Fires Codes Online(NFPA)
Founded in 1896, the National Fire Protection Association is the world’s largest organization devoted to fire safety. Comprised of over 81,000 individuals and 80 trade/industrial groups, the NFPA’s 300 codes “influence every building, process, service, design and installation in the United States”(from NFPA site). Its codes are the de facto fire codes for many municipalities and jurisdictions in this country; they are essentially the national fire codes. Guarini Library is proud to announce that we have online access to all the NFPA codes, and are one of but a handful of academic libraries that have this resource electronically. Just go our database by title section on the homepage, scroll down the alphabetical list until you reach the NFPA Codes Online, and you are good to go. You may search by code, by the master index, or by full text. And as long as you have your Gothic ID number, you may access this resource remotely. Invaluable for the fire sciences, public safety officials, or for anyone who proudly carries the appellation of “first responder.” While you are using this tool, please use it in conjunction with our fire science online resources subject guide. Read a chapter excerpt from Dennis Smith’s Report from Engine Co. 82, a bestseller in its day, and one of the most gripping reads ever. “Fire is a major national problem….Appallingly, the richest and most technologically advanced nation in the world leads all industrialized countries in per capita deaths and property loss from fire.” - from America Burning: The Report of The National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control(1973)
