Modelling residential fire incident response times: A spatial analytic approach
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2017.03.004
Abstract: Rapid response to fire incidents is critical as delays in the departure and arrival at the scene can have significant consequences in terms of damage, injury and death. Research on the dynamics of residential fire… read more here.
Keywords: response times; residential fire; incident response; response ... See more keywords
Mapping carcinogen exposure across urban fire incident response arenas using passive silicone-based samplers.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112929
Abstract: Carcinogens are emitted in significant quantities at fire scenes and are a major contributor in the increased cancer risk observed in firefighters when compared to the general population. A knowledge gap exists in the current… read more here.
Keywords: incident response; silicone based; carcinogen exposure; exposure ... See more keywords
Fire incident analysis of a large-scale informal settlement fire based on video imagery
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102107
Abstract: Abstract Informal settlements (IS) (also known as slums, shantytowns, ghettos, etc.) regularly experience fires. There has been an increasing interest in understanding fire dynamics in ISs. However, research has tended to focus on theories developed… read more here.
Keywords: fire incident; fire; large scale; analysis ... See more keywords
RPL Based Emergency Routing Protocol for Smart Buildings
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DOI: 10.1109/access.2022.3150928
Abstract: The IPv6 routing protocol for low-power and lossy networks (RPL) is a routing protocol widely used for internet of things (IoT). However, there is no RPL-based routing protocol designed for real-time effective routing in a… read more here.
Keywords: fire incident; routing protocol; based emergency; rpl based ... See more keywords