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Research in human behavior

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SubjectHuman behaviour; human behaviour; fire safety; fire
Abstract
The interest and research on human behavior in fires has increased markedly over the past decade, especially since the publication of Wood's report, The Behaviour of People in Fires, in 1972. More and more, the physiological, psychological, and sociological aspects of how people cope with fire conditions are being documented. Although studies in this area are at a very early stage, there is sufficient evidence to question many previous assumptions about human behavior in fires. Careful examination is disclosing errors in areas such as staff training, drills, exit design, and alarm systems where there has previously been much reliance on tradition, conventional wisdom, and "common sense."
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  • Fire Journal 74, no. 3 (May 1980): 35–41.
LanguageEnglish
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IdentifierDBR-P-909
NRC numberNRCC 18340
NRC-IRC-2296
NPARC number20374924
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