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2. Evacuation simulation - Wikipedia

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   Pedestrian evacuation simulation are popular in the fire safety design of building when a performance based approach is used. [7] Simulations are not primarily methods for optimization. To optimize the geometry of a building or the procedure with respect to evacuation time, a target function has to be specified and minimized.

3. Evacuation model - Wikipedia

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   Evacuation models are simulation tools designed to predict the movement and behaviour of individuals during an emergency evacuation. [1] [2] These models are today used to simulate evacuations for several disasters, such as building fires, wildfires, hurricanes, and tsunamis. Thes models have been under development since the late 1970s and they ...

4. Fire drill - Wikipedia

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   A group of students at James Madison University evacuate their dorm rooms in response to a fire drill. The purpose of fire drills in buildings is to ensure that everyone knows how to exit safely as quickly as possible if a fire, smoke, carbon monoxide, or other emergency occurs, and to familiarize building occupants with the sound of the fire alarm.

5. Category:Evacuations - Wikipedia

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   Emergency evacuations, the urgent immediate egress or escape of people away from an area that contains an imminent threat, an ongoing threat or a hazard to lives or property. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Evacuations .

6. Stop, drop and roll - Wikipedia

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   Stop, drop and roll is a simple fire safety technique taught to children, emergency service personnel and industrial workers as a component of training in some of the anglophone world, particularly in North America. The method involves three steps that fire victims should follow if their clothing catches fire, to try to extinguish it. [1]

7. Emergency evacuation - Wikipedia

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   In preparation for emergency evacuation situations, experts often advise having an individual emergency evacuation kit prepared and on hand prior to the emergency. An emergency evacuation kit is a container of food, clothing, water, and other supplies that can be used to sustain an individual during lag time.

8. Emergency exit - Wikipedia

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   Emergency exit in Universitetet metro station in Stockholm. An emergency exit in a building or other structure is a special exit used during emergencies such as fires.The combined use of regular and emergency exits allows for faster evacuation, and emergency exits provide alternative means of evacuation if regular exits are inaccessible.

9. Evacuation - Wikipedia

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   Casualty evacuation (CASEVAC), patient evacuation in combat situations; Casualty movement, the procedure for moving a casualty from its initial location to an ambulance; Emergency evacuation, removal of persons from a dangerous place due to a disaster or impending war; Medical evacuation (MEDEVAC), evacuating a patient by plane or helicopter or ...