Study of Behavior in High-rise Building Fire Evacuation Based on Survivors' Survey

In order to further understand the features of evacuees' psychology,behavior and decision-making which are in accord with Chinese characteristics during the fire evacuation of high-rise buildings,42 survivors of the fire in Shanghai on Nov.15 were studied in this paper.The condition,behavior and decision-making processes of the survivors during their escape from the building were restored and described.The internal relationship and the regular pattern were also analyzed.It was found that in an apartment fire without an automatic alarm,the occupants recognized the fire through their own perception and that mobility impairment was a common phenomenon.In addition,the first reaction of most occupants was not to escape and the pre-evacuation delay was closely associated with the ability to move,the first reaction,motivation,familiarity with the environment,etc.It was also found that the occupants tended not to use the lift and that the queuing and crowding were not typical.