Web links

National Fire Protection Association standards
www.nfpa.org

National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
www.firehero.org

Firefighter fatality database
www.usfa.fema.gov/fatalities

NIOSH firefighter fatality investigations
www.cdc.gov/niosh/firehome.html

Commission on Fire Accreditation International
www.cfainet.org

ISO fire insurance ratings program
www.iso.com/studies_analyses/ppc_program

Residential Fire Safety Institute
www.firesafehome.org

FirefighterCloseCalls.com
firefighterclosecalls.com

NIST study of fire escape time
smokealarm.nist.gov

Massachusetts fire departments
www.masshome.com/fire.html

-By Bill Dedman, Globe Correspondent