Author: Albert Flandreau DeanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fire insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
The Rationale of Fire Rates
Author: Albert Flandreau DeanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fire insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Fire Data Analysis Handbook
Author: The Benefits of Behavioral Research to the Fire Service
Author: Peter W. BlaichPublisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 9780595606436
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
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 of the time it takes occupants to exit a building after the fire alarm sounds is startup time or time spent milling about and looking for more information. Ultimately, such a finding has big implications for architects, engineers and fire protection specialists hoping to design safer buildings. Subsequently, after the 9/11 terrorists attack this new way of thinking based on Human Behavior in Fire and Emergencies is getting more attention and funding. Studying how occupants react as events unfolded and finding out what helped or hindered the evacuation efforts during the 9/11 attacks has provided invaluable information for future building designs. Ultimately, it is the author of this book believes that this is going to impact structured emergency preparedness in a major way. The basic premise of this book is that design should be human-centered because it humancentered design that provides for the information that people need to adapt to the chaotic and uncertain way that fire develops.
Bulletin
Author: Insurance Library Association of BostonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fire insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 948
Book Description
America Burning; Report
Author: United States. National Commission on Fire Prevention and ControlPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fire prevention
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Wildland Fire Incident Management Field Guide
Author: NWCGPublisher: NWCG Training Branch
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
The Wildland Fire Incident Management Field Guide is a revision of what used to be called the Fireline Handbook, PMS 410-1. This guide has been renamed because, over time, the original purpose of the Fireline Handbook had been replaced by the Incident Response Pocket Guide, PMS 461. As a result, this new guide is aimed at a different audience, and it was felt a new name was in order.
Fire Effects Guide
Author: An NFIRS Analysis
Author: National Fire Data Center (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arson investigation
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Fire Control Notes
Author: SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering
Author: Morgan J. HurleyPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 1493925652
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 3510
Book Description
Revised and significantly expanded, the fifth edition of this classic work offers both new and substantially updated information. As the definitive reference on fire protection engineering, this book provides thorough treatment of the current best practices in fire protection engineering and performance-based fire safety. Over 130 eminent fire engineers and researchers contributed chapters to the book, representing universities and professional organizations around the world. It remains the indispensible source for reliable coverage of fire safety engineering fundamentals, fire dynamics, hazard calculations, fire risk analysis, modeling and more. With seventeen new chapters and over 1,800 figures, the this new edition contains: Step-by-step equations that explain engineering calculations Comprehensive revision of the coverage of human behavior in fire, including several new chapters on egress system design, occupant evacuation scenarios, combustion toxicity and data for human behavior analysis Revised fundamental chapters for a stronger sense of context Added chapters on fire protection system selection and design, including selection of fire safety systems, system activation and controls and CO2 extinguishing systems Recent advances in fire resistance design Addition of new chapters on industrial fire protection, including vapor clouds, effects of thermal radiation on people, BLEVEs, dust explosions and gas and vapor explosions New chapters on fire load density, curtain walls, wildland fires and vehicle tunnels Essential reference appendices on conversion factors, thermophysical property data, fuel properties and combustion data, configuration factors and piping properties “Three-volume set; not available separately”