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Author
Brennan, P. | Thomas, I.
Title
Predicting Evacuation Response and Fire Fatalities.
Coporate
Victoria University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
Book or Conf
Human Behavior in Fire: Understanding Human Behavior for Better Fire Safety Design. International Symposium, 2nd. Proceedings. March 26-28, 2001, Interscience Communications Ltd., London, England, Boston, MA, 321-332 p., 2001
Keywords
human behavior | fire safety | fire fatalities | evacuation | human response | apartments | time lag | egress
Identifiers
fatalities and attempted evacuation (excluding suicides and unknowns); evacuation from the room or apartment of fire origin; evacuation from areas other than that of fire origin; delay in starting evacuation as a factor in fatality; nature of fatalities in egress paths; multiple fatalities; fires with five or move civilian fatalities: origin of occupants; role of staff; predicting evacuation and fatalities