Specialized Resources

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Kansas State Firefighters Association

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Specialized Resources

Here are some resources listed by specific topics. We have included only on-line resources.

Autopsy Guide

Firefighter Autopsy Protocol, United States Fire Administration, 1991
Available online at http://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/fa-156.pdf

Contact: United States Fire Administration at www.usfa.fema.gov

USFA Publications Center
16825 S. Seton Avenue
Emmitsburg, MD 21727

1-800-561-3356

Benefits

Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program
Available online at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/psob/psob_main.html
Public Safety Officers' Educational Assistance Program
Available online at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/psob/psob_education.html

Funeral Guides

Chaplain's Manual: Fire Department Funerals. Federation of Fire Chaplains, 1994
Contact: Federation of Fire Chaplains at
www.ffcfirechaplains.org/firechaplains.htm
E-mail: chapdir1@aol.com
Route 1, Box 155B, Clifton, Texas 76634
(254) 622-8514
Funeral Procedures for Firefighters. National Volunteer Fire Council, 1991
Contact: NVFC at www.nvfc.org/manuals.html
E-mail: nvfcoffice@nvfc.org
1050 17th Street, NW, Suite 490, Washington, DC 20036
(202) 887-5700/1-888-ASK-NVFC/FAX: (202) 887-5291
IAFF Recommended Protocol for Line-of-Duty Deaths.
The IAFF will provide this protocol at the request of the IAFF District Vice President or local IAFF affiliates.

Contact: IAFF at www.iaff.org
1750 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20006
(202) 737-8484 / FAX: (202) 737-8418
Illinois Fire Chiefs Association, Funeral Service Guidelines, Funeral Committee
Contact: 800-662-0732, www.illinois.firechiefs.org
P.O. Box 7, Skokie, IL 60076
A Labor of Love, How to Write a Eulogy. Garry Schaeffer.
This book, recommended by a fire chief, offers tips on what to say and provides samples.

Contact: Can be ordered and downloaded online at www.eulogybook.com or call (800) 479-7487. Also available through the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Lending Library.
A Procedural Guide in the Event of Death in the Line of Duty of a Member of the Volunteer Fire Service. National Volunteer Fire Council, 1987.
Contact: NVFC at www.nvfc.org/manuals.html
Email: nvfcoffice@nvfc.org
1050 17th Street, NW, Suite 490, Washington, DC 20036
(202) 887-5700 / 1-888-ASK-NVFC / FAX: (202) 887-5291

Investigations

Guide for Investigation of a Line of Duty Death. International Association of Fire Chiefs
Contact: IAFC at www.ichiefs.org
E-mail: publications@iafc.org
4025 Fair Ridge Drive, Fairfax, VA 22033-2868
(703) 273-0911
Available on line at www.iafc.org/downloads/06Investigations.PDF
NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Programs and Reports
Firefighter Fatality Investigation Program

Contact: NIOSH at www.cdc.gov/niosh/implweb.html
1-800-35-NIOSH or 1-800-356-4674

Firefighter Fatality Reports

A list of and links to all the periodic NIOSH reports on firefighter fatalities are available at www.cdc.gov/niosh/facerpts.html
The Aftermath of Firefighter Fatality Incidents: Preparing for the Worst. United States Fire Administration, Technical Report Series, Report 089.
Contact: United States Fire Administration at www.usfa.fema.gov
USFA Publications Center, 16825 S. Seton Avenue, Emmitsburg, MD 21727
1-800-561-3356

Specialized Web Sites

Firehouse.com
www.firehouse.com

Provides immediate information on incidents.

United States Fire Administration
www.usfa.fema.gov/dhtml/inside-usfa/ffmem.cfm

Provides listing of firefighter deaths. The current year listings reflect only the information USFA has received and do not indicate that a line-of-duty death will meet criteria for inclusion on the National Memorial.

Gwen Romine, KSFFA Webmaster - ksffa@earthlink.net
www.ksffa.com