National Emergency Training Center library
Operated by the U.S. Fire Administration

Working to bring knowledge to practice

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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Library customer service

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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Special collections

Executive Fire Officer Applied Research Projects

Executive Fire Officer Applied Research Projects

Research by senior officers addressing today's leading fire service issues. Browse our applied research project collection.

Dissertations and theses

Dissertations and theses

A collection of first responder works published by colleges and universities. Explore over 1,200 doctoral dissertations and masters theses.

Prevention and public education exchange

Prevention and Public Education Exchange

A portal to national, state and local fire and life safety materials. Find a model program to help your community reduce risk.

all-hazards collection

All-Hazards Articles

An index to scholarly and peer-reviewed articles covering all-hazards topics, conferences and workshops. Search our unique database of over 20,000 articles.

Our featured collection for November

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 Resilience
map showing the burnt district in Chicago

Information Literacy Series schedule

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)

Wednesday, Nov. 9
7 p.m. The research process
7:45 p.m. Evaluating sources
Sunday, Nov. 13
2 p.m. How to avoid plagiarism
2:45 p.m. APA citations, tools and tips
Wednesday, Nov. 16
7 p.m. How to search the NETC Catalog
7:45 p.m. Search from home: Academic Search Complete

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