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Indexes and Abstracts
- Academic Search Premier
- Applied Science and Technology
- Article First
- Compendex
- Science Citation Index
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Bibliographies
- Ballast, David Kent. Fire protection in Office Buildings. Monticello, Ill.: Vance Bibliographies, 1983.
- Fire Bibliography (Online)
- Fire in North American Wetland Ecosystems and Fire-Wildlife Relations: An Annotated Bibliography (Online)
- Fires, Gardens and Fire Retardant Plants – a Bibliography (Online)
- Gender Issues in the Fire Service: A Bibliography (Online)
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Reference Resources (Handbooks, Encyclopedias, etc.)
- Automatic Sprinkler Systems Handbook, 8th ed. Quincy, Mass.: National Fire Protection Association, c1999.
- Fire Chief’s Handbook, 5th ed. Saddle Brook, N.J.: Fire Engineering Books and Videos, c1995.
- Hall, Richard and Adams, Barbara. Essentials of Fire Fighting. Stillwater, Oklahoma: Fire Protection Publications, c1998.
- Kuvshinoff, Boris W. Fire Sciences Dictionary. New York: Wiley c1977.
- Fire Use Handbook (Online)
- National Fire Protection Association. Life Safety Code Handbook. Boston, NFPA, 19-
- National Fire Protection Association. National Fire Codes. Quincy, MA.: National Fire Protection Association, 1997-
- National Fire protection Association. Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Investigator. Quincy, Mass.: The Association, c1998.
- NFPA Fire Prevention Code Handbook. Quincy, MA.: National Fire Protection Association, c1998.
- National Fire Protection Association. Technical Committee on Fire Investigations. Guide for fire explosion Investigations. Quincy, Mass.: The Association, 1998.
- Nolan, Dennis P. Encyclopedia of Fire Protection. Albany, N.Y.: Delmar, c2001.
- SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering
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Internet Resources
- Building and Fire Research Laboratory: Fire on the Web
- Firenet Virtual Library
- NAFED’s Networked Resources for Fire Protection WWW Page
- Fire Fighting and Fire Protection (World Safety.com)
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Government Resources for Fire Protection and Management
- Federal Register Notices and Rules
- Fire and Aviation Management
- Firedoc (database)
- Occupational Safety & Health Administration: Fire Safety
- National Ag Safety Database
- United States Fire Administration
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Statistical Resources in Fire Protection
- Historical Wildland Firefighter Fatalities
- National Safety Council Fire Statistics
- United States Fire Statistics
- Wildland Fire Statistics
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Journals and Newspapers
- Fire and Materials
- Fire Engineering
- Fire Safety Journal
- Fire Technology
- Industrial Fire World (Online)
- Journal of Applied Fire Science. (Online)
- NFPA Journal
- Sprinkler Age (Online)
- Smokejumper Magazine (Online)
- State Fire Marshal News
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Full-text Books
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Images and Other Media
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Associations and Professional Organizations
- Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI)
- Fire Department Safety Officers Association
- Fire Department Training Network
- International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC)
- International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF)
- National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF)
- National Fire Protection Association
- National Smokejumper Association
- National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC)
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Area Information (Local , State, National)
- City of Akron Fire Department
- Cleveland Fire Department
- Ohio Fire Chief’s Association
- Ohio State Fire Marshal Division
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Grants, Fellowships, etc.
- CollegeSource
- Grants.gov
- Grantsmanship Center
- John Charles Wilson Scholarship
- National Fire Volunteer Council Scholarships
- Susan Harwood Training Grants Program
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