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Author
Bryan, J. L.
Title
MGM Grand Hotel Fire a Case Study of Human Reaction to Fire.
Coporate
Maryland Univ., College Park
Book or Conf
U.S./Japan Government Cooperative Program on Natural Resources. Fire Research and Safety. 6th Joint Panel Meeting of the UJNR Proceedings. May 10-14, 1982., Building Research Inst., Japan, Tokyo, Tsukuba, Japan, 218-250 p., 1983
Keywords
hotels | human behavior | fire departments
Identifiers
human reaction; fire awareness; MGM Grand Hotel, Clark County, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 21, 1980
Abstract
The data presented in this paper is a condensed and selected presentation of the data collected in a questionnaire study involving 1,960 guests registered in the MGM Grand Hotel on the night of November 20-21, 1980. The study was conducted by the National Fire Protection Association with the Cooperation and Assistance of the Clark County, Nevada Fire Department under Chief Roy L Parrish.