Topical Fire Reports
courtesy of the United States Fire Administration (USFA).
Except as indicated, these are public domain fire reports from USFA.

Notes:
1. Each of the following files containing fire-related material will open in a new window.
2. This page was last updated August 26, 2010. For the latest information see: Statistics and Reports on the USFA site.

USFA Fire Reports by Topic

• Alcohol and Fire

  • Establishing a Relationship Between Alcohol and Casualties of Fire, 12/1/1999, PDF format (160kb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Abandoned Buildings

  • National Arson Prevention Initiatives - Board Up Procedures for Abandoned Building, 11/29/1999, PDF format (138kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Abandoned Cold Storage Warehouse Multi-Firefighter Fatality Fire, Worcester, Massachusetts, 8/28/2006, PDF format (1Mb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Urban Search and Rescue Structure Hazards Evaluation Marking - useful for marking abandoned buildings too, 5/4/2006, PDF format (112kb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Arson

  • Intentionally Set Fires, 1/28/2010, PDF format (782kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Intentionally Set Outdoor Fires, 1/28/2010, PDF format (891kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Intentionally Set Vehicle Fires, 1/28/2010, PDF format (668kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Intentionally Set Fires in Residential Buildings, 1/28/2010, PDF format (687kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Juvenile Arson - A Growing Concern, 4/15/2008, PDF format (383kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Toylike Lighters – Playing with Fire - National Arson Awareness Week 2008 - Media Kit Color Version, 4/11/2008, PDF format (544kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Toylike Lighters – Playing with Fire - National Arson Awareness Week 2008 - Media Kit Color Version, Print Quality, 4/11/2008, PDF format (3Mb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Toylike Lighters – Playing with Fire - National Arson Awareness Week 2008 - Media Kit Blank and White Version, 4/11/2008, PDF format (1.4Mb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Toylike Lighters – Playing with Fire - National Arson Awareness Week 2008 - Print Quality Color Poster, 4/11/2008, PDF format (3.5Mb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Vehicle Arson: Who Pays for this Crime? - National Arson Awareness Week 2007 - Media Kit Color Version, 4/1/2007, PDF format (2.2Mb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Vehicle Arson: Who Pays for this Crime? - National Arson Awareness Week 2007 - Media Kit Black and White Version, 4/1/2007, PDF format (931kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • National Arson Awareness Week 2007 - Target Arson logo in EPS format, 4/1/2007, Adobe Illustrator Encapsulated PostScript .eps format (2Mb) - Get IrfanView or Get Inkscape
  • Motor Vehicle Fires: What You Need to Know, 4/1/2003, PDF format (282kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Special Report: Firefighter Arson, 8/23/2006, PDF format (1.6Mb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Children

  • Sesame Street Fire Safety Station Color and Learn, 3/11/2008, PDF format (1.2Mb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Sesame Street Fire Safety Station Color and Learn (Spanish) - Evitemos Fuegos con Sesame Street Colorea y Aprende, 3/11/2008, PDF format (1.2Mb) - Get Adobe Reader

• College Students

  • Get Out and Stay Alive Fire Safety Brochure for College Students, 4/4/2005, PDF format (704kb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Communications

  • Voice Radio Communications Guide for the Fire Service, 12/4/2008, PDF format (3.9Mb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Disabilities and Fire

  • Fire Risks for the Mobility Impaired, 11/28/2006, PDF format (376kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Fires Involving Medical Oxygen Equipment, 6/6/2007, PDF format (1.0Mb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Fire Risks for the Deaf or Hard of Hearing, 4/14/2005, PDF format (301kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Fire Risks for the Blind or Visually Impaired, 3/18/2005, PDF format (356kb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Electrical Safety

  • Poster about Electrical Fire Safety, 11/24/2009, PDF format (391kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Electrical Safety in Manufactured Homes, 11/30/2009, PDF format (527kb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Emergency Management / Community Preparedness

  • Fire Department Preparedness for Extreme Weather Emergencies and Natural Disasters, 8/1/2008, PDF format (368kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Special Report: The After-Action Critique: Training Through Lessons Learned, 7/22/2008, PDF format (461kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Interstate 35W (I-35W) Bridge Collapse and Response Technical Report (Minneapolis, MN - August 2007), 4/14/2008, PDF format (1.8Mb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Emergency Preparedness: Business, courtesy of Ready.gov

