Find Resources by Subject

Subject Guide - Fire Science

• Selected Reference Books
• Selected Circulating Books
• Full-Text Books Online
• Print Magazines in Kiefer Library
• Magazine, Journal, & Newspaper Article Databases or Online Periodicals
• Other Library Materials
• Searching the Library Catalog
• Selected Web Resources
• Selected Statistical Resources
• Selected Online Images and Other Media
• Other Library Catalogs

Compiled by Sue Leibold, Fire Sciences Librarian Liaison. Updated 2006.

Selected Reference Books

REF KF 3975.Z95 I58 2003 2003 International Fire Code

REF TH 9111.N375 2000 National Fire Codes: A Compilation of NFPA Codes, Standards, Recommended Practices and Guides

REF TH 9116.K88 Fire Sciences Dictionary

Selected Circulating Books

HV 8079.A7 O27 1997 Practical Fire and Arson Investigation

TH 9180.F35 2000 Blaze: The Forensics of Fire

TH 9118.U54 A3 2004 Working Fire: the Making of an Accidental Fireman

TH 9119.C65 2003 Opportunities in Fire Protection Services Careers

TH 9180.F35 2000 Firefighting: Basic Skills and Techniques

TH 9180.F35 2000 Principles of Fire Behavior

TH 9310.5 C374 1998 Fire Fighting Strategy and Tactics: Featuring An 8-Step Process for Sizeup

TH 9363.S78 1997 Introduction to Fire Pump Operations

TH 9505.N5071 2004 The Last Men Out: Life on the Edge at Rescue 2 Firehouse

TH 9118.U54 A3 2004 Working Fire: the Making of an Accidental Fireman

TH9310.5 .C374 1998 Fire Fighting Strategy and Tactics: Featuring an 8-step Process for Sizeup

Full-Text Books Online

NetLibrary
This database includes access to such titles as, Braving the Flames, Evaluation of Fire Safety, Opportunities, Fire Protection Services Careers, Facilities Evaluation Handbook : Safety, Fire Protection, and Environmental Compliance, Fire From First Principles : A Design Guide to Building Fire Safety, and Firefighter Career Starter : Finding and Getting a Great Job.

Merck Manual of Medical Information

Print Magazines in Kiefer Library

Fire Chief

Fire Engineering

Fire Rescue

Fire Technology

Industrial Fire World

JEMS: Journal of Emergency Services

NFPA Journal: National Fire Protection Association Journal

Magazine, Journal & Newspaper Article Databases or Online Periodicals

Academic Search Premier  |  Off-Campus Access
Academic Search Premier  gives access to many full-text Fire Science materials such as Fire Engineering, Canadian Journal of Forest Research, Conservation Biology, and American Forests.  

Facts on File     |     Off-Campus Access                                                          

NewsBank     |     Off-Campus Access

Proquest Research Library  |  Off-Campus Access
Proquest Research Library gives access to many full-text Fire Science materials such as Journal of Forestry, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Fire Chief,
Fire Technology, and Forest Science.

Building and Fire Research Library

Other Library Materials

Searching the Library Catalog

The above titles are just a few of the resources available for you. The Kiefer Library Catalog, http://tlc.aims.edu/ provides access to resources available at Aims Community College. Use the following subjects (Library of Congress) and keywords to search in the library catalog:

fire departments, fire engines, fire extinction, fire suppression, fire safety, fire investigation, fire fighters, fire prevention, fire chiefs, fire departments, fire pumps, fire standards, fires, forest fire fighters, emergency medical personnel, arson, wildfires, emergency management, smokejumpers, wildfire fighters, fire management, forest fires

Selected Web Resources

Active Fire Maps: USDA Forest Service
Colorado Department of Fire Safety
Earth Observatory
FireFighting.com
FireHouse.com
FireHouse Colorado
GEMAC Wildland Fire Support
MedlinePlus Fire Safety
National Fire Academy
National Fire Protection Association
National Humanities Center History with Fire in Its Eye
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
United States Fire Administration, Fire Safety
Colorado State Forest Service

Selected Statistical Resources

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
United States Fire Statistics
Wildlands Fire Statistics

Selected Online Images and Other Media

Historical Fire Photos
Historical Smoke Jumper Photos
NOVA: Fire Wars
Wildland Fire Photos

Other Library Catalogs

Colorado State University
Loveland Public Library
Prospector: Colorado Unified Catalog
University of Northern College Library Catalog
Weld Library District
Windsor-Severance Library Distric