Fire Service Institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The Illinois Fire Service Institute is the statutory fire academy for the State of Illinois. It is operated as a continuing education and public service activity by the University of Illinois. (Reference PA 81-1147, Illinois Fire Service Institute Act, effective 7/1/1980).

The IFSI Library collection contains more than 14,000 books, videos, DVDs, films and CDs. The collection also contains periodicals, fire codes, pamphlets, standards, technical reports, legislation, and newsletters.

The IFSI Library is connected to other state and national libraries. The IFSI Library is a member of inFIRE (the International Network for Fire Information and Reference Exchange), which is a worldwide consortium of libraries with significant collections of fire literature. It is also a full member of the Lincoln Trail Libraries System (LTLS) and has a close interlibrary loan relationship with the National Emergency Training Center's Learning Resource Center. Interlibrary loan of information and materials gives you access to a wealth of information, but you have to ask.