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Open Access Publications - Journals, Magazines, Reports, Newsletters, etc.

Annals of Burns and Fire Disasters

Published by the Euro-Mediterranean Council for Burns and Fire Disasters (MBC), whose mission is to involve the surgical, scientific and intellectual forces of all the Mediterranean countries to analyse common themes, analogies and contrasts in the fields of prevention, treatment and functional recovery of burns and in fire disasters.

Canadian Forest Service Publications

This site includes material such as journal articles, books, reports, series and leaflets prepared by CFS scientists and professionals.

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Scholarly forest research articles, with open access from 1971 to 2010.

CDC - Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program Publications

Fire Fighter Fatality/Injury Reports and Other Related Publications.

Coastal BC Forest Wildfire Newsletters 

Published by FPOABC (Fire Prevention Officers' Association of B.C.).

Fire Away Newsletter

Published by FPOABC (Fire Prevention Officers' Association of B.C.).

Fire Chief 

Established in 1956, FIRE CHIEF is a magazine for "Every Department, Every Leader." Articles by fire officers from across the country and overseas cover a wide variety of areas that are important to today's fire chief.

Fire Ecology Journal 

Published by the Association for Fire Ecology, whose membership includes respected professionals from around the world that play a key role in wildland fire and fire ecology research, education, management, and policy.  The journal aims to enhance knowledge and management of fire as a fundamental ecological process.

Fire Engineering

Fire Engineering magazine provides 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.  Published by the The PennWell Emergency Services Group.

Fire Management Today

Fire Management Today and its predecessors collectively now have a 70-year record of publishing on all aspects of wildland fire, including firefighter safety.

Fire News - Fire-EMS-Hazmat News in Ontario & Canada

Published by the Office of the Ontario Fire Marshal.

Fire Protection Engineering

Fire Protection Engineering is published quarterly by the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE). The mission of Fire Protection Engineering is to advance the practice of fire protection engineering and to raise its visibility by providing information to fire protection engineers and allied professionals.

Fire Rescue1

FireRescue1 features current news and analysis from some of the top experts in the fire service.  FireRescue1's mission is to provide firefighters with the information and resources that make them better able to protect their communities and stay safer on the job.

Fire Safety Journal

Official Journal of the International Association for Fire Safety Science.  Fire Safety Journal is the leading publication dealing with all aspects offire safety engineering.  Published by Elsevier.  Some articles may be available as open access.

Fire Safety Science Digital Archive of IAFSS Proceedings (International Association for Fire Safety Science IAFSS)

IAFSS encourages research into the science of preventing and mitigating the adverse effects of fires and of providing a forum for presenting the results of such research. 

Fire Science Reviews

Fire Science Reviews publishes scholarly review and survey articles on any aspect of fire safety science.  Fire science topics include, but are not limited to: fire dynamics, fire chemistry, fire modeling, material fire properties, toxic hazard analysis, fire detection and suppression, structural fire performance, measurement and test methods, egress and evacuation, human perception and behavior in fire, human factors, applied psychology, statistics, probability, riskanalysis, operations research, decision analysis, smoke management, explosions, industry fire hazards, wild land and post-earthquake fires, fire safety management, fire forensic investigation methods, fire service performance analysis. (a Springer Open Access Journal)

Firefighter Nation

FireRescue magazine is a monthly publication presenting solution-oriented news and skills for firefighters and fire officers who rely on cutting-edge information they can use on the job.

FireFighting in Canada

Fire Fighting in Canada is a magazine with a 50-plus year history of educating and informing fire chiefs, senior officers and firefighters in municipal, industrial and military fire departments across the country.

Firehouse Magazine

Find articles on training and education, major incidents, health, safety, and wellness, fire/emergency strategy and tactics, budget/staffing issues and solutions, industry news, and more.

Firewatch! and Fire Wire Publications

Published by the National Association of Fire Equipment Distributors (NAFED.

Industrial Fire World 

IFW magazine links fire and emergency response managers to timely information bimonthly.  Founded by David White in 1985.

International Association of Women in Fire & Emergency Services

Goal is to help women optimize their potential and opportunities within the fire service. Site provides information, facilitates networking, discusses current workplace issues and provides sample articles from their publications.

The Jack Cohen Files - Firewise

Jack D. Cohen is a Research Physical Fire Scientist with the USDA Forest Service Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory.  Read his papers on preventing home loss disasters during wildfire, and review his post-fire examinations of home destruction.

The National Academies Press

Register for free and gain access to thousands of publications by the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council.

National Fire Protection Association

Reports and fire statistics. Executive summaries are freely available. Members may download full reports, others may purchase them.

OFPC Publications (New York)

Published by the Academy of Fire Science - New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control.  A unique facility operated by the Department of State's Office of Fire Prevention and Control, the Academy of Fire Science offers courses in many areas including hazardous materials, arson investigation and general fire service training.

USDA Fire, Fuel, and Smoke Science Program

The Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory staffs over 10 world renowned scientists in addition to wide-ranging and accomplished support personnel.  Original research at the Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory includes: fire behavior prediction modeling, soil heating modeling and effects, landscape fire ecosystem dynamics, smoke emissions and dispersion modeling, and fire danger rating.

USFA Publications

Search publications by the U.S. Fire Administration.  The USFA also provides fire statistics.  Search by subject.

Youth Firesetting Invention Resource Site

Research Studies by SOS Fires: Youth Intervention Programs.

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