Occupant behavior and evacuation during the Chicago Cook County administration building fire

Journal of Fire Protection Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 283-309

  Proulx, Guylène ^a   Reid, Irene M A ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Evacuation; High rise fire; Human behavior; Office building

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; FIRE PROTECTION; OFFICE BUILDINGS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SECURITY SYSTEMS;

FIRE SAFETY MANAGEMENT; FIRE SAFETY TRAINING; HIGH-RISE FIRE; PHASE-EVACUATION PLAN;

FIRES;

EID: 33750222877     PISSN: 10423915     EISSN: 1532172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1042391506065951     Document Type: Article

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