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PROVINCIAL/STATE LEVEL FIRE REGULATORY ORGANIZATIONS

Canada

Alberta Fire Commissioner's Office

British Columbia Office of the Fire Commissioner

Manitoba Office of the Fire Commissioner

New Brunswick Office of the Fire Marshal

Nova Scotia Office of the Fire Marshal

United States

National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM)

Alaska State Fire Marshals Office

California Office of the State Fire Marshal

Colorado Division of Fire Safety

Connecticut Office of State Fire Marshal

Delaware State Fire Marshal

Florida Division of State Fire Marshal

Georgia Insurance and Fire Safety Commissioner

Idaho State Fire Marshal

Illinois State Fire Marshal

Indiana Office of the State Fire Marshal

Iowa Division of State Fire Marshal

Kansas State Fire Marshal’s Office

Kentucky Office of the State Fire Marshal

Louisiana State Fire Marshal’s Office

Maine State Fire Marshal’s Office

Maryland State Fire Marshal

Massachusetts Department of Fire Services

Michigan State Fire Marshal's Office

Minnesota State Fire Marshal

Mississippi State Fire Marshal's Office

Missouri Office of the State Fire Marshal

Montana Fire Prevention and Investigation Bureau

Nebraska State Fire Marshal

Nevada State Fire Marshal

New Hampshire Department of Safety

New Jersey Division of Fire Safety

New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control

North Dakota Fire Marshal

Ohio State Fire Marshal

Oklahoma State Fire Marshal

Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal

Rhode Island Division of State Fire Marshal

South Carolina State Fire Marshal

South Dakota State Fire Marshal's Office

Tennessee State Fire Marshal's Office

Texas Commission on Fire Protection

Vermont Fire Prevention Division

Virginia Department of Fire Programs

Washington State Fire Marshal

West Virginia Fire Marshal's Office

Wyoming Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety

FIRE DEPARTMENTS

Ontario Fire Departments

Amherstburg Fire Department

Ajax Emergency Services - Fire Services

Barrie Fire and Emergency Services

Bayfield Area Fire Department

Brantford Fire Department

Brockville Fire Department

Burlington Fire Department

Caledon Fire Service

Campbellford / Seymour Fire Department

Chisholm Fire Department

Cobourg Fire Department

Cochrane Fire Department

Cornwall Fire Department

Cramahe Fire Department (Colborne)

Dungannon Fire and Rescue (L'Amable)

Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service

Front of Yonge Fire Department (Mallorytown)

Gananoque Fire Department

Georgina Fire and Rescue

Gravenhurst Volunteer Fire Department

Guelph Fire Department

Halton Hills Fire Department

Hamilton Emergency Services

Harriston Minto Fire Department

Hawkesbury Fire Department

Hope Township Fire Department

Ingersoll Fire Department

Kitchener Fire Services

Lakeshore Fire and Rescue (Belle River)

London Fire Services

Markham Fire and Emergency Services

Milton Fire Department

Minto Fire Department (Clifford)

Mississauga Fire and Emergency Services

Mnjikaning Fire Rescue Service (Rama)

Niagara Falls Fire Department

North Bay Fire Department

Osgoode Township Fire Department

Oshawa Fire Services

Ottawa Fire Services

Parry Sound Fire Department

Peterborough Fire and Rescue

Port Hope Fire Department

Puslinch Fire Department

Rainy River District Fire Safety

Richmond Hill Fire Department

Rideau Lakes Fire Services

Sarnia Fire Department

St. Catharines Fire Services

St. Marys Fire Department

Sault Ste. Marie Fire Department

Scugog Fire Department (Port Perry)

Shuniah Emergency Services

Sommerville Fire Department (Kinmount)

South Bruce Peninsula Fire Department (Sauble Beach)

