LibGuides: Fire Commission Education Resources: NIOSH Incident Report Resources

Introduction to the Guide

Fire Commission Education Resources Guide

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Below are two links to the NIOSH website that houses reports or case studies.

Searching for a Report

Choose how you would like to search for the report, either by a relevant keyword, or using the map interface.

There are directions below for using both searching methods. The links to the resources open in a new window, so you can refer back to this guide as you work on your search.

Citing a Report with APA

The last section of this guide provides guidance for citing reports by a Government agency in APA. There are more APA resources in this guide under "APA Resources", including how to format in-text citations. Click here to jump to that section.

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Resources To Find Incident Case Studies

NIOSH: Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP)
Search or browse completed NIOSH investigation reports.
Fire Fighter Fatality Map
This interactive map tool identifies all firefighter deaths reported to the U.S. Fire Administration and those select firefighter deaths that NIOSH has investigated. Information for completed investigations include links to final reports. The data can be shown in map format and can also be formatted in tabular data views.

Instructions for Using the Resources

There are two ways to find NIOSH reports

Searching by Keyword

To find a report, choose "Search by keyword" then type in the related keyword for your paper. The term "ladder" is used for this example. Tip: try to use only one or two words at a time.

Press Search and review the results of your search to find a relevant report.

Click the title of a report to view it.

Once you are on the report page, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click "Read the full report" to get the most information as possible.

Using the Fire Fighter Fatality Map

Make sure the "NIOSH" Investigations box is checked.

Choose other desired data from relevant drop-down menus. The map will automatically update. The blue pins indicate a completed NIOSH Investigation.

Click on a pin. A small information box will pop-up, click in the box that says "Report" to load the full report.

Citing Reports by a Government Agency

American Psychological Association. (2020). Report by a government agency. https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples/report-government-agency-references