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Author
Stahl, F. I.
Title
BFIRES-II: A Behavior Based Computer Simulation of Emergency Egress During Fires.
Coporate
National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
Journal
Fire Technology, Vol. 18, No. 1, 49-65, February 1982
Book or Conf
National Fire Protection Association. Analytic Problems in Firesafety: Rational Firesafety Design. NFPA Research. May 1980., National Fire Protection Assoc., Quincy, MA, Washington, DC, 1-24 p., 1982
Keywords
building codes | building fires | emergencies | egress | fire research | human behavior | modeling | human performance | computers | occupants
Identifiers
BFIRES-II; computer aided design; pedestrian movement; regulatory process; simulation of human behavior; computer simulation; emergency egress
Abstract
This paper acquaints the reader with BFIREs, a computer program designed to simulate the emergency egress behavior of building occupants during fires. Use of the program is illustrated, and findings concerning the simulation's validity are presented.