All BC Fire Fighters and all students (local and distant) enrolled in a JIBC Program have access to the JIBC Library. Here are some highlights of the resources and services available:
- Access to our online catalogue to find books, DVDs, videos and audio-CDs
- Borrow books, DVDs, videos and audio-CDs for 4 weeks
- Free mail delivery for those who cannot get to the New Westminster campus
- Receive a prepaid Canada Post mailing label to return books to us (you pay to return DVDs/videos)
- Bibliographies list JIBC Library material on popular topics such as:
- Firefighting Basics
- Juvenile Firesetting
- Public Fire Education
- Vehicle Extrication
- Wildland Fires
and more!
- Subject Guides prepared by JIBC Librarians help you start your research – topics include:
- Conflict Resolution
- Fire Officers
- Leadership and more
Free Online Resources:
Several Fire databases provide references to journal articles and reports.
If full-text is not available online, JIBC Library will mail to you (no charge)
Licensed Online Resources:
All JIBC students and instructors have access to many licensed online resources. Access to these resources requires a User ID and Password available from the JIBC Library.
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- Full-text access to NFPA Fire Codes, BC Fire Code, BC Building Code
- Full-text access to many journal articles
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BCFTOA Collection
Books purchased with funds generously donated by the British Columbia Fire Training Officer’s Association.
Added 2009
Aircraft rescue and fire fighting
validated by the International Fire Service Training Association.
Stillwater, Okla: Fire Protection Publications, Oklahoma State University, 2008.
TH 9445 A5 A36 2008
Automotive fire analysis: an engineering approach
Gregory J. Barnett.
Tucson, AZ: Lawyers and Judges Pub. Co., c2008.
TL 241 B37 2008
Confined space entry and rescue manual
CMC Rescue, Inc.
Santa Barbara, Calif.: CMC Rescue, Inc., 2007.
TH 9402 C657 2007
The engine company / John Salka.
Tulsa, Okla.: PenWell Corp., c2009.
TH 9158 S245 2009
Fire behavior and combustion processes
Raymond Shackelford.
Clifton Park, N.Y: Delmar, Cengage Learning, c2009.
TP 265 S524 2009
Fire chief’s guide to administration and management
Richard A. Marinucci.
Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson Prentice Hall, c2009.
TH 9158 M37 2009
Fire protection systems
A. Maurice Jones, Jr.
Clifton Park, NY: Delmar Cengage Learning, c2009.
TH 9245 J66 2009
Fireground strategies
Anthony Avillo.
Tulsa, Okla: PennWell, c2008.
TH 9145 A97 2008
Get firefighter fit : the complete workout from the former director of the New York City Fire Department physical training program
Kevin S. Malley ; David K. Spierer ; photographs by William Wittkop.
Berkley, CA: Ulysses Press, c2008.
TH 9128 M35 2008
Hazardous materials: awareness and operations
IAFC, NFPA, Rob Schnepp.
Boston: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2009.
T 55.3 H3 S364 2009
Incident command system (ICS) model procedures guide for incidents involving structural fire fighting, high-rise, multi-casualty, highway, and managing large-scale incidents using NIMS-ICS : book 1
prepared by the National Incident Management System Consortium Model Procedures
Committee.
Stillwater, OK: Fire Protection Publications, c2007.
TH 9310.8 I535 2007
Introduction to fire prevention
ames C. Robertson.
Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Brady/Pearson, c2010.
TH 9145 R55 2010
Air management for the fire service
Mike Gagliano … [et al.].
Tulsa, Okla.: PennWell, 2008.
TH 9310.5 A47 2008
Assessment center strategy and tactics
Michael Terpak.
Tulsa, OK: PennWell, 2008.
TH 9157 T47 2008
The behavior of glass and other materials exposed to fire
edited by Paul R. DeCicco.
Amityville, N.Y. : Baywood Pub. Co, c2002.
TH 9446.5 G55 B45 2002
Chemistry of hazardous materials
Eugene Meyer.
Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, c2005
TH 9446 H38 M48 2004
Chief fire officer’s desk reference
general editor, John M. Buckman, III.
Boston: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2005.
TH 9158 B83 2005
Chief officer
written by Fred Stowell; validated by the International Fire Service Training Association.
Stillwater, OK : Fire Protection Publications, Oklahoma State University, 2004
TH 9145 C49 2004
Command and control : ICS, strategy development, and tactical selections
Robert Murgallis, Burton W. Phelps ; edited by John Joerschke.
Stillwater, Okla. : Fire Protection Publications, Oklahoma State University, [2002]
TH 9310.8 M87 2002
Command and control 2 : ICS, strategy development, and tactical selections
Robert Murgallis, Burton W. Phelps ; edited by John Joerschke.
