Sacramento area AHJs
Map of Sacramento Metropolitan Area Fire Districts (interactive)
(Click here for a .pdf version of the map)
Cosumnes Community Services District
Northern California AHJs
Associations
Northern California – Nevada Chapter of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers
Sacramento Valley Association of Building Officials (SVABO)
Sacramento Regional Builder’s Exchange (SRBX)
American Institute of Architects (AIA)
Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE)
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
Resources
UL Quick Guide to the Online Certification Directory – how to effectively use UL’s vast certification database (online .pdf file)
Fire.gov – great site for information about fire run by NIST
NIST Report Archive – the Research Information Service has over 80,000 documents available at no charge
NIST Building and Fire Research Portal – central site for news and events, latest publications, software, and more
Fire Dynamics Simulator – used to model combustion and smoke
Kristopher Overholdt’s pages – good source for links helping with fire modeling
Architect’s ToolBox – site with technical resources for Architects
Engineering ToolBox – technical resources for Engineers
Schools and Training
University of Maryland’s Fire Protection Engineering homepage
Worcester Polytechnic’s Fire Protection Engineering homepage
USFA Coffee Break Training – quick bulletins to a little information during your break