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2. 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 ...

3. Citicorp Center engineering crisis - Wikipedia

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   Citicorp and local officials created emergency evacuation plans for the immediate neighborhood. [20] [35] However, these evacuation plans were not publicized at the time, although thousands of people could have been killed in a potential collapse. [29] Six weeks into the work, a major storm (Hurricane Ella) was off Cape Hatteras and heading for ...

4. 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.

5. Emergency evacuation - Wikipedia

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   Regulations such as building codes can be used to minimize the negative consequences of the threat triggering the evacuation and optimize the need to self-evacuate without causing alarm. Proper planning, that covers designated actions to ensure safety of the users in emergencies, will implement an all-hazards approach so that plans can be ...

6. Vertical and horizontal evacuation - Wikipedia

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   Ocosta Elementary School in Westport, Washington, designed for vertical evacuation from tsunami hazard. In areas where horizontal evacuation to higher ground is impossible, vertical evacuation to higher areas of a structure may be a way to shelter individuals from the surge of water, several meters high, that can follow an earthquake in coastal areas.

7. Fire drill - Wikipedia

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   A fire drill is a method of practicing how a building should evacuate in the event of a fire or other emergencies. In most cases, the building's existing fire alarm system is activated and the building is evacuated by means of the nearest available exits, as if an emergency had actually occurred. Fire drill procedures may vary depending on the ...

8. Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response

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   Its functions include preparedness planning and response; building federal emergency medical operational capabilities; countermeasures research, advance development, and procurement; and grants to strengthen the capabilities of hospitals and health care systems in public health emergencies and medical disasters.

9. Exit sign - Wikipedia

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   An exit sign is a pictogram or short text in a public facility (such as a building, aircraft, or boat) marking the location of the closest emergency exit to be used in an emergency that necessitates rapid evacuation. Most fire, building, health, and safety codes require exit signs that are always lit.