Download plug-ins

Some content on our website may require “plug-ins” to view. Plug-ins work with your browser to provide viewing capability the browser may not otherwise have. Most software vendors offer versions of their plug-ins for each computer platform type, such as Windows, Macintosh and Linux.

The following free plug-in links will help you to access information stored on our website. The U.S. Fire Administration does not endorse any non-government websites, companies or applications.

Excel (*.xls)

Download the free Excel Viewer to open, view and print Excel workbooks.

Portable Document Format (*.pdf)

Files with this extension require a PDF viewer. You can download and find guidance on how to install and use it from the Adobe website.

PowerPoint (*.ppt)

Download the free PowerPoint Viewer to view full-featured presentations created in PowerPoint 97 and later versions.

Word (*.doc)

Download the free Word Viewer to view, print and copy Word documents.

Zip (*.zip)

Zip files are single files, sometimes called "archives," that contain one or more compressed files. Files with this extension require a compression utility application to open and extract them. Windows 7 (and above) and Mac OS X users do not require additional software to open and extract Zip files.

Windows Media Player (*.wmv, *.asx)

Files with these extensions require the Windows Media Player. You can download and find guidance on how to install and use it from the Microsoft website.