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Operated by the U.S. Fire Administration
Working to bring knowledge to practice
The National Emergency Training Center (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.
We are OPEN
Due to COVID-19, library hours have changed, but we are open for business. We are processing interlibrary loans, answering reference questions and adding to our collection.
Library hours (ET)
Monday-Thursday: 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Friday: Noon – 4 p.m.
This guide is designed to help researchers, students, practitioners and the general public find materials on the ongoing COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in the NETC Library and on other recommended websites.
Start your COVID-19 researchA digest of citations to recently published first responder articles from scholarly, professional and trade journals.
Research by senior officers addressing today’s leading fire service issues.
A collection of research studies and public education materials created under the FP&S Grant program.
Research papers and capstone projects published by Emergency Management Institute students.