- Author
- Berlin, G. N. | Dutt, A. | Gupta, S. M.
- Title
- Modeling Emergency Evacuation from Group Homes.
- Coporate
- Northeastern Univ., Boston, MA
- Journal
- Fire Technology, Vol. 18, No. 1, 38-48, February 1982
- Sponsor
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Keywords
- board and care homes | emergencies | evacuation time | egress | rescue | molding
- Identifiers
- emergency evacuation; group homes
- Abstract
- The goal of this study is to describe a methodology for estimating the necessary time for resident evacuation. A network description of the building together with a simulation model of occupant movement are used to evauate alternative egress and rescue policies.