Fire Safety Links
We have provided the
following links to this site because they may have information that may be of interest
to our viewers. The Shelton Fire Prevention Bureau does not necessarily endorse
the views expressed or the facts presented on these sites. Further, the Shelton
Fire Prevention Bureau does not endorse any commercial products that may be
advertised on any particular site.
United States Fire Administration (USFA)
As an entity of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency, the mission of the USFA is to reduce life and
economic losses due to fire and related emergencies, through leadership,
advocacy, coordination, and support.
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
NFPA is a worldwide leader
in providing fire, electrical, and life safety to the public. Established in
1896, the mission of the international, nonprofit, member organization is to
reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by
developing and advocating scientifically based consensus codes and standards,
research, training, and education.
U. S. Consumer Products Safety Commission
(CPSC) 
CPSC, an independent Federal
regulatory agency, helps keep American families safe by reducing the risk of
injury or death from consumer products. Visit us often to share lifesaving
information.
Safety and health are
essential to the good life that we wish for all our neighbors, but each year
thousands of Americans are injured at home. In 1993 we founded Home Safety Council
to help prevent the waste, pain, and cost of these home injuries. Home Safety
Council channels funds and effort into a variety of charitable and educational
projects. Members of the council include national safety-related organizations,
manufacturers, and notable individuals who have the desire and ability to
contribute to this effort. By working with local fire departments, school
systems, and other community organizations, Home Safety Council is helping our
neighbors make their homes into safe havens for themselves and their loved
ones.
Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC)
Home Fire Sprinkler
Coalition (HFSC) provides independent information about the life and property
saving benefits of home fire sprinklers.
Residential Fire Safety
Institute (RFSI) 
The Residential Fire Safety Institute
(RFSI) is a public interest group created in 1982 to promote fire-safe homes
through built-in fire protection and fire safety education.
Connecticut Fire Marshals Association 
The mission of the
Connecticut Fire Marshals Association is to provide protection for the public
at large by efficient and effective utilization of its resources through
education, prevention and code enforcement.
State of Connecticut Office of
State Fire Marshal 
New England Association of Fire Marshals 
National Association of State Fire Marshals
Links for firefighters:
Connecticut Commission of Fire Prevention
and Conrtol 
Fireground Photography by Keith
Muratori 
Professional
Organizations:
Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE) 
Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE)
Fire
History
Triangle Waist Company Fire – March 25, 1911 http:/www.ilr.cornell.edu/trianglefire
The fire at the Triangle Waist Company in New York City, which claimed the lives of 146 young immigrant workers, is one of the worst disasters since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.
Hartford Circus Fire – July 6, 1944 http://www.hartfordhistory.net/circusfire.html
This is a resource page on the
fire that broke out during a performance of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum &
Bailey circus in the north end of Hartford on July 6, 1944. One hundred
sixty-seven people died as a result of the blaze, which broke out while several
thousand were under the big top for an afternoon performance.
The Connecticut Firemen's Historical Society, Inc. http:/www.ci.manchester.ct.us/fire/CtHxFSc/CtHxFSc2.htm
The history of the
Connecticut fire service has been long, illustrious and exciting. To help
preserve this heritage, the Connecticut Firemen's Historical Society
established its museum in 1979. "The location- a 1901 Manchester
firehouse.
The Texas City disaster – April 16,
1947 http://www.local1259iaff.org/disaster.html
The
Grandcamp's explosion triggered the worst industrial disaster, resulting
in the largest number of casualties, in American history.