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Occupant Behavior, Egress, and Emergency Communication. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-7) ***DRAFT for Public Comments***

September 1, 2005
Author(s)
Jason D. Averill, Dennis S. Mileti, Richard D. Peacock, Erica D. Kuligowski, N Groner, Guylene Proulx, Paul A. Reneke, Harold E. Nelson
Multiple sources of information were collected and analyzed: over 1,000 new interviews with survivors (including 803 telephone interviews, 225 face-to-face interviews, and 5 focus groups); over 700 published interviews; 9-1-1 emergency calls; transcripts

Home Smoke Alarm Tests, Series 1, Report of Test FR 4016

February 1, 2005
Author(s)
Richard D. Peacock, Jason D. Averill, Richard W. Bukowski, Paul A. Reneke
This report documents the first test series in the program conducted to characterize the test environment. Data presented include CO, CO2, O2, smoke obscuration, and temperature. Additional measurement of smoke particle size and concentration, additional

Characteristics of Fire Scenarios in Which Sublethal Effects of Smoke Are Important

April 1, 2004
Author(s)
Richard D. Peacock, Jason D. Averill, Paul A. Reneke, Walter W. Jones
A number of simulations were performed using the CFAST zone fire model to predict the relative times at which smoke inhalation and heat exposure would result in incapacitation. Fires in three building types were modeled: a ranch house, a hotel, and an

Fire Safety of Passenger Trains. Phase 3. Evaluation of Fire Hazard Analysis Using Full-Scale Passenger Rail Car Tests (NISTIR 6563)

April 1, 2004
Author(s)
Richard D. Peacock, Jason D. Averill, Daniel M. Madrzykowski, D W. Stroup, Paul A. Reneke, Richard W. Bukowski
Fire safety is an area of particular interest for both conventional intercity and commuter passenger trains, and new high-speed trains. A systems approach to fire safety addresses passenger rail car design and materials, detection and suppression

Performance of Home Smoke Alarms, Analysis of the Response of Several Available Technologies in Residential Fire Settings.

December 1, 2003
Author(s)
Richard W. Bukowski, Richard D. Peacock, Jason D. Averill, Thomas G. Cleary, Nelson P. Bryner, Paul A. Reneke
This report presents the results of the project and provides details of the response of a range of residential smoke alarm technologies in a controlled laboratory test and in a series of real-scale tests conducted in two different residential structures

Papers from 1991-2003 Halon Options Technical Working Conferences (HOTWC)

September 1, 2003
Author(s)
Richard G. Gann, Star R. Burgess, Paul A. Reneke
As a result of the 1987 Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and the 1990 U.S. Clean Air Act, there began a movement toward phaseout of the use of the halon fire suppressants. The HOTWC was initiated as a forum for such contributory

BFRL Publications, 2002

June 1, 2003
Author(s)
Star R. Burgess, Kathleen C. Whisner, Glenn P. Forney, Paul A. Reneke
Welcome to BFRL Publications, 2002. These two CD-ROMs contain publications produced by BFRL staff, publications resulting from contracts or grants with BFRL and publications contained in poceedings from BFRL sponsored conferences orworkshops. The Volume 1

Fire Safety of Passenger Trains, Phase II: Application of Fire Hazard Analysis Techniques

December 1, 2002
Author(s)
Richard D. Peacock, Paul A. Reneke, Jason D. Averill, Richard W. Bukowski, J H. Klote
As part of the passenger equipment rulemaking required by Congress, the Federal Railroad Adminstration (FRA) has issued new requirements making its existing fire safety guidelines mandatory. Part of this fire safety rule requires fire hazard analyses for

Home Smoke Alarm Tests, Test Series 2, Report of Test 4017

May 10, 2002
Author(s)
Jason D. Averill, Richard D. Peacock, Richard W. Bukowski, Paul A. Reneke
This Report of Test documents the second series of full scale tests conducted as part of research into the performance of smoke alarms. The first series of tests, conducted in a manufactured home, consisted of fifteen experiments with instrumentation

Collected Publications Related to the Use of Elevators During Fires

May 1, 2002
Author(s)
Richard W. Bukowski, Star R. Burgess, Paul A. Reneke
In the wake of the September 11 attacks in the US provisions for emergency egress from tall buildings are being re-examined, worldwide. Possibilities being discussed include the utilization of protected elevators with stairways for both occupant egress and