Aid & relief programmes books

This report delineates the fire risk factors and presents the statistics regarding the fire problem among the elderly...  Read More >>

As traffic volume increases and the highway and interstate system becomes more complex, emergency responders face...  Read More >>

Over the past decade, numerous law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency medical services (EMS) workers...  Read More >>

The United States Fire Administration (USFA) is committed to using all means possible for reducing the incidence...  Read More >>

This document discusses emergent health and safety issues for the volunteer fire and emergency services  Read More >>

This report compiles the best practices and common problems of fire protection and criminal justice agencies in...  Read More >>

Fires resulting from cooking continue to be the most common type of fire experienced by U.S. households. This is...  Read More >>

Nearly 1.7 million fires in the United States during 2002 claimed 3,380 lives, injured 18,425 people, and destroyed...  Read More >>

Fires started by lighted tobacco products, principally cigarettes, constitute the leading cause of residential fire...  Read More >>

This report, America at Risk, builds on the meetings of America Burning, Recommissioned, and is based on statements,...  Read More >>

In 1973, the presidentially appointed National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control published America Burning,...  Read More >>

The report that follows presents results based on data from US local fire departments participating in a needs assessment...  Read More >>

The purpose of this U.S. Fire Administration special report is to document the problem of older chil¬dren who set...  Read More >>

The range of services provided by America's fire service continues to expand. In many areas, the local fire department...  Read More >>

The 2005 Fire Service Needs Assessment Survey was conducted as a stratified random sample survey. The NFPA used...  Read More >>

Families trust schools to keep their children safe during the day. Thanks to the efforts of millions of teachers,...  Read More >>

Wildfires, floods, hazardous material spills, hurricanes, earthquakes, and tornadoes- emergencies can strike anytime,...  Read More >>

Disaster management is increasingly important, as effective management can save lives and minimize casualties. This...  Read More >>

This document summarizes research and evaluations in the field of youth disaster preparedness and education. Findings...  Read More >>

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Many people think of a house of worship as a safe area where violence and emergencies cannot affect them. However,...  Read More >>

Ethiopia 1984: A groundbreaking account of the reporting of a famine and its unin- tended long-term consequences....  Read More >>

Disasters and violent conflicts continue to claim lives and destroy livelihoods of far too many people around the...  Read More >>