Wildfire: Are You Prepared?

This brochure provides guidance on how to prepare for and reduce the risk of wildfires. It emphasizes that wildfires can start unexpectedly and spread rapidly, affecting both natural and man-made structures. To safeguard your family, home, and property, the brochure suggests proactive measures, including having a family emergency plan and following specific protective steps outlined within. It encourages acting before a wildfire occurs to ensure you're ready to respond effectively.

Prepare. Practique. Prevenga lo impensable: una campaña para la prevención de incendios donde hay bebés y niños pequeños

This fire safety guide, written in Spanish, is specifically tailored for households with infants and toddlers. It provides essential information and practical tips for preventing fires and ensuring safety in homes with young children. 

History and Legacy of Fire Effects in the South Carolina Piedmont and Coastal Regions

Agriculture, fire suppression, and urbanization have drastically altered natural forest processes and conditions since humankind settled in the Southeastern United States. Today, many of South Carolina's forests are dense and overstocked, with high fuel loads. These conditions increase the susceptibility of forests to southern pine beetle attack and wildfire. These threats are further complicated by rapid urbanization and forest fragmentation, processes that are increasing South Carolina's wildland-urban interface at a rapid rate.

Firefighter Fatalities in the United States in 2003

This report continues a series of annual studies by the USFA of on-duty firefighter fatalities in the United States. The specific objective of this study is to identify all on-duty firefighter fatalities that occurred in the United States and its protectorates in 2023 and to analyze the circumstances surrounding each occurrence. The study is intended to help identify approaches that could reduce the number of firefighter deaths in future years. 

Fire Weather: A Guide for Application of Meteorological Information to Forest Fire Control Operations

This book is designed to enhance your understanding of fire weather by providing foundational knowledge in a clear and accessible manner. It aims to build your daily and seasonal awareness of fire weather conditions using straightforward explanations. The authors have minimized the use of technical jargon but have introduced and defined necessary terms to ensure clarity and accuracy.

Guideline on Fire Ratings of Archaic Materials and Assemblies

The purpose of the Guideline on Fire Ratings of Archaic Materials and Assemblies is to assist architects, engineers, preservationists, and code officials in evaluating the fire safety of older buildings by providing documentation on the fire-related performance of a wide variety of archaic building materials and assemblies, and, for those cases where documentation cannot be found, by providing ways to evaluate general classes of archaic materials and assemblies. 

Fire Management Today Spring 2000

This journal has a rich tradition of publishing contributions from a wide variety of sources, including industry, State and Federal collaborators, international researchers, and other partners in wildland fire management. It also plays a vital role in promoting a broad-based discussion of the fire related issues faced, both nationally and internationally.