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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book Human Behavior in Fire Emergencies written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a compilation of material of the latest specialized information on human behavior in fire emergencies.
Author : Peter W. Blaich
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 9780595606436
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (64 download)
Download or read book The Benefits of Behavioral Research to the Fire Service written by Peter W. Blaich and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2008-02-20 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previously, Fire Safety Engineers worked under a simple assumption that when a fire alarm activated, people will evacuation immediately. It was believed that how quickly people managed to evacuate a building depended mainly on physical abilities as well as the location of the nearest exit and the behavior of the fire. But work by Behavioral Scientists has found that this idea falls considerably short. Research now shows that as much as two thirds of the time it takes occupants to exit a building after the fire alarm sounds is startup time or time spent milling about and looking for more information. Ultimately, such a finding has big implications for architects, engineers and fire protection specialists hoping to design safer buildings. Subsequently, after the 9/11 terrorists attack this new way of thinking based on Human Behavior in Fire and Emergencies is getting more attention and funding. Studying how occupants react as events unfolded and finding out what helped or hindered the evacuation efforts during the 9/11 attacks has provided invaluable information for future building designs. Ultimately, it is the author of this book believes that this is going to impact structured emergency preparedness in a major way. The basic premise of this book is that design should be human-centered because it humancentered design that provides for the information that people need to adapt to the chaotic and uncertain way that fire develops.
Author : Society of Fire Protection Engineers
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319946978
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (199 download)
Download or read book SFPE Guide to Human Behavior in Fire written by Society of Fire Protection Engineers and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-11-14 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This single resource for the fire safety community distills the most relevant and useful science and research into a consensus-based guide whose key factors and considerations impact the response and behavior of occupants of a building during a fire event. The Second Edition of SFPE's Engineering Guide: Human Behavior in Fire provides a common introduction to this field for the broad fire safety community: fire protection engineers/fire safety engineers, human behavior scientists/researchers, design professionals, and code authorities. The public benefits from consistent understanding of the factors that influence the responses and behaviors of people when threatened by fire and the application of reliable methodologies to evaluate and estimate human response in buildings and structures. This Guide also aims to lessen the uncertainties in the "people components" of fire safety and allow for more refined analysis with less reliance on arbitrary safety factors. As with fire science in general, our knowledge of human behavior in fire is growing, but is still characterized by uncertainties that are traceable to both limitation in the science and unfamiliarity by the user communities. The concepts for development of evacuation scenarios for performance-based designs and the technical methods to estimate evacuation response are reviewed with consideration to the limitation and uncertainty of the methods. This Guide identifies both quantitative and qualitative information that constitutes important consideration prior to developing safety factors, exercising engineering judgment, and using evacuation models in the practical design of buildings and evacuation procedures. Besides updating material in the First Edition, this revision includes new information on: Incapacitating Effects of Fire Effluent & Toxicity Analysis Methods Occupant Behavior Scnearios Movement Models and Behavioral Models Egress Model Selection, Verification, and Validation Estimation of Uncertainty and Use of Safety Factors Enhancing Human Response to Emergencies & Notification of Messaging The prediction of human behavior during a fire emergency is one of the most challenging areas of fire protection engineering. Yet, understanding and considering human factors is essential to designing effective evacuation systems, ensuring safety during a fire and related emergency events, and accurately reconstructing a fire.
Author : Guylene Proulx
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Total Pages : 2 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (53 download)
Download or read book Misconceptions about Human Behavior in Fire Emergencies written by Guylene Proulx and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard P. Pedersen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (52 download)
Download or read book Human Behavior in Fire Emergencies written by Richard P. Pedersen and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perceptions need to be changed about panic behavior and handicapped fire safety determination. Fire alarm systems need to be improved. Smoke removal systems and refuge areas should be designed into certain structures. Firefighters need to be educated about traits which they possess that work for and against them.
Author : David Canter
Publisher : David Fulton Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)
Download or read book Fires and Human Behaviour written by David Canter and published by David Fulton Publishers. This book was released on 1990 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Arthur I. Rubin
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (112 download)
Download or read book Human Behavior in Fire Emergencies written by Arthur I. Rubin and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Philip J. DiNenno
Publisher : National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
ISBN 13 : 9780877653530
Total Pages : 829 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (535 download)
Download or read book SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering written by Philip J. DiNenno and published by National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 829 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : R. L. Paulsen
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (948 download)
Download or read book Human Behavior and Fire Emergencies written by R. L. Paulsen and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Leonard Bickman
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Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (618 download)
Download or read book A Model of Human Behavior in a Fire Emergency written by Leonard Bickman and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David Canter
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1040052363
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)
Download or read book Fires and Human Behaviour written by David Canter and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-06-03 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition of Fires and Human Behaviour was originally published in 1990 and since the first edition in 1980 there continued to be considerable loss of life in small and large fires throughout the world. The most significant of these from a behavioural point of view was the Kings Cross underground station in 1988. This was a relatively small fire caused by inappropriate human actions. What appeared to remain timeless and of value ten years after the first edition was published were the details of what actually happens in fires and the psychological models that emerged from studying those details. This second edition was therefore edited to keep the original detailed case studies and to add information about some major incidents that had occurred since 1980.
