essential components and functionality of an information system for fire emergency response addressing needs of different job … architecture, their composition and interactions. Research limitations/implications The selected fire scenarios may not represent … every type of fire expected in high-risk built environments. Practical implications The current paper represents a shared …

, and cause, of some major hotel fires in Asia and USA. Additionally, through the use of fire modelling computer software …, predicts various fire scenarios inside the guest room, demonstrates how little time is available for evacuation, and states … that without specific precautions, fire fatalities will continue to occur. Suggests that once such an appreciation becomes …

Purpose – The optimum response to the different stages of a major burns incident is still not established. The fire in … casualties. The fire has been the subject of several investigations concerned with organisational and medical aspects. Based on …

Purpose The total essence of apparel manufacturing buildings (AMBs) is highly influenced by fire incidents which are … to evaluate the fire risk of AMBs in Sri Lanka. Design/methodology/approach A literature review was conducted to explore … the local and international fire incidents in AMBs and identify 24 factors that contribute to fire risk of AMBs. A …

of a crisis during recovery. Design /methodology/approach – An examination of the details of the great Baltimore fire of … worked together to bring the fire under control during the great Baltimore fire many of the same people fought each other in … a crisis that followed the fire during the recovery of Baltimore's 70 block business district. That is, initial passions …

element when refurbishing post-fire apparel buildings. However, the evaluation of post-fire refurbishment projects is mainly … in post-fire building refurbishment. Hence, the purpose of this research is to identify the importance of BPMs, and its … challenges and propose strategies to enhance the building performance of post-fire refurbished apparel manufacturing buildings in …

Suggests that the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire in New York City in 1911 was the veritable genesis of laws … the factory owners’ responses to the fire, along with the rationalizations they used to defend their lethal actions, which …, responsibility diffusion, dehumanization, and blame attribution. Reviews workplace reforms initiated as a direct result of this fire …