The benefits of behavioral research to the fire service : human behavior in fires and emergencies

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 be...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blaich, Peter W.
Format: EBOOK
Language:ENGLISH
Published: iUniverse 2008
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