Fire Prevention/Community Risk Reduction Pathfinder: A Guide to the Literature

This guide will introduce some of the resources available in the LRC on Community Risk Reduction and Fire Prevention Education. The various types of library materials useful in research are listed along with some examples of each type. This guide is not a comprehensive listing of sources, but is intended to be a starting point from which you can begin your research.

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  • The fire chief's handbook (6th ed.) by Robert Barr et al.. (See Chapter 26 "Public Safety Education") - Item Description
  • Managing Fire and Rescue Services, by Dennis Compton and John Granito (See - "Comprehensive Prevention Programs." by Jim Crawford) - Item Description
  • Fire protection handbook (20th edition) , (See Volume 1 Section 5 - Fire and life safety education) - Item Description
  • Fire and Life Safety Educator, IFSTA - Item Description
  • Leading community risk reduction - student manual, by National Fire Academy - Item Description
  • Injury prevention: meeting the challenge, - Item Description
  • Who dies in fires in the United States, by Christopher Conley and Rita Fahy. NFPA Journal (May 1994) - Item Description

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  • “Marketing public fire education: a fire prevention success story: progress report on alliance of private enterprise and fire service” by May, Ben. Firehouse, March 2009, - Item Description
  • “Community fire prevention” by Chamberlain, Sue. Fire International, January 2002, - Item Description
  • “e-Government: the case of Merseyside Fire Service and Fire Service Direct” by Donnelly, Pamela. Fire Safety Technology and Management, 2005 - Item Description
  • “Merseyside aims training at the wider community” by Mountfield, Alan. Fire, April 1997 - Item Description
  • “Evaluating fire safety in older persons through home visits” by Stiles, Nancy. Journal fo the Kentucky Medical Association, March 2001 - Item Description
  • “Reaching those at highest risk to fires and burns: young children, older adults, and people in low-income communities” by Sharon Gamache. Injury Control and Safety Promotion, (v. 8 (3) 2001) - Item Description
  • “Community engagement challenge” by Anthony Prosser. Fire, (v.100 (1229), 2007) - Item Description
  • “A marketing strategy for fire prevention” by Ben May. Firehouse (v.31 (2) 2006) - Item Description
  • “Innovation drives down fire deaths” Fire, (v.101 (1309), 2008) - Item Description
  • “Firehouse roundtable: fire safety education & fire prevention” Firehouse, (v.33(3), 2008) - Item Description
  • “Guerrilla prevention: as long as we're under-funded, we must be creative” by Jim Crawford. Fire-Rescue Magazine (v.26 (1), 2008) - Item Description
  • “Firewise helping firefighters protect their communities: case study: Sonoita-Elgin Fire District” by Josepg DeWolf. Firehouse, (v.32(9), 2007) - Item Description
  • “Seniors at risk: a personal story: proactive fire departments can help the elderly cut their fire risk” by Jojy Smith. Firehouse, (v.32(6), 2007) - Item Description
  • “Reducing fire risks for the poor” by Brian Crawford. Fire Engineering (v.158(1), 2005) - Item Description
  • “Scene signs: we can do more than just respond to emergencies” by Thom Dick. Emergency Medical Services, (v.33(11), 2004) - Item Description Fulltext
  • “Building safe communities” by Chris Libnville. Public Risk (v.14 (9), 2000) - Item Description
  • Development of an education program effective for reducing the fire deaths of preschool children, by Sharon Gamache and Don Porth. - Link to article

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    • Community Fire Protection: Common Voices with Important Safety Messages (Radio Firehouse Podcast) - Listen to Audio
    • Fire prevention & public education [dvd] - Item Description
    • State how and where fires occur and what can be done to educate the public on fire prevention (American Heat) [dvd] - Item Description
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    "community risk"
    detectors
    “fire prevention”
    "focus groups"
    "home visit*"
    “marketing”
    "public education"
    “risk reduction”
    safety
    "smoke alarms"
    sprinklers

    LRC Subject Headings

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    • EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS
    • FIRE DETECTORS
    • FIRE PREVENTION
    • FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
    • FIRE SAFETY
    • FIRE SAFETY PROGRAMS
    • INJURY PREVENTION
    • HOME FIRE SAFETY
    • LIFE SAFETY
    • LOSS PREVENTION
    • PLANNING
    • PUBLIC EDUCATION
    • PUBLIC RELATIONS
    • RESIDENTIAL FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
    • RESIDENTIAL SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
    • RISK EVALUATION
    • RISK MANAGEMENT
    • SAFETY INSPECTIONS
    • SAFETY PROGRAMS
    • SMOKE ALARMS

    Call Numbers

    • TH 9115
    • TH 9182

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