- Author
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Fahy, R. F.
- Title
- High-Rise Evacuation Modeling: Data and Applications.
- Coporate
- National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
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NISTIR 6030
June 1997
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Contract
- 60NANB2D1286
- Book or Conf
- U.S./Japan Government Cooperative Program on Natural Resources (UJNR). Fire Research and Safety. 13th Joint Panel Meeting. Volume 1. March 13-20, 1996,
Gaithersburg, MD,
Beall, K. A., Editors,
35-42 p.,
1997
- Keywords
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fire safety
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fire research
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high rise buildings
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evacuation
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people movement
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human behavior
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handicapped
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time lag
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occupants
- Identifiers
- EXIT89; calculating walking speeds; body size data
- Abstract
- A model called EXIT89 has been developed at NFPA to simulate the evacuation of a large building, with the capability of tracking each occupant individually. The output of this model, in combination with a fire and smoke movement model using the same building layout, can be used to predict the effects of cumulative exposure to the toxic environment present in a structure fire. The capability of modeling the presence of disabled occupants has recently been added to the model. Data to test and enhance the model was obtained form fire drills conducted in office buildings in the U.S. and U.K., as well as evacuations involving able-bodied and disabled subjects in a hotel.