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The National Emergency Training Center’s (NETC) library provides information and resources on fire, emergency management and other all-hazards subjects. With our collection of more than 208,000 books, reports, audiovisual materials and indexed articles, the library supports National Fire Academy and Emergency Management Institute student and faculty research, classroom lectures, and development of course materials.
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Monday-Thursday: 8:30 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Friday: Noon - 4 p.m.
Saturday: 4 - 8 p.m.
Sunday: Noon - 4 p.m. (ET)
301-447-1030
800-638-1821
301-447-3217 (fax)
netclrc@fema.dhs.gov
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Research by senior officers addressing today's leading fire service issues. Browse our applied research project collection.
A collection of first responder works published by colleges and universities. Explore over 1,200 doctoral dissertations and masters theses.
A portal to national, state and local fire and life safety materials. Find a model program to help your community reduce risk.
An index to scholarly and peer-reviewed articles covering all-hazards topics, conferences and workshops. Search our unique database of over 20,000 articles.
November is Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month. The Emergency Services Sector (ESS), one of 16 designated critical infrastructure sectors, provides a wide range of prevention, preparedness, response and recovery services during both day-to-day operations and incident response. Explore this month’s collection to learn more about the ESS and the other essential sectors that support American society and sustain our way of life.
Critical Infrastructure Security and ResilienceThe latest fire prevention and all-hazards new stories as reported by the U.S. news media and other organizations.
Brief learning sessions that help NETC students develop skills to find, evaluate and use information ethically.
Location: NETC library, Room N-213 (Glenn Gaines Memorial Room)