- Author
- Winslow, D. J.
- Title
- Elevator Use in Fire Emergencies.
- Coporate
- Peterson Engineering P.C., Syracuse, NY
- Book or Conf
- Use of Elevators in Fires and Other Emergencies Workshop. Proceedings. Co-Sponsored by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME International); National Institute of Stanards and Technology (NIST); International Code Council (ICC); National Fire Protection Association (NFPA); U.S. Access Board and International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF). March 2-4, 2004, Atlanta, GA, 1-20 p., 2004
- Keywords
- elevators (lifts) | emergencies | fire fighers | occupants | evacuation | codes | egress | case histories | smoke management | rescue | training | machinery | fire safety | sprinklers
- Identifiers
- entrapment; life rafts; emergency exits; lessons of the MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, November 21, 1980; pictographs; when the rescuers become the victims; development of firefighter's service in elevators; securing the machine room; integrated fire safety in machine rooms; Response Time Index (RTI); unlocking zone; top of car emergency exits; fire fighters warning signal