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Fire Sciences Library & Audio-Visual Resource Centre |  Fire College Resource Centre

The Fire Sciences Library & Audio-Visual Resource Centre and Fire College Resource Centre houses an extensive collection in a variety of formats on fire engineering, fire investigations, firefighter training & education, public fire safety & prevention, hazardous materials, EMS and Ontario Legislative materials. The collection serves the Office of the Fire Marshal and the Ontario Fire Service.  The availability of materials in no way constitutes an endorsement of the content of these materials by the Office of the Fire Marshal

Fire Sciences Library & Audio-Visual Resource Centre

Office of the Fire Marshal
Place Nouveau Building
5775 Yonge St., 7th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M2M 4J1
416-325-3235/3121  (unilingual)
Note: Please call reception at 416-325-3100 for bilingual service.

Pamphlet  (PDF version 136kb)

Staff: Marisa Maharaj, Librarian | Sophie Greco, Audio-Visual Specialist

Hours: Monday to Friday: 8:30am - 4:15pm

Holdings:

Books: 7500	DVDs & VHS: 1800
Technical Reports: 1100	Journals: 90
Standards: 1900	Building & Fire Codes
Ontario Legislation

Subject Areas

Fire/Explosion Chemistry	Firefighter Training
Fire Testing of Materials	Emergency Management
Industrial Fire Safety	Firefighter Health and Safety
Arson & Fire Investigation	Building Safety & Engineering Design
Public Fire Safety Education	Industrial Fire Suppression
Hazardous Materials	Home Fire Safety
Firefighter Exam Prep	Human Behaviour in Fires/Disasters
Juvenile Firesetters	Fire Risk Analysis
Disasters & Emergency Planning	Rescue Work

Journal Titles

The Library subscribes to over 90 journals in the field of fire sciences, fire engineering, hazmat, emergency management, firefighter training.  View full holdings.

Reference Service:

Contact us. Where possible we do provide information packages.

Loan of Materials:

Open to the public, borrowing available to OFM staff, fire service and stakeholders. Library clients outside of the fire service must request interlibrary loan through public libraries or institutional libraries.

 

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Resource Centre, Ontario Fire College

Office of the Fire Marshal
1495 Muskoka Rd. N.
Gravenhurst, Ontario
Canada P1P 1R8
705-687-9674/9688  (unilingual)
Note: Please call the OFC reception at 705-687-2294 or 1-800-565-0613 from 8am-4pm for bilingual service.

Pamphlet (PDF version 659kb)

Staff: Carol Jones-Simmons, Librarian | Nancy Rumney, Library Technician

Hours:

Monday - Thursday: 8:00am - 8:00pm 
Friday: 8:00am - 4:00pm 
Hours can change, check weekly
Please note priority is given to OFM Instructors and Ontario Fire College students

Holdings:

Books: 6500	DVDs & VHS: 380
Technical Reports: 200	Journals: 105
Standards: 260	Vertical Files: 1500
Building & Fire Codes

Subject Areas:

Fire Department Operational Guidelines	Firefighter Training & Teaching Plans
Rescue Work	Fire Department Operations & Management
Hazardous Materials	Firefighter Health & Safety
Fire Protection Systems & Equipment	Risk Management
Public Fire Safety Education	Industrial Fire Suppression
Arson & Fire Investigation	Terrorism
Emergency Medical Services	Master Fire & Business Plans
Home Fire Safety	Emergency Management

Non-Fire Related Subject Areas:

Training	Adult Education
Instructional Design	Career Development
Public Administration/Management	E-Learning & Distance Education

Reference Service:

We do provide information packages on request.

Loan of Materials:

Priority use for instructors and students, with borrowing available to OFM staff, the Ontario fire service and stakeholders. Library clients outside of the fire service must request interlibrary loan through public or institutional libraries. Call 705-687-9688/9674 for more information.