Developing fire evacuation simulation through BDIbased modelling and simulation

Fire evacuation simulation is used to simulate the fire evacuation procedures by involving human-like agents. In this paper, the fire evacuation simulation is designed and developed by adopting the BDI agent plug-in. BDI (Belief, Desires, Intentions) is a technique used in modelling the multi-agent system. A tool and BDI methodology are introduced to help in modelling human behaviour and the decision making of an agent. In this paper, the usability of the BDI methodology and BDI agent plug-in tool is studied through a case study of a fire evacuation environment. The case study covers the three main components needed in a fire evacuation simulation: the fire (the spread of the fire and smoke), the building layout (the classroom and physical objects), and the human-like multi-agents. Using the Unity game engine, a fire evacuation simulation system is built based on the requirements, methodology,and design. The usability of the BDI agent plug-in tool can be proven by observing the results of the fire evacuation simulation and the reaction of agents when encountering the fire situation. However, there are also some limitations of this fire evacuation simulation. Therefore, there are works to be done to develop a more realistic fire evacuation simulation and more human-like multi-agents in future

New approaches to evacuation modelling for fire safety engineering applications

This paper presents the findings of the workshop “New approaches to evacuation modelling”, which took place on the 11th of June 2017 in Lund (Sweden) within the Symposium of the International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS). The workshop gathered international experts in the field of fire evacuation modelling from 19 different countries and was designed to build a dialogue between the fire evacuation modelling world and experts in areas outside of fire safety engineering. The contribution to fire evacuation modelling of five topics within research disciplines outside fire safety engineering (FSE) have been discussed during the workshop, namely 1) Psychology/Human Factors, 2) Sociology, 3) Applied Mathematics, 4) Transportation, 5) Dynamic Simulation and Biomechanics. The benefits of exchanging information between these two groups are highlighted here in light of the topic areas discussed and the feedback received by the evacuation modelling community during the workshop. This included the feasibility of development/application of modelling methods based on fields other than FSE as well as a discussion on their implementation strengths and limitations. Each subject area is here briefly presented and its links to fire evacuation modelling are discussed. The feedback received during the workshop is discussed through a set of insights which might be useful for the future developments of evacuation models for fire safety engineering

Investigation of potential cognition factors correlated to fire evacuation

The design of a navigation system to support indoor fire evacuation depends not only on speed but also a relatively thorough consideration of the cognition factors. This study has investigated potential cognition factors which can affect the human behaviours and decision making during fire evacuation by taking a survey among indoor occupants in age of 20s under designed virtual scenarios. It mainly focuses on two aspects of Fire Responses Performances (FRP), i.e. indoor familiarity (spatial cognition) and psychological stress (situ-ated cognition). The collected results have shown that these cognition factors can be affected by gender and user height and they are correlated with each other in certain ways. It has also investigated users‟ attitudes to the navigation services under risky and non-risky conditions. The collected answers are also found to be correlated with the selected FRP factors. These findings may help to further design of personalized indoor navigation support for fire evacuation

Serious Game for Fire Evacuation

Fire safety for buildings has been of increasing concern due to the increase in occupant density in modern-day infrastructures. Efforts have been made by civil engineers to reduce loss in building fire accidents. For example, building codes have been refined to reduce the potential damage caused by fire by enforcing installation of fire detectors, alarm system, ventilation system, and sprinkler system. In addition, current building codes regulate the number of exits as well as the widths and heights of exits to allow an efficient evacuation process if the fire goes out of control. However the fire evacuation training aspect of fire safety is relatively immature. The fire evacuation process is still trained by carrying out traditional fire drills. However, the value of traditional fire drills has been questioned. Traditional fire evacuation drills fail to present a realistic fire environment to the participants. Traditional fire drills fail to raise enough seriousness for the participants since in most cases participants are informed about the drills beforehand. The cost of conducting these traditional fire drills can also be very high. Motivated by the problems faced by traditional fire drills, this research explores a new approach to more effectively and economically train people regarding the fire evacuation process. The new approach is to use a video game to train people for fire evacuation. The whole idea of using games for training and educational purposes falls under the concept of Serious Gaming, which has shown auspicious results in fields of military training, medical training, pilot training, and so on. In the virtual game environment, the fire environment can be simulated and rendered to the players. Doing so can allow the players to experience a more realistic fire environment and hence better prepare them for what to do in response to fire accidents. By setting a proper rewarding system, the game can motivate the players to treat the training more seriously. Also, since the training is carried out in the form of a game, it is more engaging and less costly. Currently, the game has been developed to render smoke and control the movement of agents. In order to make the game environment more realistic, the smoke is simulated and rendered using fire dynamics, and the agent movement is controlled by appropriate pedestrian models. It is worth mentioning that pedestrian modeling is still a relatively immature field of science and this game also serves as a tool for collecting and analyzing data for pedestrian models

Beacon Light: September 1961

Demonstration of fire evacuation techniques Introducing mother Richardia (new religious superior of the hospital) List of new graduates from the school of nursing and x-ray technology List of new students and doctor

Fire evacuation in underground transportation systems: a review of accidents and research