  • Every Business Should Have A Plan. Quad-Fold Brochure - 2-sided, 4-color, 1/22/2006, PDF format (262kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Every Business Should Have A Plan. Booklet - 12 pages, full color cover, 4/30/2007, PDF format (7.1Mb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • General Business Poster on Emergency Preparedness Plan - 1 page, full color, 1/4/2007, PDF format (213kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Sample Business Emergency Plan - 7 pages, full color, 11/30/2007, PDF format (467kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • What Does It Cost? - 1 page on costs of disaster protection and business continuity plan, 12/21/2006, PDF format (125kb ) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Insurance Discussion Form - Use this to discuss coverage with your insurance agent, 11/30/2007, PDF format (227kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Computer Inventory Form - 1 page sample form, 11/29/2007, PDF format (261kb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Emergency Preparedness: Individual and Family, courtesy of Ready.gov

  • High-Resolution Preparing Makes Sense. Get Ready Now. Booklet - full color, 16 pages Web version, 10/4/2007, PDF format (790kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • High-Resolution Preparing Makes Sense. Get Ready Now. Booklet - full color, 16 pages, Zip format with all print files, 10/4/2007, Zip .zip compressed archive format (66Mb) - Get 7-Zip
  • High-Resolution Family Emergency Plan Full Color Quadfold Brochure, 9/28/2007, PDF format (1.3Mb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Emergency Supply List - full color, trifold, 2-sided brochure, 4/27/2007, PDF format (448kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Family Emergency Plan - Full Color, 2-sided, color, print version, 4/26/2007, PDF format (645kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Older Americans Quad-fold Brochure - full color, 2-sided, 4/26/2007, PDF format (212kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Disablities and Special Needs Quad-fold Brochure - full color, 2-sided, 4/26/2007, PDF format (325kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Information for Pet Owners Trifold Brochure - full color, 2-sided, 2/12/2007, PDF format (2Mb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Are You Ready? Manual - 204-page guide, 12/28/2006, PDF format (21Mb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Are You Ready? Manual - text format, 12/28/2006, Text .txt format (220kb)
  • High-Resolution Preparing Makes Sense. Get Ready Now. Full Color, Trifold Brochure, 12/19/2006, PDF format (1.2Mb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • DHS Ready.gov Customizable Trifold Back Cover, 12/19/2006, PDF format (860kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • DHS Ready.gov Customizable Trifold Back Cover, customized with WRCVFD logo, 3/5/2008, PDF format (94kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • DHS Ready.gov Customizable Brochure Back Cover, 12/19/2006, PDF format (926kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • DHS Ready.gov Customizable Brochure Back Cover, customized with WRCVFD logo, 3/4/2008, PDF format (123kb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Emergency Preparedness: Children, courtesy of Ready.gov

  • Ready Kids Stickers - full color, 1 page, 1/8/2007, PDF format (800kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Ready Kids Poster - full color poster with physical map of the United States, 1/8/2007, PDF format (691kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Ready Kids Activity Book - full color, 2 pages, 1/5/2007, PDF format (2.4Mb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Ready Kids Teaching Guide - for teachers and parents of kids grades 4 through 6. Full color, 8 pages, 1/5/2007, PDF format (454kb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Emergency Vehicle Safety

  • Emergency Vehicle Safety Initiative flyer, September 2009, 9/18/2009, PDF format (708kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Emergency Vehicle Visibility and Conspicuity Study, 8/19/2009, PDF format (2.2Mb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Alive on Arrival: Tips for Safe Emergency Vehicle Operations, 4/4/2005, PDF format (180kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Emergency Vehicle Safety Initiative, 10/22/2004, PDF format (3.5Mb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Safe Operations of Fire Tankers, 6/4/2003, PDF format (2Mb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Firefighter Health and Safety

  • firefighter Health and Wellness flyer, 2009, 9/18/2009, PDF format (125kb ) - Get Adobe Reader

• Fire Statistics: Arson

  • Topical Fire Report Series: Highway Vehicle Fires, 3/1/2002, PDF format (122kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Arson in the United States, 12/1/2001, PDF format (126kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Arson in the United States, 8/1/1997, PDF format (147kb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Fire Statistics: Children

  • Fire Risk to Children in 2004 (updated), 3/31/2008, PDF format (303kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • School Fires, 8/1/2007, PDF format (731kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Residential Fires and Child Casualties, 4/1/2005, PDF format (299kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • The Fire Risk to Children, 12/1/2004, PDF format (368kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • School Fires, 12/1/2004, PDF format (101kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Children and Fire in the United States 1994-1997, 3/1/2004, PDF format (77kb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Fire Statistics: Data Analysis

