Research Guides: Fire Staff and Command: Where to Search

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A quick search of most of the library’s books, articles, ebooks, dissertations, videos, music, and more.

Other helpful databases

Academic Search Complete
Find articles on a wide range of subjects, including peer-reviewed articles.
Access Tips: Also available via mel.org
CINAHL
Indexes journal articles in the fields of nursing, occupational therapy, orthotics and prosthetics, health administration, speech pathology, nutrition, laboratory sciences, and other allied health professions.
Search Tips: Using CINAHL/PubMed Tutorials from EMU
Fire Administration (U.S.) Library Catalog
The U.S. Fire Administration's Library provides information and resources on fire, emergency management and other all-hazards subjects.
Info type: Books, reports, audiovisual materials and indexed articles.
ICPSR - Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research
Archive of social science data that can be downloaded and used for original research.
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Subjects: Political Science, Economics, Education, Geography, Health Care, Criminology, Social Issues
Info type: data sets, survey data, U.S. Census data
PubMed
Subjects: Health Sciences, Life Sciences, Medicine, Health Admin, Public Health, Nursing
Info type: scholarly articles, professional articles
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PsycINFO
Subjects: Psychology, Education, Business, Communication, Linguistics, Social Work
Info type: scholarly articles, book info, conference papers, dissertations
How To: ProQuest Basics
Locating Quantitative and Qualitative Articles in PsycINFO
PsycINFO Quick Reference Guide

Government resources

International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC): Topics & Tools
Short news articles pertaining to a number of topics relevant to the fire service.
Michigan statewide and regional fire service organizations
National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA): Data, research and tools
"To keep you in the know, NFPA studies fire data in detail to provide insights about the overall fire problem, firefighter fatalities and injuries, major fire causes, fire protection systems, and many other topics. Through the Fire Protection Research Foundation we work with organizations around the world to investigate emerging fire safety hazards and solutions." (description from NFPA website)
U.S. Fire Administration (USFA): Statistics
Data sets and statistics about fires, fire risk, firefighters and fire departments in the United States.