A review of literature related to fire evacuation in underground transportation systems, e.g., tunnels and subway stations, was carried out with the objectives (1) to identify a theoretical framework that can help understand of human behaviour in the event of a fire in underground transportation systems, (2) to use the theoretical framework to analyse and to identify problems related to fire evacuation in underground transportation systems, and (3) to suggest areas on which future research should focus on in. The review included literature on past accidents in underground transportation systems, theories and models on human behaviour in fire, and empirical research. It was concluded that the adoption of a clear theoretical framework can aid the understanding of people’s behaviour in the event of a fire in underground transportation systems, and that a behaviour that seems irrational to an outside observer seldom is. The theoretical framework should include the behaviour sequence model, the affiliative model, social influence, and the theory of affordances. It was also concluded that one of the major issues related to fire evacuation in underground transportation systems is that people often are reluctant to initiate evacuation, which among other things is explained with a role keeping behaviour, lack of information, ambiguity of fire cues and the presence of others, i.e., social influence. Other factors that affect the actual movement of people in underground transportation systems were identified as problems with the door-opening mechanisms on trains, the vertical distance between train and tunnel floor, that people tend to evacuate through familiar exits, the lack of lighting, and uneven surfaces inside tunnels. The review demonstrated that there are room for improvements in the area of fire evacuation in underground transportation systems, and future research should among other things study the effects of a comprehensive evacuation system, the optimal design of active systems in underground transportation systems, and the possibility for people with disabilities to evacuate from these types of facilities

EVALUASI STANDAR JALUR EVAKUASI KEBAKARAN PADA BANGUNAN GEDUNG BERTINGKAT (Studi Kasus Gedung BAPPEDA Kabupaten Nagan Raya)

Abstrak Dampak negatif yang ditimbulkan dari bencana dapat berupa kerugian materiil maupun jiwa. Bencana tersebut dapat dicontohkan seperti banjir, gempa bumi ada pula bencana non alam seperti kebakaran. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana kondisi standar jalur evakuasi kebakaran pada kantor BAPPEDA Kabupaten Nagan Raya, mengetahui apakah jalur evakuasi kebakaran pada kantor BAPPEDA Kabupaten Nagan Raya telah memenuhi standar. Data yang digunakan berupa data primer dan sekunder, yang diambil dengan cara penyebaran kuisioner, observasi dan pengamatan secara langsung. Pertanyaan melalui kuisioner diolah menggunakan software SPSS-23, sedangkan data hasil observasi dan pengamatan secara langsung, diolah melalui analisa deskripsi sesuai hasil lapangan. Hasil analisa menunjukkan bahwa semua pertanyaan valid memiliki nilai korelasi lebih besar dari nilai product moment/r tabel 0,632. Sedangkan metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode kuantitatif. Hasil evaluasi standar jalur evakuasi kebakaran pada Bangunan Gedung BAPPEDA Kabupaten Nagan Raya, belum sesuai standar Peraturan Menteri Pekerjaan Umum No.26/PRT/M/2008 tentang Persyaratan Teknis Sistem Proteksi Kebakaran Pada Bangunan Gedung dan Lingkungan bahwasanya penerapan peraturan sistem jalur evakuasi kebakaran masih pasif pada gedung BAPPEDA Kabupaten Nagan Raya untuk fungsi bangunan publik serta Kesesuaian fasilitas jalur evakuasi kebakaran yang tersedia pada bangunan gedung BAPPEDA Kabupaten Nagan Raya sangat sulit dilakukan evakuasi jika sewaktu waktu-waktu terjadi kebakaran Kata Kunci: Jalur evakuasi, bangunan gedung, metode kuantitatif, kuisioner   Abstract The negative impact can be in the form of material and life losses. The disaster can be exemplified as floods, earthquakes there are also non-natural disasters such as fire. Disaster is a phenomenon of human life that cannot be known exactly when it happened. This study aims to determine how the standard conditions of fire evacuation routes at the Nagan Raya Regency Bappeda office, find out whether the fire evacuation routes at the Nagan Raya Regency Bappeda office meet the standards. The data used in this study are primary and secondary data, data collection is done by observation and direct observation. While the research method used is a quantitative method. Results of the Standard Identification of Fire Evacuation Paths in Nagan Raya Regency Bappeda Building, according to Minister of Public Works Regulation No.26 / PRT / M / 2008 concerning Rescue Lines that the application of fire evacuation system regulations is still passive in Bappeda Building Nagan Raya Regency for public building functions as well as the suitability of fire evacuation route facilities available in the building of Bappeda Nagan Raya Regency, it is very difficult to evacuate if at any time there is a fire Keywords: Evacuation route, building, quantitative method, questionnair

Evacuation Chair Training

To possess an understanding of how to operate the evacuation chair in the event of an emergency when the elevators become unusable, and a person is unable to use the stairs. Emergencies include, fire evacuation and electrical power outages

Kajian Desain Pola Sirkulasi sebagai Sarana Evakuasi Kebakaran pada Bangunan Igd dan Cot di Rshs Bandung

Public facilities needed to support the health needs of the community as one of them is the Hospital. Hospital is building the groove zone and diverse activities. Building a case study in this research is the Central Operating Theater (COT) and ER (ER) Hasan Sadikin Hospital (RSHS) Bandung, given the activity of the ER and the COT structure is quite high, some users of the building are patients who do not have the ability to evacuate itself when there is a fire, so that the effect is important in designing a good circulation patterns and can be a fire evacuation pathways for patients medics also safe in the event of a fire, and keep a fire evacuation support equipment placed along the evacuation route. Method This study was done by descriptive analysis to determine the building zone and circulation pattern design good, safe evacuation during a fire in a building Central Operating Theater (COT) and ER (ER) RSHS