  • Fire Data Analysis Handbook, 2nd Edition, 12/1/2004, PDF format (1.1Mb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • The Uses of NFIRS: The Many Uses of the National Fire Incident Reporting System, 6/1/1997, PDF format (242kb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Fire Statistics: Fire Departments

  • Fire Department Overall Run Profile, 12/1/2007, PDF format (1.1Mb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Fire Department Fire Run Profile, 12/1/2007, PDF format (879kb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Fire Statistics: Fire in the United States

  • Fire in the United States 1995-2004 14th Edition, 8/1/2007, PDF format (4.2Mb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Fire in the United States 1992-2001 13th Edition, 10/1/2004, PDF format (1.2Mb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Fire in the United States 1989-1998 12th Edition, 8/1/2001, PDF format (2.2Mb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Fire in the United States 1987-1996 11th Edition, 8/1/1999, PDF format (1.6Mb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Fire in the United States 1986-1995 10th Edition, 8/1/1998, PDF format (1.9Mb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Fire in the United States 1985-1994 9th Edition, 7/1/1997, PDF format (3.6Mb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Profile of Fire in the United States (1992 - 2001) 13th Edition, 10/1/2004, PDF format (806kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Profile of Fire in the United States (1989 - 1998) 12th Edition, 12/1/2001, PDF format (1.7Mb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Fire Statistics: Firefighters

  • Firefighter Fatalities in the United States in 2007 - Note: missing cover page i, 8/11/2008, PDF format (3.8Mb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Firefighter Fatalities in the United States in 2006, 8/13/2007, PDF format (3.1Mb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Firefighter Fatalities in the United States in 2005, 7/26/2006, PDF format (3.7Mb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Fire-Related Firefighter Injuries in 2004, 2/28/2008, PDF format (2.5Mb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Wildland Fire Fatalities in the United States 1990-1998, 10/30/2002, PDF format (1.7Mb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Firefighter Injuries in Structures, 3/1/2002, PDF format (96kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Firefighter Injuries, 3/1/2002, PDF format (119kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Firefighter Fatalities in 2000, 12/1/2001, PDF format (111kb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Fire Statistics: Fires and Exposures

  • Fires and Exposures, 8/1/2007, PDF format (793kb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Fire Statistics: International

  • Fire Death Rate Trends: An International Perspective, 5/1/1997, PDF format (157kb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Fire Statistics: Lighters and Matches

  • Fires Ignited by Lighters and Matches, 10/1/2004, PDF format (145kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Residential Structure Match- or Lighter-Ignited Fires, 10/1/2004, PDF format (115kb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Fire Statistics: Multiple Fatalities

  • Multiple-Fatality Fires Reported to NFIRS 1994-1996, 10/1/1999, PDF format (542kb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Fire Statistics: Older Adults

  • Fire Risk to Older Adults (updated), 3/31/2008, PDF format (444kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Fire Risks for the Older Adult, 11/28/2006, PDF format (861kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Fire and the Older Adult, 1/1/2006, PDF format (792kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Residential Fires and Older Adult Casualties, 6/1/2005, PDF format (396kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • The Fire Risk to Older Adults, 12/1/2004, PDF format (440kb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Fire Statistics: Outdoor Fires

  • Grill Fires on Residential Properties, 4/30/2010, PDF format (664kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Outdoor Fires, 4/6/2009, PDF format (1.1Mb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Fire Statistics: Risk

  • Fire Risk in 2004 (updated), 3/31/2008, PDF format (486kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Fire Risk to Children in 2004 (updated), 3/31/2008, PDF format (303kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Fire Risk to Older Adults (updated), 3/31/2008, PDF format (444kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Fire Risks for the Mobility Impaired, 11/28/2006, PDF format (376kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Fire Risks for the Older Adult, 11/28/2006, PDF format (861kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Fire Risks for the Deaf or Hard of Hearing, 4/14/2005, PDF format (301kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Fire Risks for the Blind or Visually Impaired, 3/18/2005, PDF format (356kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Fire Risk, 12/1/2004, PDF format (234kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • The Fire Risk to Children, 12/1/2004, PDF format (368kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • The Fire Risk to Older Adults, 12/1/2004, PDF format (440kb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Fire Statistics: Rural Fires

