SFPE Guide to Human Behavior in Fire

• Corporate Authors: Society of Fire Protection Engineers (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Fire prevention.; Buildings-Design and construction.; Building.; Construction.; Engineering, Architectural.; Behavioral sciences.; Fire Science, Hazard Control, Building Safety.; Building Construction and Design.; Behavioral Sciences.

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 Engineeri...

Table of Contents:

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Integrating Human Behavior Factors into Design
• 3 Population Characteristics
• 4 Occupant Behavior Concepts - Cues, Decisions & Actions
• 5 Effects of Fire Effluent
• 6 Development and Selection of Occupant Behavioral Scenarios
• 7 Calculation of Effects of Fire Effluent
• 8 Physical Movement Concepts
• 9 Egress Model Selection
• 10 Egress Model Testing
• 11 Estimation of Uncertainty and Safety Factors
• 12 Enhancing Human Response to Emergency Notification and Messaging
• 13 Managing the Movement of Building Occupants.