- Author
- Shields, T. J. | Boyce, K. E. | Silcock, G. W. H. | Dunne, B.
- Title
- Impact of a Wheelchair Bound Evacuee on the Speed and Flow of Evacuees in a Stairway During an Uncontrolled Unannounced Evacuation.
- Coporate
- Ulster Univ., Jordanstown, Northern Ireland
- Journal
- Journal of Applied Fire Science, Vol. 7, No. 1, 29-39, 1997/1998
- Keywords
- handicapped | evacuation | stairways | people movement | evacuation time | occupants
- Identifiers
- total number of occupants of Block 12 and numbers exiting via stairway S by floor level; summary of level G occupants stairway choice, times to leave room, speeds of descent on stairs, and total evacuation times; monitored individual times engaged in various evacuation activities; wheelchair party descent times and travel speeds by element of stairway