• Electronic Resources
• Find Magazine and Journal Articles
• Electronic Journals and Magazines
• Books and Videos
• Recommended Websites
• Ask a Question

Electronic Resources

• NFPA Codes Online  - This database contains the full text of current and past fire codes, plus “Formal Interpretations,” “Tentative Interim Amendments,” etc. It can be searched by word or phrase, or browsed by code number or title. All users must enter an NFPA identification number and password, available to current students, faculty, and staff.  Please contact library staff for login information.
• Perfect Firefighter Candidate  - Lists firefighter job openings throughout the country.  Contact library staff for the necessary user name and password to log into the database.

What do the symbols mean?  (Contact the library for current passwords.)

A user name and password are required for off-campus use.

Find Magazine and Journal Articles

Click on the links below for articles on the sample topics listed.  For off-campus access, students and staff can obtain login information from the Bates Library.

Please contact the library for assistance in finding articles on other topics. You can also go to Electronic Resources and Databases and choose a database to do your own search.

• Fire retardant - articles from InfoTrac.
• Search for more articles in ProQuest.
• Search for more articles in InfoTrac.

Electronic Journals

• Fire Engineering
• Fire Safety Engineering
• Fire Technology
• Journal of Fire Sciences
  

Books and Videos at Bates

Click on the links below for selected books or search the entire online catalog.

• Fire Service

Recommended Websites

• emsfirerescusjobs.com - Job listings, arranged by state.
• Firehouse.com  - Much of the content requires registration and/or subscription, but some -- including photos, many training articles, etc. -- are available to all.
• Heart Healthy FireFighter- "The NVFC Heart-Healthy Firefighter Program is the only national program dedicated to saving America's firefighters and EMS personnel from their leading cause of death: heart disease." Includes information for firefighters, departments and families
• Ilinois Fire Service Institute  - Contains links to fire fighting and HAZMAT web sites.
• International Association of Fire Fighters  - Safety information, printable resource sheets, legislative information, etc.  The union has over 200,000 in the U.S. and Canada.
• National Fire Protection Association - Fact sheets and statistics; information on certification and continuing education; selections for NFPA publications; "Career Center" link.
• National Fire Sprinkler Association  - Links to companies and associations in the industry; labor and education information.
• Underwriters Laboratories - Safety tips; lists of products certified as meeting UL safety standards.
• Washington State Firefighters' Association
• Washington State Council of Fire Fighters

Ask a Question

• Email the library
• Contact us by phone