Stillwater, Okla. : Fire Protection Publications, Oklahoma State University, 2004
TH 9310.8 M872 2004
The company officer
Clinton H. Smoke.
Clifton Park, NY : Thomson Delmar Learning, c2005.
TH 9119 S65 2005
Critical incident stress management CISM : a new era and standard of care in crisis intervention
by George S. Everly and Jeffrey Mitchell. –
Ellicott City, Md. : Chevron, 1999
RA 645.5 A665 1999
The economics of fire protection
G. Ramachandran.
London, England : E & FN Spon, c1998.
TH 9120 R35 1998
Emergency response handbook for chemical and biological agents and weapons
John R. Cashman.
Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, c2008.
T 55.3 H3 C377 2008
Evacuation from fires
edited by Paul R. DeCicco.
Amityville, N.Y. : Baywood Pub. Co., c2002.
TH 9410 E93 2002
Fire administration I
Randy R. Bruegman.
Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson / Prentice Hall c2009.
TH 9158 B784 2008
Fire and emergency services administration : management and leadership practices
L. Charles Smeby.
Sudbury, MA : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, c2006.
TH 9158 S64 2006
Fire command workbook to fire command
Alan V. Brunacini and Terry Garrison.
Quincy, Ma. : National Fire Protection Association, 2002
TH 9310.5 B785 2002
Fire debris analysis
Eric Stauffer, Julia A. Dolan, Reta Newman ; with a foreword by John D. DeHaan ; with a contribution by P. Mark L. Sandercock.
Boston, Mass. : Academic Press, c2008.
TH 9180 S738 2008
Fire department hydraulics
Eugene Mahoney, Brent E. Hannig.
Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2008, c2009.
TH 9311 M33 2008
Fire department pumping apparatus maintenance
by Don Henry.
Stillwater, Okla. : Fire Protection Publications, Oklahoma State University, [2003]
TH 9363 H46 2003
Fire department strategic planning : creating future excellence
Mark Wallace. –
Tulsa, OK : PennWell Corporation, c2006.
TH 9158 W35 2006
Fire following earthquake
edited by Charles Scawthorn, John M. Eidinger, Anshel J. Schiff.
[Reston, Va.?] : American Society of Civil Engineers, c2005.
TA 654.6 F565 2005
Fire officer : principles and practice
International Association of Fire Chiefs, National Fire Protection Association.
Sudbury, Mass. ; Mississauga, Ont. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, c2006.
TH 9119 F568 2006
Fire prevention : a comprehensive approach
Jim Crawford.
Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c2002.
TH 9145 C73 2002
Fire protection of storage facilities
Jane I. Lataille, editor.
Quincy, Mass. : National Fire Protection Association, c2004.
TH 9245 F577 2004
Fire protection systems for special hazards
David R. Hague, editor.
Quincy, Mass. : National Fire Protection Association, c2004.
TH 9245 F576 2004
Firefighter oral exam study guide
by Arthur R. Couvillon.
[Hermosa Beach, Calif.] : Information Guides, c1999.
TH 9157 C588 1999
Firefighter rescue & survival
by Richard Kolomay, Robert Hoff.
Tulsa, Okla. : PennWell Corporation, c2003.
TH 9402 K65 2003
Firefighter written exam study guide
by Arthur R. Couvillon.
Hermosa Beach, Calif. : Information Guides, 1999
TH 9157 C688 1999
The firefighter’s handbook : essentials of firefighting and emergency response.
Albany, N.Y. : Thomson Delmar Learning, 2004.
TH 9151 F49 2004
The firefighter’s handbook of hazardous materials
by Charles J. Baker.
Sudbury, MA : Jones and Bartlett, 2006
T 55.3 H3 B35 2006
The firefighter’s workout book : the 30 minute a day train-for-life program for men and women
Michael Stefano.
New York : Quill, c2000.
TH 9128 S746 2000
Fireground size-up
Michael A. Terpak.
Tulsa, Okla. : PennWell Corporation, c2002.
TH 9310.5 T476 2002
Fireground strategies
Anthony Avillo.
Tulsa, Okla. : PennWell Corp. 2002.
TH 9145 A95 2002
Foam firefighting operations 1 : the essentials of class A foam : awareness level
Dominic Colletti and Larry Davis.
Royersford, Pa. : Lyon’s Publishing, 2003.
TH 9338 C645 2003
Forensic fire scene reconstruction
David J. Icove, John D. DeHaan.
Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, c2008.
TH 9180 I264 2008
Fundamentals of fire fighter skills
International Association of Fire Chiefs, National Fire Protection Association.
Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett, c2008.
TH 9146 F854 2008
Hazardous materials : regulations, response, and site operations
Rob Schnepp, Paul Gantt.
