Fire Safety & Polymers Industry Resources

Fire safety and polymers resources provided by www.cefic-efra.com

Flame Retardants

European Flame Retardant Association (EFRA)
www.cefic-efra.com

US American Fire Safety Council (AFSC)
www.fire-safety.net

European Brominated Flame Retardants Industry Panel (EBFRIP)
www.ebfrip.org

Bromine Science and Environment Forum (BSEF)
www.bsef.com

International Antimony Association (i2a)
www.antimony.be

FR Wood Network
www.fireretard.com

Fire Safety

Alliance for Consumer Fire Safety in Europe (ACFSE)
www.acfse.org

Groupement Technique Français contre l’Incendie (French passive fire protection association)
www.gtfi.org

US Fire Administration (FEMA)
www.usfa.fema.gov

Nederlands Instituut voor Brandweer en Rampenbestrijding (Netherlands fire service association)
www.nibra.nl

US National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM)
www.firemarshals.org

US National Fire Protection Association
www.nfpa.org

Australia Fire Protection Association
www.fpaa.com.au

International Association for Fire Safety Science
www.iafss.org

International Association of Fire and Rescue Services
www.ctif.org

GFPA – German Fire Protection Association
www.vfdb.de

Electrical safety and electrical fire safety
www.electrical-contractor.net

UK Government home safety website
www.dti.gov.uk

UK Government fire safety site
www.firekills.gov.uk

Fire test results (photos, graphs) BFRL-NIST
fire.nist.gov

European Association for Passive Fire Protection
www.eapfp.com

California Bureau of Home Furnishings (furniture fire safety)
www.bhfti.ca.gov

NIST Fire Research Information Service and data base
www.bfrl.nist.gov

FireNet International
www.fire.org.uk

Fire Protection Association UK
www.thefpa.co.uk

Online information for fire investigation and product recalls
www.interfire.org

Fire Statistics

World

World Fire Statistics Bulletin (see under « Geneva Association Information Newsletters »)
www.genevaassociation.org

International Association of Fire and Rescue Services (CTIF)
www.ctif.org

US and Canada

cal_vs_us_furn.pdf

US

Official US fire statistics
www.usfa.fema.gov

NFPA (see under « Research and Reports »)
www.nfpa.org

CPSC (enter "fire loss" in search)
www.cpsc.gov

UK

Fire statistics UK (home office)
www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Ireland

Environ (see under « Fire and emergency planning »)
www.environ.ie

Germany

VFDB (see under “Feuerwehrstatistik”)
www.vfdb.de

New Zealand

www.fire.org.nz

Korea

KFPA kfpa.or.kr

Publications and Media

Flame Retardants for a Changing Society Download PDF

Keeping fire in Check in Electrical and Electronic Devices Download PDF

Keeping fire in Check in Electrical and Electronic Devices (eric, include thumbnail and download)

Home fires and smoke alarms
www.homefiremodel.bam.de

“SpecialChem" polymer additives information service
www.specialchem.com

Effectiveness of the Furniture & Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988 - report (Surrey University/ Dept. Trade and Industry UK)
http://www.dti.gov.uk/homesafetynetwork/bs_rfffr.htm

“Risks and benefits in the use of flame retardants in consumer products”. UK Department of Trade and Industry, 1999
http://www.dti.gov.uk/homesafetynetwork/bs_rfret.htm

International Fire Statistics and the Potential Benefits of Fire Counter-Measures (Elmsley et al)
www.firesafetyinfo.org

“Interscience” fire related publications and FR Conferences
www.intercomm.dial.pipex.com/

Flame Retardants News (BCC - Business Communications Company)
www.bccresearch.com