Firefighter Wayfinding in Dark Environments Monitored by RFID

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• 作者：Gary Li-Kai Hsiao ; Chieh-Hsin Tang ; Te-Chin Huang ; Ching-Yuan Lin
• 关键词：Firefighter ; Wayfinding ; RFID ; Dark environment
• 刊名：Fire Technology
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：January 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：52
• 期：1
• 页码：273-279
• 全文大小：560 KB
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• 作者单位：Gary Li-Kai Hsiao (1)
  Chieh-Hsin Tang (2)
  Te-Chin Huang (3)
  Ching-Yuan Lin (4)
  
  1. Department of Architecture, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, 2nd. Fl., No. 10, Lane 490, Shintai Rd., Shinjuang District, New Taipei City, 242, Taiwan, ROC
  2. Department of Interior Design, Tungnan University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
  3. Fire Department, New Taipei City Government, New Taipei City, Taiwan
  4. Department of Architecture, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, New Taipei City, Taiwan
  
• 刊物类别：Engineering
• 刊物主题：Civil Engineering
  Mechanics
  Characterization and Evaluation Materials
  Physics
  
• 出版者：Springer Netherlands
• ISSN：1572-8099

文摘

A building on fire is a smoky and dark environment both for firefighters and for civilians trapped inside. The faster firefighters find a way to search for and rescue civilians at a fire scene, the higher the survival rate of those trapped inside. This study presents a discussion on the characteristics of firefighter wayfinding under low visibility. The firefighters who participated in this study underwent testing at a training ground. The participants’ search and wayfinding paths were recorded using radiofrequency identification (RFID) technology. The results revealed that the mean searching time in each room decreased from 135 to 19 s as the firefighters became increasingly familiarized with the task. As expected, data also shows that smaller rooms contributed to shorter searching times. Most participants could manage a maximum of three rooms, with wayfinding confusion manifested after they had searched through the third room. These findings are crucial for the design of fireground strategies and training. Keywords Firefighter Wayfinding RFID Dark environment