Strathroy-Caradoc Fire Department

Greater Sudbury Emergency Services

Thunder Bay Fire Service

Tillsonburg Fire Service

Toronto Fire Services

Windsor Fire & Rescue

Other Fire Departments in Canada

Human Resources Development Canada -- Fire Prevention

Abbotsford Fire Rescue Service, British Columbia

Burnaby Fire Department, British Columbia

Calgary Fire Department, Alberta

Campbell River Fire / Rescue, British Columbia

Charlottetown Fire Department, Prince Edward Island

Chilliwack Fire Department, British Columbia

Cochrane Fire and Ambulance Service, Alberta

Cowichan Bay Fire Rescue, British Columbia

Edmonton Emergency Response Department, Alberta

Fredericton Fire Department, New Brunswick

Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency Service, Nova Scotia

Joe Rich Fire Rescue, British Columbia

Kamloops Fire and Rescue Services, British Columbia

Lake Country Fire Department, British Columbia

Langley Fire Department, British Columbia

Lunenburg and District Fire Department, Nova Scotia

Service de la prévention des incendies de Montréal (French only)

New Westminister Fire and Rescue Services, British Columbia

City of North Vancouver Fire and Rescue, British Columbia

District of North Vancouver Fire Services, British Columbia

Onslow Belmont Fire Brigade, Nova Scotia

Pointe-Claire Rescue Unit, Quebec

Port Moody Fire and Rescue, British Columbia

Port Coquitlam Fire/Rescue Department, British Columbia

Prince Albert Fire Department, Saskatchewan

Regina Fire Department, Saskatchewan

Richmond Fire Rescue, British Columbia

Riverview Fire and Rescue, New Brunswick

Rocky Mountain House Volunteer Fire Department, Alberta

Summerside Fire Services, Prince Edward Island

Surrey Fire Department, British Columbia

Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services, British Columbia

West Vancouver Fire Department, British Columbia

Whitehorse Fire Department, Yukon Territory

Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service, Manitoba

Yellowknife Fire Department, Northwest Territories

United States Fire Departments

Boston Fire Department, Massachusetts

Broward County Fire Rescue, Florida

Central Oktibbeha Fire Protection District, Mississippi

Charlotte Fire Department, North Carolina

Charlottesville Fire Department, Virginia

Chicago Fire Department, Illinois

Clark County Fire Department, Nevada

Fargo Fire Department, North Dakota

Harris County Fire and Emergency Services, Texas

Henderson Fire Department, Nevada

Honolulu Fire Department, Hawaii

Houston Fire Department, Texas

Las Vegas Fire and Rescue, Nevada

Los Angeles Fire Department, California

Madison Fire Department, Wisconsin

New Hartford Volunteer Fire Department, New York

Phoenix Fire Department. Arizona

Poway Fire Department, California

St. Marys Fire Department, Ohio

San Carlos, South County Fire Authority, California

San Diego Fire and Life Safety Services, California

Santa Monica Fire Department, California

Washington Fire and Emergency Medical Services, District of Columbia

Watsonville Fire Department, California

Westport Fire Department, Connecticut

Please note that this list is incomplete. See web sites in the "Other" category, marked with a "*" for sites that list more fire departments.

INTERNATIONAL - Fire Departments & Associations Covering Fire Departments in Other Countries

Country Fire Authority, Victoria, Australia

Hong Kong Fire Services

Netherlands Fire Service

New South Wales Rural Fire Service, Australia

Tasmania Fire Service, Australia

Tokyo Fire Department, Japan

TRAINING & EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Organizations with core mandates that include well-defined training and educational programs for firefighters, engineering professionals and others involved in fire protection and emergency planning are listed here.

Alberta Fire Training School

Arkansas Fire Academy

Broward Fire Academy (Florida)

Emergency Preparedness Canada  see below  "Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Preparedness Canada"

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
see also "United States Fire Administration" below

Florida State Fire College

Justice Institute of British Columbia Fire & Safety Division

Manitoba Emergency Services College

Massachusetts Firefighting Academy

Montana State University, Fire Services Training School

New York State Academy of Fire Science

Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Preparedness Canada

Oklahoma State University, Fire Programs

Seneca College, Toronto, Ontario. Fire Technology

South Carolina Emergency Rescue College Inc.

