Getting started with your fire and emergency services research project

This guide is designed to help Executive Fire Officer (EFO) and Managing Officer students find the resources they need to research and write their applied research and capstone projects.

Need help researching a topic? We can help!

The research process

You might think that settling on a topic is the beginning of your research, while typing up your reference list is the end — but research seldom works like that. You may start out with one idea but end up in an entirely different place with an entirely different topic.

Select a link below for information on how the NETC Library can assist you along the way as you work on your National Fire Academy research project.

Need help with your writing?

See these online guides and tips to learn how to best organize your writing, structure a paragraph, include evidence from your research into your writing, and much more.

• Guide to Grammar and Writing. This site provides guidance on the principles of organization, paragraph development, transitions, tense, voice, and the writing process. Supporting quizzes and frequently asked questions are also offered.
• Purdue Online Writing Lab. Includes resources to help you with prewriting, the writing process, paragraphs, outlines, research, quoting, summarizing, transitions and more.
• The Writing Center. Tips and tools for thesis statements, paragraph development, introductions, conclusions, argument, brainstorming, evidence and more from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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