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Databases for Fire Science Research

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Academic Search Complete is a comprehensive, scholarly, multi-disciplinary, full-text database, with more than 7,000 full-text periodicals, including nearly 6,000 peer-reviewed journals.

JSTOR
Arts & Sciences includes core journals in economics, history, philosophy, political science, and sociology, as well as in other key fields in the arts, humanities and social sciences.

Maps
From the Libraries at The University of Texas at Austin, and known world-wide as a premier source for geographic information.
Joint Fire Science Program
Coordinates national research initiatives in Fire Science as well as offering knowledge management systems and research briefs.
National Interagency Fire Center
The National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), located in Boise, Idaho, is the national support center for wildland firefighting. Eight different agencies and organizations are part of NIFC. Decisions are made using the interagency cooperation concept because NIFC has no single director or manager.
InciWeb The Incident Information System
Current information including maps, news, and announcements on active fires and floods in the US.

Firefighters Occupation Profile
Contains detailed information from several US government databases about wages, employment, training, and skills of fire fighters.