Albany, N.Y. : Delmar Publishers, c2008
T 55.3 H3 S36 2008
High angle rescue techniques
by Tom Vines, Steve Hudson. –
St. Louis, MO : Mosby Inc., 2004
GV 200.5 V554 2004
Human behavior in fire emergencies
Pam Powell, product manager ; Khela Thorne, developmental editor.
Quincy, Mass. : National Fire Protection Association, c2003.
BF 789 F5 H865 2003
Incident management for the street-smart fire officer
John (Skip) Coleman.
Saddle Brook, N.J. : Fire Engineering, 2008
TH 9310.5 C636 2008
Introduction to fire prevention
James C. Robertson. –
Upper Saddle River, NJ : Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2005
TH 9120 R62 2005
Introduction to fire pump operations
Thomas B. Sturtevant.
Clifton Park, N.Y. : Thomson Delmar Learning, c2005.
TH 9363 S78 2005
LP-gas code handbook
edited by Theodore C. Lemoff.
Quincy, Mass. : National Fire Protection Association, 2008
TP 761 L5 L564 2008
Managing fireworks displays
by Ronald E. Kanterman
Clifton Park, NY : Delmar, Cengage Learning c2008.
(on order)
Media relations for public safety professionals
Leo M. Brown.
Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, c2004.
HV 7936 P8 B77 2004
Model procedures guide for high-rise fire fighting
prepared by the National Fire Service Incident Management System Consortium, Model Procedures Committee.
Stillwater, Okla. : Fire Protection Publications, Oklahoma State Univeristy, 2003
TH 9445 T18 M636 2003
Model procedures guide for wildland firefighting
prepared by the National Fire Service Incident Management System Consortium, Model Procedures Committee.
Stillwater, Okla. : Fire Protection Publications, Oklahoma State University, [2000?]
SD 421.3 M636 2000
Occupational safety and health in the emergency services
James Angle.
Clifton Park, N.Y. : Thomson Delmar Learning, c2005.
RA 645.5 A54 2005
Principles of foam fire fighting
by Fred Stowell; edited by Barbara Adams.
Stillwater, Okla. : Oklahoma State University, Fire Protection Publications, 2003
TH 9338 P754 2003
Rapid intervention company operations, (RICO)
Michael R. Mason and Jeffrey S. Pindelski.
Clifton Park, NY : Thomson Delmar Learning, c2006.
TH 9402 M37 2006
Respiratory protection for fire and emergency services
Fred Stowell; validated by the International Fire Service Training Association.
Stillwater, Okla. : Fire Protection Publications, Oklahoma State University, 2002
TH 9360 S44 2002
Responding to “routine” emergencies workbook
Frank C. Montagna.
Tulsa, OK : PennWell, 2006
TH 9146 M66 2006
Rube’s rules for survival
Dennis Rubin.
Tulsa, Okla. : PennWell Corporation, c2001.
TH 9149 R83 2001
The rural firefighting handbook
Larry Davis and Dominic Colletti.
Royersford, Pa. : Lyon’s Publishing, 2002.
TH 9445 F35 D285 2002
The safe and effective use of fog nozzles : research and practice
by John E. Bertrand and John D. Wiseman.
Tulsa, Okla. : PennWell Corporation, c2003.
TH 9323 B47 2003
Safety and health guidelines for fire and explosion investigators
by Michael L. Donahue.
Stillwater, Okla. : Fire Protection Publications, Oklahoma State University, [2002]
TH 9180 D653 2002
Scientific protocols for fire investigation
John L. Lentini.
Boca Raton, FL : Taylor & Francis, 2005.
TH 9180 L46 2005
Strategic and tactical considerations on the fireground
James P. Smith.
Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, c2008.
TH 9310.8 S65 2008
Street smart haz mat response : a common-sense approach to handling hazardous materials emergencies
Michael Callan.
Chester, Md. : Red Hat, c2001.
T 55.3 H3 C245 2001
Technical rescue for structural collapse
Lynne Murnane, senior editor ; Jeff Fortney, senior technical editor ; Tom Connell.
Stillwater, Okla. : Fire Protection Publications, Oklahoma State University, 2003.
TH 9402 T428 2003
Vehicle extrication : a practical guide
by Brian G. Anderson.
Tulsa, Okla. : PennWell Corp., c2005.
RC 88.9 T7 A538 2005
Volunteer training officer’s handbook
by W. Edward Buchanan, Jr..
Tulsa, Okla. : PennWell Corporation, c2003.
TH 9120 B83 2003
Water-based fire protection systems handbook
edited by David R. Hague.
Quincy, Mass. : National Fire Protection Association, c2007.
TH 9336 W384 2007
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