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Author
Zmud, M.
Title
Public Perceptions of High-Rise Building Emergency Evacuation Preparedness.
Coporate
NuStats LLC, 3006 Bee Caves Road, Ste-A-300, Austin, TX
Journal
Fire Technology, Vol. 44, No. 4, 329-336, December 2008
Keywords
high rise buildings | evacuation | emergencies | fire safety | fire drills | surveys | methodology | scenarios | NFPA 101 | emergency plans | elevators (lifts) | human behavior | occupants | stairwells | public awareness
Identifiers
emergency preparedness; public perceptions; public attitudes; likeliness of events to cause a building evacuation; concern for safety among four scenarios; knowledge of emegency preparedness; opinions on emergency evacuation behaviors; likely behavior durin an evacuation in a stairwell