  • The Rural Fire Problem in the United States, 8/1/1998, PDF format (323kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Profile of the Rural Fire Problem, 8/1/1998, PDF format (131kb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Fire Statistics: Seasonal Fires

  • The Seasonal Nature of Fires, 1/1/2005, PDF format (477kb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Fire Statistics: Socioeconomic

  • Socioeconomic Factors and the Incidence of Fire, 6/1/1997, PDF format (213kb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Fire Statistics: Structure Fires

  •  Vacant Residential Building Fires, 8/24/2010, PDF format (744kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  •  Fatal Fires in Residential Buildings, 8/24/2010, PDF format (708kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Nonresidential Building Fires, 6/3/2010, PDF format (11.7Mb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Report on Residential Fireground Field Experiments - The study found that four-person firefighting crews were able to complete 22 essential firefighting and rescue tasks in a typical residential structure 30 percent faster than two-person crews and 25 percent faster than three-person crews. Courtesy of NIST, 5/20/2010, PDF format (9.47Mb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Winter Residential Building Fires, 3/2/2010, PDF format (1.04Mb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Hotel and Motel Fires, 2/4/2010, PDF format (932kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Medical Facility Fires, 5/20/2009, PDF format (702kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Multiple-Fatality Fires in Residential Buildings, 4/17/2009, PDF format (871kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Civilian Fire Injuries in Residential Buildings in 2005, 4/22/2008, PDF format (486kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Residential Building Electrical Fires, 3/27/2008, PDF format (451kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • School Fires, 8/1/2007, PDF format (731kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • School Fires, 12/1/2004, PDF format (101kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Clothes Dryer Fires in Residential Buildings, 1/1/2007, PDF format (667kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Heating Fires in Residential Buildings, 11/1/2006, PDF format (2.7Mb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Fatal Residential Structure Fires with Operational Smoke Alarms, 8/1/2006, PDF format (574kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Candle Fires in Residential Structures, 7/1/2006, PDF format (699kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Investigation of Confined Structure Fires, 2/1/2006, PDF format (490kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Structure Fire Response Times, 1/1/2006, PDF format (210kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Structure Cooking Fires, 7/1/2005, PDF format (188kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Residential Smoking Fires and Casualties, 6/1/2005, PDF format (286kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Residential Fires and Older Adult Casualties, 6/1/2005, PDF format (396kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Residential Fires and Child Casualties, 4/1/2005, PDF format (299kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Fatal Fires, 3/1/2005, PDF format (286kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Kitchen Fires, 10/1/2004, PDF format (101kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Restaurant Fires, 10/1/2004, PDF format (104kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Residential Structure Match- or Lighter-Ignited Fires, 10/1/2004, PDF format (115kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Heating Fires in Residential Structures, 12/1/2001, PDF format (186kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Portable Heating Fires in Residential Structures, 12/1/2001, PDF format (162kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Residential Structure Fires during the Winter Holiday Season, 12/1/2002, PDF format (150kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Thanksgiving Day - Residential Structure Fires, 11/1/2002, PDF format (244kb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Fire Statistics: Urban Fires

  • Investigating City Characteristics and Residential Fire Rates, 4/1/1998, PDF format (579kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Profile of the Urban Fire Problem in the United States, 5/1/1999, PDF format (898kb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Fire Statistics: Vehicle Fires

  • Highway Vehicle Fires, 10/9/2008, PDF format (842kb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Fire Statistics: Wildfire

  • Fires in the Wildland/Urban Interface, 3/1/2002, PDF format (106kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • 2000 Wildland Fire Season, 12/1/2001, PDF format (106kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Wildland Fires: A Historical Perspective, 12/1/2001, PDF format (118kb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Firefighter Health and Safety

  • Health and Wellness Guide for the Volunteer Fire and Emergency Services (Revised), 2/6/2009, PDF format (2.1Mb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Emerging Health and Safety Issues in the Volunteer Fire Service, 4/17/2008, PDF format (1.3Mb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Firefighter Autopsy Protocol, 3/17/2008, PDF format (2.6Mb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Emergency Incident Rehabilitation, 3/7/2008, PDF format (5.7Mb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Hazardous Materials

