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Smoke as a Determinant of Human Behavior in Fire Situations (Project People).

PB271755

Publication Date	1977
Personal Author	Bryan, J. L.
Page Count	308
Abstract	This study involved the interviewing of 584 occupants of buildings on fire by fire department officials at the scene of the fire incident. The analysis and study of the interview data involved the determination of the critical variables relative to the fire incident (e.g. area of fire origin), participant population parameters (e.g. location at time of awareness there was a fire) and the first, second and third actions of the participants after becoming aware of the fire incident. Statistical analyses were performed showing the relationship among the variables. Results were compared with those of a similar study conducted in England.
Keywords	Human behavior Fires Smoke Buildings Data acquisition Interviews Questionnaires Sites Fire protection Populations Sequential analysis Reaction time Responses Actions following perception People project
Source Agency	National Institute of Standards and Technology
NTIS Subject Category	92B - Psychology
Corporate Authors	Maryland Univ., College Park. Fire Protection Curriculum.; National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C. Center for Fire Research.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept.
NTIS Issue Number	197724

Smoke as a Determinant of Human Behavior in Fire Situations (Project People).

Smoke as a Determinant of Human Behavior in Fire Situations (Project People).
PB271755

Publication Date	1977
Personal Author	Bryan, J. L.
Page Count	308
Abstract	This study involved the interviewing of 584 occupants of buildings on fire by fire department officials at the scene of the fire incident. The analysis and study of the interview data involved the determination of the critical variables relative to the fire incident (e.g. area of fire origin), participant population parameters (e.g. location at time of awareness there was a fire) and the first, second and third actions of the participants after becoming aware of the fire incident. Statistical analyses were performed showing the relationship among the variables. Results were compared with those of a similar study conducted in England.
Keywords	Human behavior Fires Smoke Buildings Data acquisition Interviews Questionnaires Sites Fire protection Populations Sequential analysis Reaction time Responses Actions following perception People project
Source Agency	National Institute of Standards and Technology
NTIS Subject Category	92B - Psychology
Corporate Authors	Maryland Univ., College Park. Fire Protection Curriculum.; National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C. Center for Fire Research.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept.
NTIS Issue Number	197724