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Author
Zhao, C. M. | Lo, S. M. | Liu, M. | Zhang, S. P.
Title
Post-Fire Survey on the Pre-Evacuation Human Behavior.
Coporate
City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, P.R. China
Journal
Fire Technology, Vol. 45, No. 1/1st Quarter, 71-95, March 2009
Keywords
human behavior | evacuation | surveys | human response | occupants | human factors engineering | multistorey buildings | office buildings | high rise buildings | people movement | data analysis | female | male | education | emergencies | training | human performance
Identifiers
China; delay in the pre-evacuation reaction; comprehensive post-fire survey for a high-rise building fire in a major city in Mainland China - Xi'an; behavioral reactions at the recognition stage; behavioral reactions at the response dtage; gender vs. actions at the recognition stage; summary of sequence of actions; education level vs. actions at the recognition stage; choice rankings of actions of respondents with different education level at the recognition stage; emergency training vs. actions at the recognition stage; initial feeling vs. actions at recognition stage; pre-fire activities; cues of fire perception; factors influencing estimated pre-evacuation time