Fire Protection Publications
Encyclopedia
Fire Protection Publications (FPP) is a department of the College of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology
(CEAT) a division within Oklahoma State University (OSU), in Stillwater, Oklahoma
. FPP is the world’s leading publisher of training materials for the fire and emergency services. FPP also serves as the headquarters for the International Fire Service Training Association
(IFSTA). FPP and IFSTA have worked together to bring the fire service quality training materials for over 70 years.
The primary function of Fire Protection Publications is to publish and disseminate training manuals as proposed and validated by IFSTA. IFSTA committee members provide the technical review and validation of the manuals. Fire Protection Publications researches, acquires, produces, distributes, and markets high-quality learning and teaching manuals, as well as curricula and study guides that complement the IFSTA-validated manuals which are published under the FPP logo. FPP/IFSTA extends the knowledge and technology of the OSU to the state, the nation, and the world in fulfillment of the OSU land grant university mission of extension and outreach.
FPP also houses an extensive research division. This division secures external funding for projects that contribute to the body of knowledge of fire and emergency leadership and management and fire and life safety education. Recently, the research division has developed fire safety materials for target audiences that are at higher risk for fire death and injuries, specifically people with disabilities and young children. Partnerships are a vital mechanism for the research activities. Partners include Oklahoma ABLETech, the OSU Center for Early Childhood Teaching and Learning, the OSU Fire Protection and Safety Technology faculty and students, the OSU Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence, the National Fallen Fighter Foundation, and the national Everyone Goes Home Initiative to reduce line of duty deaths (LODD).
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Oklahoma State University College of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology
The Oklahoma State University College of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology serves as the engineering, architecture, and technology components of OSU-Stillwater in Stillwater, Oklahoma and OSU-Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma. and is the only combined Engineering, Architecture, and Technology...
(CEAT) a division within Oklahoma State University (OSU), in Stillwater, Oklahoma
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Stillwater is a city in north-central Oklahoma at the intersection of U.S. 177 and State Highway 51. It is the county seat of Payne County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 45,688. Stillwater is the principal city of the Stillwater Micropolitan Statistical...
. FPP is the world’s leading publisher of training materials for the fire and emergency services. FPP also serves as the headquarters for the International Fire Service Training Association
International Fire Service Training Association
International Fire Service Training Association is an association of fire service personnel who are dedicated to upgrading fire fighting techniques and safety through training. The mission of IFSTA is to identify areas of need for training materials and to foster the development and validation of...
(IFSTA). FPP and IFSTA have worked together to bring the fire service quality training materials for over 70 years.
The primary function of Fire Protection Publications is to publish and disseminate training manuals as proposed and validated by IFSTA. IFSTA committee members provide the technical review and validation of the manuals. Fire Protection Publications researches, acquires, produces, distributes, and markets high-quality learning and teaching manuals, as well as curricula and study guides that complement the IFSTA-validated manuals which are published under the FPP logo. FPP/IFSTA extends the knowledge and technology of the OSU to the state, the nation, and the world in fulfillment of the OSU land grant university mission of extension and outreach.
FPP also houses an extensive research division. This division secures external funding for projects that contribute to the body of knowledge of fire and emergency leadership and management and fire and life safety education. Recently, the research division has developed fire safety materials for target audiences that are at higher risk for fire death and injuries, specifically people with disabilities and young children. Partnerships are a vital mechanism for the research activities. Partners include Oklahoma ABLETech, the OSU Center for Early Childhood Teaching and Learning, the OSU Fire Protection and Safety Technology faculty and students, the OSU Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence, the National Fallen Fighter Foundation, and the national Everyone Goes Home Initiative to reduce line of duty deaths (LODD).
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External links
- Everyone Goes Home Initiative website
- International Fire Service Training Association official website
- National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
- Oklahoma ABLETech
- Oklahoma State University
- OSU Center for Early Childhood Teaching and Learning
- OSU College of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology (CEAT)
- OSU Fire Protection and Safety Technology