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Fire Protection Technology

This guide is devoted to helping students and faculty find the best Fire Protection Technology resources using Coulter Library's research tools and librarian selected websites. Please use the tabs at the top of the page for more information.

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Applied Science and Technology Source
Providing content from leading trade and industrial journals, professional and technical society journals, specialized subject periodicals, buyers guides, directories, conference proceedings and more. Applied Science and Technology Source focuses on traditional engineering challenges and research, as well as research concerning the business and social implications of new technology.

U.S. Fire Administration
Learning Center of the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA).
BFRL: Fire on the Web
Fire on the Web is a collection of resources from the Building and Fire Research Laboratory's Fire Research Division at NIST. These Web pages provide links to fire related software, experimental fire data and mpeg/quick time movies of fire tests that can be downloaded and/or viewed with a Web browser.

Encyclopedia of Fire Protection by Dennis P. Nolan
Call Number: REF TH9116 .N65 2006 -Does not circ
ISBN: 9781418020149
Publication Date: 2006-04-11
This reference manual is especially useful for beginning fire protection and engineering students. It provides the "background, meaning and description of fire protection terms in an easy A to Z format. Many entries include diagrams and other visuals. Also included is a chonolgical listing with brief descriptions of the most notable fires throughout history beginning in 300 BC Rome through 2005 Fuxin City, China.