Links

Websites containing useful information.

Switzerland

www.genevaassociation.org/Affiliated_Organizations/WFSC.aspx
World Fire Statistics Centre is Geneva, Switzerland based and publishes annually the World Fire Statistics Newsletter. This newsletter presents statistics on national fire costs from over 20 leading countries in an effort to persuade governments to adopt strategies aimed at reducing the cost of fire. It has been published since March 1984.

UK

www.bafe.org.uk
British Approvals for Fire Equipment BAFE established to raise and maintain high standards of quality in active fire protection products and services. Firms registered with BAFE are all ISO 9000 certificated and have adopted one or more of BAFE registered schemes. Also contains news, resources and links to associated organisations.

www.berr.gov.uk/fireworks
UK Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) advice on fireworks.

www.bre.co.uk/frs
Fire and Risk Sciences FRS of BRE Ltd is one of the largest fire testing laboratories in Europe, is the UK's leading multi-disciplinary centre for research based consultancy on all aspects of fire safety and security.

www.communities.gov.uk/fire
UK Government Communities' fire and resilience web site. Covers a range of fire safety guidance and advice on arson reduction, developing the fire and rescue service, statistics and research.

www.direct.gov.uk/en/HomeandCommunity/InYourHome/FireSafety
UK Government web site Fire safety in the home that gives details of advice and guidance on the dangers of fires. Links to campaigns, The Fire and Rescue Service, leaflets and other details.

www.fbu.org.uk
Fire Brigades' Union UK represents all uniformed employees of local authority fire brigades. Contains details of meetings and publications.

www.figuk.org.uk
Fire Information Group is a UK based network of people working in fire industry as fire information specialists, consultants, fire and forensic experts.

www.fire.org.uk
FireNet's extensive site contains What's New, Aviation Fire Journal, Information Exchange, including Bulletin Board System, Advice and links to national and international fire service departments.

www.fire.org.uk/fire-brigades.html
Fire and Rescue Services in England - list of names, addresses, telephone numbers and some web sites.

www.fireinf.com
Fireinf is the premier collection of worldwide validated, authoritative information and contains two major collections - the Full Text Collection and the Bibliographic Collection published by Sheila Pantry Associates Ltd. Published since 1997, Fireinf contains articles, reports, leaflets, guidance and advice, research reports, conference papers, standards and references and links to journal articles.

www.fireservicecollege.ac.uk
Fire Service College UK extensive site containing information on courses, national and international, consultancy, library services, research, higher education and online shop.

www.fire-uk.org
Chief and Assistant Chief Fire Officers' Association CFOA gives information for both members and non-members, FINDS database, information and links.

www.fobfo.org
Federation of British Fire Organisations (FOBFO) provides a forum for discussion and co-operation between United Kingdom fire interests, promoting activities aimed at the prevention and mitigation of loss of life and property by fire. It is therefore an "umbrella" organisation under which members can form alliances and make representations under a common banner. It is also the National Committee supporting the Comite International Technique de Prevention et D'extinction du Feu (CTIF), thus helping to promote "UK Fire" abroad in pan-European issues. In partnership with the FIC Export Focal Point and UK Trade & Investment, it continues to support UK industry at exhibitions and seminars abroad. Site give events, articles, news and links.

http://fred.english-heritage.org.uk
The English Heritage Fire Research Database was set up to enable all those responsible in any capacity for historic buildings to share information on related fire safety matters. The database has now been expanded to allow PDF documents of research reports to be attached, as well as giving contact points for current or planned projects and details of published reports.

www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/flamindx.htm
The UK Health and Safety Executive is concerned with process fire precautions, such as working with flammable substances. A number of leaflets, in full text, concerning fire, explosions, and also construction site fire safety.

www.iafss.org
International Association of Fire Safety Science encourages research into science of preventing and mitigating the adverse effects of fires and providing a forum for presenting the results. News, resources, Online Newsletter and members areas.

www.ife.org.uk
Institution of Fire Engineers site lists activities, publications, events and more news.

www.london-fire.gov.uk
London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority covers: description of London Fire Brigade activities, first steps to becoming a firefighter, gallery of pictures, contacts and advice.

www.oshworld.com
OSH WORLD is a Worldwide Portal to all aspects of fire, health and safety at work, environment topics and related web sites by Sheila Pantry Associates Ltd. Contains editorial, focus, news, articles, diary of events and links listed under countries and subjects. Constantly updated.

www.rss.org.uk
The Royal Statistical Society (RSS) is the UK's only professional and learned society devoted to the interests of statistics and statisticians.

www.thefpa.co.uk
The Fire Prevention Association is the national fire safety organisation in the UK, one of twenty similar bodies existing worldwide for the promotion of great fire safety. It is supported by the Association of British Insurers and Lloyd's. Offers training, advice, consultancy, and publishes the journal 'Fire Prevention' which disseminates information about the widest possible range of fire safety matters. It publishes other guidance, advice, recommendations, codes of practice and videos. Collects, analyses and publish statistics, identifying trends and promotes research.

USA

www.bfrl.nist.gov
Building and Fire Research Laboratory site contains details of the work of the Laboratory, what's new, conferences, standards, activities, products and services, research and the Fire Research Information Services.

www.bfrl.nist.gov/fris
National Institute of Standards and Technology Fire Research Information Service is a resource both to Building and Fire Research Laboratory staff and to fire protection engineers, scientists and fire service personnel around the world. Extensive site with links to experimental fire data, conferences and other fire resources. Good starting point. The database of bibliographic sources FIREDOC is also accessible.

www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health Fire Collection contains the Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Programme, other NIOSH publications on fire fighting hazards, links to other fire fighting web sites, What's New and how to contact NIOSH.

www.fire.gov
US National Institute of Standards and Technology Fire.Gov newsletter giving details of recent publications, research and news.

www.nfpa.org
National Fire Protection Association offers a wide range of information.