- Author
- Tancogne-Dejean, M. | Colina, H. | Ilsbrock, D. | VanNiel, K.
- Title
- Evacuation Drills of a Cinema Auditorium.
- Coporate
- Technical Association of the Hydraulic Binders Industry (ATILH), France Central Laboratory of Police Headquarters (LCPP), France
- Book or Conf
- Human Behavior in Fire. International Symposium, 4th. Proceedings. July 13-15, 2009, Interscience Communications Ltd., London, England, Cambridge, UK, 645-657 p., 2009
- Keywords
- human behavior | evacuation | fire drills | auditoriums | time | people movement | questionnaires | participants | egress | stairways | doors | wayfinding | signage
- Identifiers
- French National Project on Fire Safety Engineering (PN ISI); recently built (2004) cinema complex of thirteen auditoria; analysis of video recordings, time measurements and questionnaires; evacuation protocol of the auditorium; collected data concerning the drills and the movement of the public; results of the feedback questionnaire given to the public; pre-movement time; travel time; maximum time for emptying the auditorium; maximum egress time from the complex; descent rate in the stairs; doorway crossing times; mean flow and specific flow; choosing exits without guidance from staff; previous experience, training or individual knowledge; signing and marking