Madrzykowski, D.
and Kerber, S.
(2010),
Wind Driven Fire Research: Hazard and Tactics, Fire Engineering, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=904209
(Accessed June 4, 2023)
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Wind Driven Fire Research: Hazard and Tactics
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Fires in high-rise buildings create unique safety challenges for buillding occupants and fire fighters. Smoke and heat spreading through the corridors and the stairs of a building during a fire can limit building occupants' ability to escape and can limit fire fighters' ability to rescue them. In 2002, there were 7300 reported fires in high rise structures (structures 7 stories or more). The majority of these high rise fires occurred in residential occupancies, such as apartment buildings. In fires that originated in appartments, 92 % of the civiliam fatalities occurred in incidents where the fire spreads beyond the room of origin [1].Citation
Fire Engineering
Volume
163
Issue
3
Pub Type
Journals
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Keywords
apartments, doors, fatalities, fire fighting, flashover, heat release rate, high rise buildings, wind effects
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Created March 2, 2010, Updated February 17, 2017