Research Guides: Fire Protection Technology: Web Resources

Associations

International Association of Fire Fighters
With headquarters in Washington, DC, and Ottawa, Ontario, the IAFF represents more than 334,000 full-time professional fire fighters and paramedics in more than 3,500 affiliates.
National Fire Protection Association
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is a global self-funded nonprofit organization, established in 1896. NFPA delivers information and knowledge through more than 300 consensus codes and standards, research, training, education, outreach and advocacy.
National Volunteer Fire Council
The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) is the leading nonprofit membership association representing the interests of the volunteer fire, EMS, and rescue services. The NVFC serves as the voice of the volunteer in the national arena and provides critical resources, programs, education, and advocacy for first responders across the nation.
North Carolina State Firefighters' Association
The mission of the North Carolina State Firefighters’ Association is to serve our 51,000+ members. We will respond to our member’s needs by using effective means of communication, providing defined financial benefits and developing needed programs.
Women in Fire
Women in fire provides networking and communications for fire service women.

U.S. Fire Administration
As an entity of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the mission of the U.S. Fire Administration is to support and strengthen fire and emergency medical services (EMS) and stakeholders to prepare for, prevent, mitigate and respond to all hazards.

Center for Public Safety Excellence
The Center for Public Safety Excellence (CPSE) is a not-for-profit 501(c) (3) corporation. They are an international technical organization that works with the most progressive fire and emergency service agencies and most active fire professionals. Their mission is to lead the fire and emergency service to excellence through the continuous quality improvement process of accreditation, credentialing, and education.

Below is a graph which attempts to chart the type and degree of bias found in many major news outlets.

It is challenging to determine whether information from the Web is credible and can be trusted. Is it factual? Biased? Relevant to your topic?

Here is a handy acronym to help you determine if a source may be CRAP.

CURRENCY: How recently was this information published/posted? Can you find a publication date?
RELIABILITY: Is the information supported by evidence? Can it be confirmed by other sources?
AUTHORITY: Who wrote the information - are they an expert or knowledgeable in their field? (i.e. For health information, did a doctor or nurse write it?)
PURPOSE / POINT OF VIEW: Why was it written? To sell something? To sway opinion? Is it biased toward a particular point of view?