  • Transportation Emergency Preparedness Program (TEPP) Fact Sheet, courtesy of the Department of Energy, 5/27/2010, PDF format (161kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Emergency Responder Radioactive Material Quick Reference Sheet, courtesy of the Department of Energy, 5/27/2010, PDF format (462kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • What You Should Know: A Guide to Developing a Hazardous Materials Training Program, 7/20/2009, PDF format (579kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Special Report: Risk Management Planning for Hazardous Materials - What It Means for Fire Service Planning (February, 2003), 3/4/2010, PDF format (258kb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Heating Fires

  • Heating Fires in Residential Buildings, 1/28/2010, PDF format (759kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Portable Heating Fires in Residential Buildings, 1/28/2010, PDF format (649kb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Holiday and Seasonal Fires

  • Alternative Heating Safety, 1/5/2010, PDF format (485kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Impact of a Residential Sprinkler on the Heat Release Rate of a Christmas Tree Fire (courtesy USFA/NIST), 5/19/2008, PDF format (634kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Christmas/Christmas Tree Fires, 12/1/2001, PDF format (100kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • December and Holiday Fires, 12/1/2006, PDF format (1.1Mb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Halloween Fires, 12/1/2001, PDF format (99kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Heating Fires in Residential Buildings, 11/1/2006, PDF format (2.7Mb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Heating Fires in Residential Structures, 12/1/2001, PDF format (186kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Lightning Fires, 3/1/2002, PDF format (119kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • New Year's Holiday Fires, 11/1/2004, PDF format (199kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Portable Heating Fires in Residential Structures, 12/1/2001, PDF format (162kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Residential Structure Fires during the Winter Holiday Season, 12/1/2002, PDF format (150kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Thanksgiving Day - Residential Structure Fires, 11/1/2002, PDF format (244kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • 2008 Fireworks Report: Fireworks-Related Deaths, Emergency Department-Treated Injuries, and Enforcement Activities During 2008, courtesy of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, 6/30/2009, PDF format (300kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Consumer Fireworks Testing Manual, courtesy of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, 10/17/2006, PDF format (440kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • The Dangers of Fireworks, 3/24/2006, PDF format (417kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • The Dangers of Fireworks, 12/1/2001, PDF format (119kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Grill Fires, 10/27/2006, PDF format (142kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Lightning Fires, 10/27/2006, PDF format (119kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • The Seasonal Nature of Fire Incidents in 2000, 6/1/2004, PDF format (123kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Winter Fires, 12/1/2001, PDF format (148kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • The Seasonal Nature of Fires, 1/1/2005, PDF format (477kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Check Your Hotspots! A Factsheet on Rural Fire Safety and Prevention - Wood Stoves, Electric Space Heaters, Kerosene Heaters, and Fireplaces, 6/5/2008, PDF format (207kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Fireplace and Home Fire Safety: A Factsheet on Rural Fire Safety and Prevention, 3/10/2006, PDF format (161kb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Landfill Fires

  • Landfill Fires: Their Magnitude, Characteristics and Mitigation, 5/1/2002, PDF format (584kb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Major Fire Incidents

  • Special Report: Fire Departments and Maritime Interface Area Preparedness, 8/19/2009, PDF format (937kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Twelve-Fatality Hotel Arson: Reno, Nevada, 8/5/2008, PDF format (1.8Mb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Chemical Fire in Apex, North Carolina, 7/30/2008, PDF format (747kb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Medical Oxygen and Fire

  • Fires Involving Medical Oxygen Equipment, 6/6/2007, PDF format (1.0Mb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Older Adults

  • Fire Safety Checklist for Older Adults, 2/12/2007, PDF format (239kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Fire Safety Checklist for Older Adults (Spanish): Lista de Precauciones Contra Incendios Para Uso de Personas de Edad Avanzada, 2/13/2007, PDF format (277kb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Portable Generators

  • Portable Generator Safety, 4/5/2006, PDF format (208kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Portable Generator Hazards: A Factsheet on Portable Generator Safety, 3/10/2006, PDF format (159kb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Procedures

  • Developing Effective Standard Operating Procedures for Fire and EMS Departments (1999, revised 2005), 6/1/2010, PDF format (659kb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Research

  • Fire Research Initiatives, 9/18/2009, PDF format (442kb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Research - Thermal Imaging

  • Technical Note 1499, Performance Metrics for Fire Fighting Thermal Imaging Cameras – Small- and Full-Scale Experiments, 10/9/2008, PDF format (2.5Mb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Thermal Imaging Research Needs for First Responders: Workshop Proceedings (NIST SP 1040), 10/7/2005, PDF format (8Mb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Resources - Other

