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National Emergency Training Center Library

Operated by the U.S. Fire Administration

The National Emergency Training Center (NETC) Library is your primary information resource for fire, emergency management, and other all-hazards subjects. We support National Fire Academy and Emergency Management Institute instructional and research programs by providing relevant collections, tools for resource discovery, and classroom-based and individual research assistance.

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Applications of fire research and improvement
The burning of the world: The Great Chicago Fire and the war for a city's soul
Burnt human remains: Recovery, analysis, and interpretation
Catastrophic incentives: Why our approaches to disasters keep falling short
CBRN and HAZMAT incidents at major public events
Children and teenagers who set fires: Why they do it and how to help
Come hell or high fever: Readying the world's megacities for disaster
EMS in the United States: Fragmented past, future of opportunity
The fire laddies: The Baltimore City Fire Department at the turn of the century
Fire risk management: Principles and strategies for buildings and industrial assets
The fire within: A history of women wildland firefighters in the United States
HBR guide to executing your strategy
Improving instructor hiring and development at the Emergency Management Institute
Mastering the craft: Cultivating a philosophy for fire attack
Underwater: Loss, flood insurance, and the moral economy of climate change in the United States

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