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Essential resources and partner organizations for fire investigation professionals
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
ABOUT ATF ATF is a law enforcement agency in the United States' Department of Justice that protects our communities from violent criminals, criminal organizations, the illegal use and trafficking of firearms, the illegal use and storage of explosives, acts of arson and bombings, acts of terrorism, and the illegal diversion of alcohol and tobacco products. We partner with communities, industries, law enforcement, and public safety agencies to safeguard the public we serve through information sharing, training, research, and use of technology.
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National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
ABOUT NFPA The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is a global self-funded nonprofit organization, established in 1896, devoted to eliminating death, injury, property and economic loss due to fire, electrical and related hazards. NFPA delivers information and knowledge through more than 300 consensus codes and standards, research, training, education, outreach and advocacy; and by partnering with others who share an interest in furthering our mission. Our mission is to help save lives and reduce loss with information, knowledge and passion.
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
ABOUT NHTSA The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is responsible for keeping people safe on America's roadways. Through enforcing vehicle performance standards and partnerships with state and local governments, NHTSA reduces deaths, injuries and economic losses from motor vehicle crashes.
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U.S. Fire Administration (USFA)
ABOUT USFA As an entity of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the mission of the U.S. Fire Administration is to support and strengthen fire and emergency medical services (EMS) and stakeholders to prepare for, prevent, mitigate and respond to all hazards.
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Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
ABOUT CPSC CPSC works to save lives and keep families safe by reducing the unreasonable risk of injuries and deaths associated with consumer products and fulfilling its vision to be the recognized global leader in consumer product safety.
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Consumer Product Safety Information Database
ABOUT SaferProducts.gov The CPSC is an independent federal regulatory agency formed in 1972, and charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard, or that can injure children. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products—such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals—contributed substantially to the decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products since the agency was founded.
VisitOhio Division of State Fire Marshal
ABOUT OHIO DIVISION OF STATE FIRE MARSHAL Ohio's Division of State Fire Marshal, located in Reynoldsburg, is the oldest established office of its kind in the United States. The Division's mission is to safeguard the public, its property and the environment from fire and related risks through education, investigation and enforcement.
It consists of eight bureaus:
- Administration
- Bureau of Underground Storage Tank Regulation (BUSTR)
- Code Enforcement
- Fire Prevention
- Forensic Laboratory
- Fire Explosion and Investigation Bureau (FEIB)
- Ohio Fire Academy
- Testing and Registration