  • Private Sector Resource Catalog from the Department of Homeland Security, 6/3/2010, PDF format (853kb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Roadway Operations Safety

  • Traffic Incident Management Systems (TIMS), 5/7/2008, PDF format (10.5Mb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Rural Fires

  • Wildfire … Are You Prepared? , 8/1/2004, PDF format (272kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Mitigation of the Rural Fire Problem: Strategies Based on Original Research and Adaptation of Existing Best Practices, 2/5/2008, PDF format (3.5Mb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Train the Trainer Presentations for the Rural Fire Service and Community Leaders, 2/5/2008, Microsoft Powerpoint .ppt format (18Mb) - Get Powerpoint Reader
  • Citizen Fire Safety and Preparedness Presentation, 2/5/2008, Microsoft Powerpoint .ppt format (16Mb) - Get Powerpoint Reader
  • Public Fire Education Planning for Rural Communities: A Five-Step Process, 2/5/2008, PDF format (730kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • The Rural Fire Problem in the United States, 8/1/1998, PDF format (323kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Profile of the Rural Fire Problem, 8/1/1998, PDF format (131kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Skills Crosswalk: Wildland Training for Structural Firefighters, 1/23/2008, PDF format (559kb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Smoke Alarms and Home Safety

  •  State-by-State Residential Smoke Alarm Requirements from USFA, 8/24/2010, PDF format (574kb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Smoking and Home Fires

  • Talking Points for Community Presentations, 1/7/2008, PDF format (148kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Ways to Spread the Smoking & Home Fires Campaign Throughout Your Community, 12/27/2007, PDF format (96kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • General Fact Sheet, 12/27/2007, PDF format (485kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Consumer Fact Sheet, 12/27/2007, PDF format (556kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Brochure, 7/1/2007, PDF format (633kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Poster, 6/1/2007, PDF format (446kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • PowerPoint Presentation, 6/1/2007, Microsoft Powerpoint .ppt format (7.2Mb) - Get Powerpoint Reader

• Spanish (Español)

  • Evitemos Fuegos con Sesame Street Colorea y Aprende, 3/11/2008, PDF format (1.2Mb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Fumar e Incendios Caseros Folleto , 12/27/2007, PDF format (631kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Fumar e Incendios Caseros Póster, 12/27/2007, PDF format (272kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Lista de Precauciones Contra Incendios Para Uso de Personas de Edad Avanzada, 2/13/2007, PDF format (277kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Despues del Incendio: Retornar a La Normalidad, 5/4/2005, PDF format (345kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Proteger a su familia de los incendios, 4/4/2005, PDF format (369kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Proteger a su familia de los incendios (text only), 4/4/2005, Text .txt format (30kb)
  • Una Campaña para la Prevención de Incendios Donde Hay Bebés y Niños Pequeños - Folleto, 5/27/2003, PDF format (357kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Procedimientos de Emergencia para Empleados con lncapacidades en Oficinas Ocupadas, 10/15/1999, PDF format (1.3Mb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Structure Fires

  • Confined Structure Fires, 2/1/2006, PDF format (536kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Preventing Deaths and Injuries of Firefighters When Fighting Fires in Unoccupied Structures - Centers for Disease Control Draft Report, 1/29/2008, PDF format (772kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  •  Preventing Deaths and Injuries of Fire Fighters using Risk Management Principles at Structure Fire, 8/25/2010, PDF format (2.3Mb) - Get Adobe Reader

• University Safety

  • University Housing Fires, 11/12/2009, PDF format (891kb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Vehicle Fires

  • Highway Vehicle Fires, 10/9/2008, PDF format (842kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Motor Vehicle Fires: What You Need to Know, 4/1/2003, PDF format (282kb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Highway Vehicle Fires, 3/1/2002, PDF format (122kb) - Get Adobe Reader

• Water Systems

  • Water Supply Systems and Evaluation Methods Volume I: Water Supply System Concepts, 9/25/2008, PDF format (2.6Mb) - Get Adobe Reader
  • Water Supply Systems and Evaluation Methods Volume II: Water Supply Evaluation Methods, 12/3/2008, PDF format (5.4Mb) - Get Adobe Reader

See also:
1. USFA Fire Training
2. Coffee Break Fire Training
3. Hot Coffee! Fire Training
4. USFA Citizens' Fire Safety Fact Sheets At Fire Safety