Firewise Library

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About the Library
The Firewise collection includes over 800 documents, publications, research papers, and periodicals about wildland fire, wildland urban interface, and Firewise specific material. It is now part of the Charles S. Morgan Library of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), one of the largest fire science libraries in the world.

The Morgan Library's collection includes resource materials collected from national and international sources include more than 18,000 books and reports, 200 periodical titles, and educational media such as curricula, videos, games and brochures. The archives include NFPA documents dating from the Association's founding in 1896.

The Morgan Library's online card catalog will allow you to find all kinds of information in addition to the Firewise collection. It provides access to bibliographic records of books, reports, conference proceedings, journal titles, audiovisual materials, and curricula.

Located at NFPA headquarters in Quincy, Massachusetts, the library is open to the public during regular business hours (8:30 am to 5:00 pm Eastern). However, the online card catalog and library staff brings the resources of the library home to visitors all over the world. Materials are available for loan through Interlibrary Loan (ILL) network (Find out more) and library staff is available to help with questions.

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Search Tips:
The online card catalog offers you many ways to search the collection, from simple to advanced searches, or by using a specific keyword, title, author, or subject. Advanced searches let you be more specific, combining terms and limiting your results. To search only the Firewise Collection, simply click on the Visual Navigator, then click the Firewise icon. Items of interest can be placed in a book bag for later viewing. When using keyword searches, select "WILD-Firewise" from the Material Type pull-down list to limit your string search to just the Firewise collection.

If you have any questions about the Firewise Library please contact Ken Tremblay, Firewise Technical Project Assistant at (617) 984-7491 or via email at library@firewise.org. We also encourage you to visit the Charles S. Morgan Library home page for additional information. The library can be contacted directly by phone at (617) 984-7445 or via email library@nfpa.org.

Firewise Article Archive - A new feature of the Firewise Communities website that catalogs all previous published articles within the Firewise Newsletter, Wildfire News & Notes and other project publications. The online search archive allows for easy search capability, source/origin information, web links, and printer friendly functions providing a permanent home for research or archival information.