The Benefits of Behavioral Research to the Fire Service: Human Behavior in Fires and Emergencies

by Peter Blaich

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595606466
• ISBN13: 9780595606467
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"