Dictionary of Firefighters' Tools and Resources
Fire Science Databases EI Engineering Village
An engineering science database where research on fire fighting can be located.
Electronic Journal Center
Search to find full text scholarly articles focusing on fire fighting issues and fire science research.
ISI Web of Knowledge
A searchable science database that provides abstracts to literature on fire fighting and fire science.
Vocational and Career Collection
Carries trade and industry related publications on fire fighting and fire science.
Fire Science Multimedia Digital Resource Commons - Fire Science
Educational videos from Ohio universities on fire science topics.
Fire Science Film Collection
Films on Demand collection of educational videos on topics concerning fire science.
Fire Science Demonstration Videos
Educational videos of demonstrations and particular fire science topics.
Fire Science Websites Below are a few recommended websites. Remember that information you find on the web needs to be evaluated carefully. For more information on evaluating websites, check out the Evaluating Sources Research Guide.
CDC Emergency Preparedness and Response
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/wildfires/
Center for Disease Control website that focuses on various aspects of wildfires.
Fire Modeling Institute
http://www.firelab.org/fmi
"Connects fire managers, technical experts, and scientists with the best fire analysis technology and with the most current information from the scientific literature available to respond to their fire-related resource management needs."
Forests and Rangelands
http://www.forestsandrangelands.gov/
"Forests and Rangelands provides fire, fuels, and land management information to government officials, land and fire management professionals, businesses, communities, and other interested organizations and individuals."
International Association of Fire Fighters
http://www.iaff.org/
Fire fighters union that provides national and local news, recent legislation information and continuing education resources.
National Interagency Fire Center
http://www.nifc.gov/
Offers information on national fire news, incident management reports, statistics, provides maps, access to podcasts and links to the latest fire science information.
U.S. Fire Administration (USFA)
http://www.usfa.fema.gov/
This government site provides statistical information, grants and educational resources, fire prevention and safety information, news and up to date information on safety campaigns.
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