International and National Organisations

• Department of Natural Resources (Australia)
• National Fire Protection Association (US)
• Pacific Disaster Center (Hawaii)
• United States Fire Administration (US)

• California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection The Fire and Resource Assessment Programme
• Research: Includes an interagency fire and fuels data collaboration, fire management for California ecosystems and impact of development on fire protection costs and losses.
• Fire: Informative resource discussing fire in California, provides research, tools, data and publications. (US)
• National Fire Academy Outstanding Research: Research includes the nocturnal olfactory response to smoke odour, new medical/physical standards for Frederick county fire-fighters and initiating a marketing planning process in the Norfolk department of fire and paramedical services. (US)

Data/Information Libraries

• Gold Coast City Bushfire Management Strategy Draft Final Report of the Bushfire Strategy Taskforce: Informative draft report detailing various aspects of bushfire hazards relevant to the Gold Coast. A listing of the most useful resources can be found below. (Australia)
 
• Glossary of Terms
• Determination of Potential Bushfire Hazard Areas
• Planning and Development in Potential Bushfire Hazard Areas
• The Ecological Role of Fire
• Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories General Bushfire Information: A set of informative resources detailing characteristics of fire, limiting fire damage and survival during a fire. The most useful resources are listed below. (Australia)
 
• Safe fire control with hand tools
• Why wind shifts make fires spread faster
• Water Needs on the Fireground
• Guidelines for the provision of short term, long life ration packs
• The Age Australian Bushfire Alert: Informative resource providing daily weather data, fires of the past and two useful guides how to beat a blaze detailing how to act in a fire and also they survived the inferno a photograph gallery of human and fire interactions. (Australia)

Educational/On-line Courses

• Country Fire Authority (Australia)
 
• Community Safety: Some extremely useful resources are found in this section, although direct links cannot be applied due to the use of frames on the site.
• Significant Fires: Reviews recent fires and significant fires in the past.
• New South Wales Fire Brigades (Australia)
 
• Bushfire Survival Guide; on foot: Helpful and clear points on how to act when you find yourself on foot in a bushfire situation.
• Bushfire Survival Guide, in home or car: Provides a useful listing of points to aid you protecting your home and also holds survival tactics for a bushfire situation.
• Hazmat: Illustrated brochure detailing the fire brigades response to hazardous materials and also the Hazmat response unit.
• Smoke Alarms: Comprehensive illustrated brochure detailing the correct use of smoke alarms, installation, safety tips and choice of smoke alarms.
• Fire Safety in Health Care Facilities: Details who is at risk and how to control the fire hazards.
• What to do after the Fire: Provides a detailed checklist of steps to take after the fire is out, includes securing the site, cautions and claiming insurance.
• Portable Fire Extinguisher Selection Chart: Provides a comprehensive listing of fire extinguishers available and the fire circumstances they should be used in.
• Fire Safety Hints: Comprehensive series of illustrated circumstances in which fire can be caused.
• United States Fire Administration (US)
 
• Fire Stops With You: Comprehensive resource holding access to an extremely large series of informative factsheets available in acrobat reader format. There are too many factsheets to provide direct access to all, but the most general are listed below:
 
• Fire Safety 101
• Fire Safety Beyond the City Limits
• This is Fire
• Fire Protection: Providing information on smoke alarms, residential sprinkler systems and life safety.