Fire & Emergency Services: Library Research Guide

Offers a list of links to various organizations and resources compiled by Fire Science and Technology, Inc.

A collection of resources from the Building and Fire Research Laboratory's Fire Research Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Provides a systematic method of exchanging information and transferring technology between wildland fire researchers, managers, and other stakeholders in order to make wildland fire documents, data, tools, and other information resources easy to find, access, distribute, compare, and use.

A one-stop information resource for residential fire safety and prevention information, distributed by the agencies of the U.S. federal government.

A resource for fire services, fire insurers, law enforcement and others whose duties involve arson investigation, fire investigation safety and fire scene training.

The U.S. Fire Administration web site aimed at children, making them aware of the dangers of fire through interesting and fun activities.

For those in need of hydraulic calculations. Flow in pipes, open channels, hydrology, groundwater. Liquid, gas, water, air. Venturi, nozzle, orifice flowmeters. Weirs, flumes. Pipe networks, water hammer. Bernoulli, Manning, Moody. Culvert design, inverted siphon. Pressure, flow, discharge, sizing. Drag force. Tank volume, pipe volume, unit conversions.

Vision 20/20 is working to support activities directed toward a comprehensive national strategy for fire prevention investment. The goal is to focus activities and energy in effective and collaborative efforts to help address the fire problem in the United States. Prevention programs are an integral part of fire protection strategies.

The Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) Recognition certificate is an acknowledgement that a collegiate emergency services degree program meets the minimum standards of excellence established by FESHE professional development committees and the National Fire Academy (NFA).

The National Fire Academy (NFA) offers American fire and emergency services personnel free and flexible career enhancing training. Free registration is required.

From the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security offers non-credit, self-study courses online.

The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service’s Emergency Services Training Institute offers training programs and continuing education programs, including free firefighter training webinars.