The World Trade Center evacuation study: Factors associated with initiation and length of time for evacuation

Fire and Materials

Volumn 36, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 481-500

  Gershon, Robyn R M ^a   Magda, Lori A ^a   Riley, Halley E M ^a   Sherman, Martin F ^b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

emergency preparedness; evacuation time; high rise evacuation; organizational safety climate; pre evacuation delay

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS; EVACUATION TIME; HIGH-RISE EVACUATION; ORGANIZATIONAL SAFETY; PRE EVACUATIONS;

CIVIL DEFENSE; COMMERCE; COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK PERCEPTION; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

OFFICE BUILDINGS;

EID: 80052265012     PISSN: 03080501     EISSN: 10991018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fam.1080     Document Type: Conference Paper

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