Author : Jonathan D. Sime
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ISBN 13 : 9780862526214
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (262 download)
Download or read book Human Behaviour in Fires written by Jonathan D. Sime and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Guan-Yuan Wu
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9813291397
Total Pages : 1061 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (132 download)
Download or read book The Proceedings of 11th Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Science and Technology written by Guan-Yuan Wu and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-09-12 with total page 1061 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book features selected papers from the 11th Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Science and Technology (AOSFST 2018), held in Taipei, Taiwan. Covering the entire spectrum of fire safety science, it focuses on research on fires, explosions, combustion science, heat transfer, fluid dynamics, risk analysis and structural engineering, as well as other topics. Presenting advanced scientific insights, the book introduces and advances new ideas in all areas of fire safety science. As such it is a valuable resource for academic researchers, fire safety engineers, and regulators of fire, construction and safety authorities. Further it provides new ideas for more efficient fire protection.
Author : Jan M T Daalmans
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
ISBN 13 : 0124072224
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (24 download)
Download or read book Human Behavior in Hazardous Situations written by Jan M T Daalmans and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2012-10-30 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human Behavior in Hazardous Situations introduces a new generation within safety management, fully developed with neuropsychological insights, developed in collaboration with, and put to test by, the chemical and process industries. Until now, there has been little theoretical framework on how, and especially why, people behave the way they do in hazardous situations.Human Behavior in Hazardous Situations presents new theories, based on a human behavioral approach, to offer a fresh perspective on safety management. By way of case studies, practical tips and exercises, Dr Jan Daalmans demonstrates how this neuropsychological approach can be applied for those safety managers working in the Chemical, Process and Pharmaceutical industries. - Presents new brain-based approaches to safety, with a historical perspective on the evolution of the safety management - Practical tips and guidance for those working in the chemical and process industries - Including exercises and case studies to demonstrate the practical application of techniques
Author : Jihane Mauzé-Chavis
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Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (233 download)
Download or read book Handling the Flame written by Jihane Mauzé-Chavis and published by . This book was released on 2022-12-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Handling the Flame: An Anthology of Human Behavior and Fire-Related Emergencies provides students with a curated selection of readings that highlight various topics related to behavioral health in emergent situations. The anthology offers readers critical insight regarding human behavior and the variety of ways in which individuals respond to fire-related emergencies. Unit I provides readers with an overview of human behavior as it transitions to an all-needs approach to emergency response. The readings define panic and dispel myths related to the nature and condition of panic. Unit II explains the manifestations of human behavior in emergent situations, with readings that examine human behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic and the role of media coverage and trust in public health agencies in H1N1 influenza prevention. In Unit III, the selections discuss behavioral health in emergency situations; sociology and social health in firefighting behavior; the sociology of panic; conformity behavior during a fire disaster; and wellness and the promotion of population health before and after an incident. Handling the Flame covers relevant mental health issues encountered in society today and within emergency service organizations. It well prepares first responders to practically and healthily cope with emotional and mental distress they may experience on the job. The text is ideal for future fire fighters, emergency personnel, paramedics, and first responders.
Author : Richard Gann
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1284056104
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (84 download)
Download or read book Principles of Fire Behavior and Combustion written by Richard Gann and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2013-12-03 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the National Fire Academy’s Fire Behavior and Combustion model curriculum. Without a comprehensive grasp of how fires start and spread, informed decisions on how to best control and extinguish fires can not be made. Principles of Fire Behavior and Combustion, Fourth Edition will provide readers with a thorough understanding of the chemical and physical properties of flammable materials and fire, the combustion process, and the latest in suppression and extinguishment. The Fourth Edition of this time-tested resource is the most current and accurate source of fire behavior information available to fire science students and on-the-job fire fighters today.
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Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (134 download)
Download or read book Proceedings of the Second International Seminar on Human Behavior in Fire Emergencies, Held on October 29-November 1, 1978 written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