Texas Engineering Extension Service. Emergency Services Training Institute

United States Fire Administration
    (includes the National Fire Academy)

University of Canterbury, Fire Engineering. New Zealand

University of Maryland, Fire Protection Engineering

The University of New Haven, Fire Science Department

Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Fire Protection Engineering, Massachussetts

ORGANIZATIONS

American Rescue Team International

American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA)

Building Officials & Code Administrators (BOCA) International

Building Research Establishment, England
    Fire and Risk Sciences

Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs

Canadian Association of Fire Investigators (C.A.F.I.)

Canadian Automatic Sprinkler Association (CASA)

Canadian Automotive Rescue Society (C.A.R.S.)

Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness

Canadian Fire Alarm Association (CFAA)

Canadian Red Cross

Carrefour Incendie

College and University Fire Safety Professionals

Combustion Institute

The Commission on Fire Accreditation International

Community Awareness Emergency Response, Sarnia

Electrical Safety Authority

Emergency Management Accreditation and Certification System (EMACS)

EmergencyNet

Explosives Regulatory Division. Natural Resources Canada

The Fire Fighters Association of Ontario

Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health - United States

Fire Prevention Canada

Fire Protection Association (United Kingdom)

First Nations' Emergency Services Society of British Columbia (FNESS)

Forest Products Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Covers U.S. federal fire research work on wood products.

Halon Alternatives Research Corporation (HARC)

Institution of Fire Engineers (U.K.)

International Association of Fire Chiefs
To use the ICHIEFS portion, a department/individual must pay an additional monthly fee for the password. The site also contains other useful and free information.

International Association of Fire Fighters

International Association of Arson Investigators

International Code Council

International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO)

International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC)

inFIRE (International Network for Fire Information and Reference Exchange)
Includes links to web pages for fire protection libraries world-wide.

International Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFSI)

Municipal Fire Service Instructor's Association (MFSIA)

National Association of Fire Equipment Distributors (NAFED)

National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR)

National Fire Information Council (NFIC)
Includes description of the U.S. National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS)

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

National Fire Sprinkler Association

National Hazards Centre. University of Colorado. Boulder

National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
     Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL)

National Research Council of Canada. Institute for Research in Construction.
     Fire Risk Management
     Canadian Codes Centre
     Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes

National Safety Council

National Search and Rescue Secretariat

National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC)

Norwegian Fire Research Laboratory

Ontario Association of Architects

Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs (OAFC)

Ontario Municipal Fire Prevention Officers Association

Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE)

Southwest Research Institute, Fire Technology Department

Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA)
Organization mandated to deliver specific public safety programs and services under Ontario's Safety and Consumer Statutes Administration Act

TOMA Foundation for Burned Children

Underwriters' Laboratories of Canada (ULC)

OTHER SITES ON FIRE AND EMERGENCY PLANNING

American Red Cross

Canada Centre for Remote Sensing--Disaster Monitoring

Canadian Emergency News
Articles and news items on emergency medical services

Canadian Transport Emergency Centre of the Department of Transport (CANUTEC)
Includes an "online" version of the 2000 Emergency Response Guidebook

Disaster Forum 2002

Disaster Recovery Journal
Also provides access to its chat forum for individuals involved in emergency planning.

Emergency Services WWW Site List

Fire and EMS Information Network

Firefighting in Canada magazine

FireSafe--Fire and Safety Directory

FireWeb

Hazardous Materials Management magazine

London (ON) and Regional Emergency Management Mutual Aid Council

United States Forest Service  Fire Reports
Pertains to U.S. Wildland and forest fires.

Museum of the City of San Francisco
History of the San Francisco Fire Department

SARScene Magazine

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (MSDS INFORMATION ONLY)

These sites contain full-text data sheets on some physical/flammability/toxicity properties for chemicals and some emergency procedures. To verify data, we suggest that the information be cross-checked with information from books and other hard copy sources.

Envirofacts Warehouse (EPA) Chemical References Web Page.

Louisiana State University Hazardous Materials and Safety Reference Sources

MSDSonline

Vermont Safety Information Resources MSDS

RELATED SITES OF POSSIBLE INTEREST

American Petroleum Institute

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety

Government of Canada (Federal)

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
American federal agency.

Statistics Canada
For fire-related statistics, please obtain directly from fire regulatory authorities or contact the Fire Sciences Library.

United States. Department of Labour. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)


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