- Author
- Levin, B. M.
- Title
- EXITT: A Simulation Model of Occupant Decisions and Actions in Residential Fires: Users Guide and Program Description.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
- CIB W14/88/17 (USA); NBSIR 87-3591, July 1987, 80 p.
- Distribution
- AVAILABLE FROM National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161. Telephone: 1-800-553-6847 or 703-605-6000; Fax: 703-605-6900; Rush Service (Telephone Orders Only) 800-553-6847; Website: http://www.ntis.gov
- Keywords
- behavior models | building fires | computer models | decisions making | egress | escape | fire | human response | people movement | psychology | simulation | occupants
- Identifiers
- human behavior
- Abstract
- EXITT is a computer model that simulates the decisions and actions of occupants in a residence. This model can be used to determine the locations of the occupants during the progress of a given fire. The rules for the action choices of the occupants are based largely on studies of residential fires and to a lesser extent on relevant controlled experiments. These rules involve consideration of the smoke conditions, controlled experiments. These rules involve consideration of the smoke conditions, and the characteristics, capabilities and locations of the occupants. EXITT can be run on a personal computer and does not require user training--the user controls the model by answering simple questions that appear on the screen. It can be run with pre-selected scenarios and, also, with buildings, fires and occupants selected by the user.