Research Guides: Fire/Rescue: Resources

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Full text for thousands of the most-used nursing & allied health journals.
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Journals and magazines for analysts, risk management professionals, and students of military science, history, and social science. Covers historic and contemporary topics in the fields of war and terrorism.
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Contains: Fire Engineering, Fire Management Today, Fire Technology, and the NFPA Journal

Off Campus Access Guide
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Fire Performance Analysis for Buildings by Fitzgerald; Meacham
Call Number: Access online with SKYCTC login
ISBN: 9781118657096
Publication Date: 2017
Applications integrate traditional fire defenses with fire science and engineering to combine component performance with holistic performance.

Professional Resources on the Web

CDC Emergency Medical Services Workers
NIOSH data sheets and resources
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
Latest in patient care case reports, images in the field of emergency medicine (EM) and state of the art clinicopathological cases.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory's Fire Research Division
Measurement, prediction, systems integration, and the dynamics of fire and its interactions with the built and natural environment. Advancing the theory and practice of fire safety engineering, fire fighting, fire investigation, fire testing, fire data management, and intentional burning.
Fire Management
US Forest Service Publication
Fire Engineering Magazine: Fire Drills & Simulations
training, education, and management information for fire and emergency services personnel worldwide. Articles are written by experts in the fire service and focus on lessons-learned.
InterFire Online
Resource for fire services, fire insurers, law enforcement and others whose duties involve arson investigation, fire investigation safety and fire scene training. Our online training center provides interactive tutorials on critical fire and arson investigation procedures.
Kentucky State Fire Marshal
Office of the State Fire Marshal eliminates or reduces the potential of loss by fire or other hazards through education, licensing, inspection programs and administering the code.
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
Consumer-friendly fact sheets on a wide range of timely and important topics - everything you need to know to keep you, your family, and your neighbors safe from fire and related hazards.
US Fire Administration
The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) collects data from a variety of sources to provide information and analyses on the status and scope of the fire problem in the United States. Our studies, reports and public education materials may be ordered or downloaded free of charge from our Publications Center. In addition, the USFA operates the National Emergency Training Center’s library.